Discover how the animals of Brown Bear Wood spend their days and search for over 100 hidden things in It's Busy Down in the Woods Today, a brand-new picture book from the creators of the internationally bestselling If You Go Down to the Woods Today
Enter the charming world of Brown Bear Wood. It's a busy place! Visit the school, the bakery, the grocery store, and many more exciting places in this classic picture book that teaches little ones all about what goes on in their communities. Find out how Bear, Professor Owl, Mama Fox, Grandpa Toad, and more beloved characters help Brown Bear Wood run smoothly every day.
With delightful read-aloud poems and hidden items to search for on every page, It 's Busy Down in the Woods Today holds the attention of young readers and creates an immersive, cozy world that encourages them to step into imaginative play.
Features:
- 12 fully illustrated scenes
- 100 things to search and find
- Hours of fun!
Other books in the Brown Bear Wood series:
Grand Old Oak and the Birthday Ball
If You Go Down to the Woods Today
The Great Easter Egg Hunt
I Love You Always
A Search-and-Find Coloring Book
"The seek-and-find element is a rousing success...Ideal for honing visual skills...this bouncy offering, originally published in the U.K., will keep readers as busy as the characters...Entertaining, immersive fun."-- Kirkus Reviews
Rachel Piercey is a freelance poet, editor, and tutor. She has co-edited three children's poetry anthologies with the Emma Press and regularly performs her work and runs poetry workshops in primary schools. Piercey's poems for adults have been published in various journals, including The Poetry Review, Magma, and The Rialto, as well as two pamphlets with the Emma Press and one with HappenStance. Together with Freya Hartas, she is the author of the Brown Bear Wood series, including Grand Old Oak and the Birthday Ball and If You Go Down to the Woods Today. She lives in London.
Freya Hartas is a UK-based illustrator specializing in children's books. She lives in the vibrant city of Bristol with her partner and their ancient black cat, Katsu, and works from her cosy, cluttered desk in a shared studio down the road. She graduated from Falmouth University in 2014 with a first-class honors BA in illustration. Hartas loves to conjure up humorous characters, animals, and monsters, creating the most fantastical worlds for them to inhabit and get lost in.
Harry N. Abrams
Pub Date: June 17, 2025
0.4" H x 12.3" L x 10.2" W
32 Pages
Hardcover