Jane Hissey is celebrated for her beloved Old Bear & Friends series, which delves into themes of adventure and discovery. Her distinctive illustrations, built with layers of colored pencil to achieve finely detailed images, captivate the imaginations of both children and adults. Drawing inspiration from a childhood teddy bear, Hissey crafts heartwarming and fun tales that resonate with enduring charm.
This Christmas-themed activity book from acclaimed, BAFTA-award-winning author-illustrator Jane Hissey features the beloved characters from the Old Bear series and a host of fun and stimulating activities for young readers to complete, as well as fun festive stickers.
It’s Christmas Eve and Old Bear and the other toys are decorating the Christmas tree. But where is the silver star to on the top?Little Bear sets off on a thrilling, night-time adventure to find the lost star, but who will help him, and will he get back in time for Christmas?
It's winter time, and Jolly Tall has been gazing out of the window for days, but there's no snow. Then Little Bear has a brilliant idea - why not make their own? A beautiful brand new paperback edition of BAFTA award-winning Jane Hissey's classic playroom adventure, Jolly Snow, featuring the beloved characters from her acclaimed Old Bear picture book series.Features a QR code linking to the Old Bear Stories television series on www.janehissey.co.uk
To celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of Old Bear and friends, Jane Hissey has created an entirely new adventure featuring the beloved characters, filled with the charm and beautiful illustrations for which she is acclaimed. The toys are getting things ready for Old Bear's birthday party, helped by their new friend, Elsie the elephant, who plans on giving him a painted umbrella as a gift. When they head into the garden, Elsie and her umbrella are blown away by a gust of wind and must be rescued!
Old Bear and his friends take a trip to the seaside! While the other toys play in the sand, Little Bear goes to sea in a bucket and makes a brand new friend - Splash the baby seal. Full of stunning illustrations that burst off the pages in a riot of fun and movement. An absolutely wonderful gift book for Old Bear fans old and new.
Four miniature editions of the picture books Old Bear, Little Bear's Trousers, Little Bear Lost and Jolly Tall in a boxed gift set. The brand new hardback editions of the classic stories feature abridged texts and revitalised full color illustrations.
In The Boat Race, the toys build their own boats and have a race along the stream. But things don't go to plan when Little Bear's boat gets caught by a gust of wind ...In Little Bear's Dragon the toys come across a fearsome dragon sleeping in the playroom, but why is it wearing Little Bear's trousers?
A beautifully-illustrated classic picture book treasury from popular author-illustrator Jane Hissey, featuring the beloved characters from the Old Bear series in a variety of charming and enchanting adventures from winter picnics to theatrical performances. Perfect for bedtime reading.
All the toys want to do their own paintings, but things are not going according to plan. Spots run and become stripes, stripes become wavy, spots becomes splodges, but Old Bear shows the other toys what working together can achieve. A beautiful brand new edition of Jane Hissey's classic playroom adventure, The All-Together Painting.
A beautifully-illustrated classic picture book treasury from popular author-illustrator Jane Hissey featuring five of her most-loved stories. Where have Little Bear's missing red trousers gone? Can the toys rescue Old Bear from the attic? Will Jolly Tall ever get to see winter snowflakes? And just what is inside the mysterious box in the playroom? This paperback edition consists of Old Bear, Little Bear's Trousers, Little Bear Lost, Jolly Tall and Jolly Snow and is perfect for bedtime reading.