Bear and Chook by the Sea

Bear and Chook by the Sea

Bear is a dreamer. Chook just wants the quiet life. But with a best friend like Bear, he's got absolutely no chance of getting it.

In a follow up to the delightful Bear and Chook, the two lovable characters continue their adventures in Bear and Chook by the Sea.

Bear and Chook are unexpected friends. Bear still likes adventure and Chook would still much rather have the quiet life! One day they decide to go and visit the sea. Chook is worried that they don't know the way and will get lost, but Bear is confident they will find it- just around the pond, under the bridge, through the forest and over the mountain.

A wonderfully warm, read-aloud story about the dreamers in life and those who wish they'd sometimes keep their feet more firmly on the ground.

Lisa Shanahan discovered that while teaching drama, her true passion was not just writing, but writing for young people in particular. Some of her well-loved picture books include Gordon's got a Snookie, winner of the 2003 APA Best Designed Children's Picture Books and The Postman's Dog, winner of the 2006 Speech Pathology Book of the Year. Bear and Chook and Daddy's Having a Horse (illustrated by Emma Quay), were both shortlisted for the CBCA Book of the Year for Early Childhood. Her first book for teenagers, My Big Birkett, was shortlisted for the CBCA Book of the Year for Older Readers in 2007. Lisa lives in Sydney.

Emma Quay grew up in a village near Cambridge, England, and now lives in Sydney. An Honours graduate in illustration and printmaking, Emma has illustrated many picture books including the enormously popular Good Night, Me, written by Andrew Daddo.

Review: The Gorgeous friendship adventure of Bear and Chook as they explore and discover the sea.

Bear and Chook by the Sea
Hachette Children's Books
Author: Lisa Shanahan
Illustrator: Emma Quay
ISBN: 9780734411112
Price: $16.99