The Bear Who Wasn't There And The Fabulous Forest

(Hardback)

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A magical, lyrical picture book debut from acclaimed composer and playwright Oren Lavie, illustrated by German illustrator Wolf Erlbruch. One day, a few minutes after 'Once Upon a Time', a bear awakes to find he has lost something very important: himself! He sets out into the Fabulous Forest to find himself, using only a few clues scrawled on a piece of paper: the bear he's looking for is a nice bear; he is a happy bear; and he's very handsome too! With the help of Fabulous Forest critters, bear finds that he himslf is just what he's been looking for!

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It is mix between Alice in Wonderland's absurd characters and Shel Silverstein's poetic prose with a mix of the wonders of The Wizard of Oz...blended into a story that captures the idea of identity and so much more.
--Mrs. Mommy Booknerd

What a fantastic read!
--Reviews in Chalk

Here's something for those of you who are tired of all the little bunnies and chicks found in picture books. He's big, lost and finding his way. You can help him find home.
--Journey of a Bookseller

In the sumptuously illustrated Bear Who Wasn't There, a bear faces a Lewis Caroll-flavored crisis: He has forgotten who, and what, he is.
--Quartz

Author Bio

Oren Lavie has green eyes, long curly hair, and relatively cold feet. He was born in June, one week behind schedule, and has been trying to catch up ever since. He likes to sleep late but does his best writing early in the morning, which is why his best writing so rarely gets done. Oren is a musician, director, and author of children's books. His debut album, The Opposite Side of the Sea, was released worldwide to critical acclaim, winning him the prestigious ASCAP Foundation Sammy Cahn Award for his lyrics. The music video for Her Morning Elegance was nominated for a Grammy Award and became a YouTube hit. Oren wrote A Dance 'Round the Memory Tree for The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian movie. The Bear Who Wasn't There is his first book to be published in the US.

Wolf Erlbruch is one of Germany's most renowned illustrators; his work is respected and loved around the world. Among his many awards, Wolf has received both the Gutenberg and the German Children's Literature Award, as well as a Hans Christian Andersen Illustrator Award. His previous book, Duck, Death and the Tulip, sold more than 100,000 copies and was published in nineteen countries.