The Boy, the Bear and the Star

Author: Cornell, Pip

Reading age: from c 3 years

Published on 24 September 2026 by Andersen Press Ltd in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 32 pages
267 x 257 x 8 | 390g

An incredible tale of courage and friendship between a little boy and a friendly bear. When a boy finds himself lost in the woods during a family outing he feels bold and brave ... until it starts to get dark. As night falls and he begins to feel scared and alone, he meets the most unexpected of friends - a gentle bear. The two curl up together under the watch of a shining star until daybreak and the little boy is found. But was the bear really ever there?Inspired by the amazing true story of a three-year-old boy who went missing in the woods for two days, and told his parents that a kind bear kept him safe.