Meet the Bears

"Savvy and informative-equally suitable for both armchair and open-air expeditions."-Kirkus Reviews

Pack your teddy and your bear-proof lunchbox and join us on a thrilling international adventure to meet the world's eight species of bears.

Meet the Bears was nominated for the 2025 Beehive Award (CLAU) for Children's Informational Books; winner of the Honor Book at the 2024 Golden Kite Awards (SCBWI Europe & Central, South and Latin America Division); and finalist for the 2023 CYBILS Award for Elementary Nonfiction.

"Well designed for reading aloud, this informational picture book provides a beguiling introduction to bears."-Booklist

From polar bears to giant pandas, from spectacled bears to the asiatic moon bears, find out what makes bears so amazing. But what sort of bear is your teddy?

Includes a map of the world showing bear hotspots and a bear size comparison spread:

Polar Bear
Brown Bear
Black Bear
Spectacled Bear
Sloth Bear
Sun Bear
Giant Panda
Asiatic Moon Bear

Author: Kate Peridot
Publisher: Welbeck Children's Books
Published: 06/27/2023
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 11.10h x 9.10w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781804535110
Audience: Ages 4-8


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2023
Booklist 07/01/2023 pg. 59

About the Author
Kate Peridot (Author) Kate Peridot is an author of both fiction and non fiction children's books who lives in the south of France. In 2014 her story, The Elephant Carnival, won a Walker Books Animal Stories competition. She studied creative writing at The London School of Journalism. In her spare time, Kate loves to hike, swim and explore the world.Becca Hall (Illustrator) Becca Hall is an illustrator living in Cornwall, UK. She graduated from the Manchester School of Art in 2014 with a first class honours degree, where she also won the Alumni Award for illustration. When she is not painting, Becca can be found surfing, walking her dogs, hunting for treasures or inside a cosy cafe with a cuppa and a cake.