Bear and Bird the cloud
(2026)

Fiction

Book

Call Numbers:
KIDS NEW PICTURE/STORIES/JARVIS

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Kids' New & Popular Books KIDS NEW PICTURE/STORIES/JARVIS Available

Details

PUBLISHED
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2026
©2026
EDITION
First US edition
DESCRIPTION

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, maps ; 28 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9781536252484, 1536252484, 9781536252484, 1536252484
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

First published by Walker Books (UK) 2026

Readers all across the world have fallen in love with Bear and Bird through Jarvis's young reader series. Now the duo features in their youngest adventure yet! Cozy, funny, and with heaps of heart, this picture book--a prequel to the internationally successful young reader series--tells a story of first friendship from the beloved creator of The Boy with Flowers in His Hair, winner of the Oscar's Book Prize. When Bear arrives at the Woody Woods for the first time, he is looking for a friend. But it seems like all the friends are already taken. Then he meets Bird, who is looking for something, too--the Puffy Fluffy Octopus Cloud! Bear decides to help her look for it, and so begins an unexpected adventure . . . Will they ever find that octopus-shaped cloud? Perhaps they might find something even better!

Maps on endpapers

"When Bear arrives at the Woody Wood for the first time, he is all alone and looking for a friend. But it seems like all the friends are already taken. Then he meets Bird, who is looking for something, too -- the Puffy Fluffy Octopus Cloud! Bear decides to help her look for it, and so begins an unexpected adventure ... Will they ever find that octopus-shaped cloud? Or will they find something even better? From the award-winning Jarvis, here is a warm and funny picture book all about how Bear and Bird, stars of the internationally successful young reader series, first became friends."--Book jacket flap

Ages 3-7

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