Brown Bear Wood: Grand Old Oak and the Birthday Ball - Haliburtons & Co.

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Brown Bear Wood: Grand Old Oak and the Birthday Ball

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Beautifully Illustrated
Made To Treasure

A woodland celebration through the seasons with poetry and hidden treasures

Welcome to Brown Bear Wood, where Grand Old Oak stands majestically with his gnarled trunk, giant branches, and glossy leaves - Bear's most treasured friend in all the woodland. When Bear discovers that this wise old tree is celebrating his 500th birthday, he knows this calls for the most magical celebration the forest has ever seen.

Join Bear and his woodland friends as they journey through the seasons, preparing an extraordinary birthday ball filled with homemade delights, festive decorations, and woodland magic. Rachel Piercey's gentle, rhythmic poetry guides readers through each season's preparations, while Freya Hartas's intricate illustrations invite endless exploration with more than 100 hidden objects to discover on every beautifully detailed spread.

This enchanting follow-up to the internationally bestselling 'If You Go Down to the Woods Today' combines the joy of storytelling with the excitement of discovery. Each page reveals new seasonal wonders and woodland creatures working together to create the perfect birthday celebration, making this both a delightful story about friendship and community, and an engaging search-and-find adventure that children will return to again and again.

Suitable for children aged 4 years and up

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What's Included: 32-page hardback book with full-colour illustrations and more than 100 hidden objects to find.

Key Features:

Original poetry exploring themes of friendship, community, and celebration
Journey through the seasons as woodland friends prepare for the birthday ball
More than 100 hidden objects to discover across beautifully detailed spreads
Part of the beloved Brown Bear Wood series
Combines storytelling with search-and-find activities
Celebrates the wonder of nature and the passage of time

Publisher: Magic Cat Publishing

Publication Date: April 2023

About the Author: Rachel Piercey is a freelance poet, editor, and tutor who regularly visits schools to perform her work and run poetry workshops. She has co-edited three children's poetry anthologies with the Emma Press and is the editor of Tyger Tyger Magazine, an online journal of new poems for children. Her poems for adults have been published in various prestigious journals. She lives in London.

About the Illustrator: Freya Hartas is a UK-based illustrator specialising in children's books. She graduated from Falmouth University with first-class honours in illustration and is known for creating humorous characters and fantastical worlds. She lives in Bristol and works from her cosy studio, bringing Bear and his woodland friends to life with extraordinary detail and warmth.

Product Specifications

ISBN: 9781913520854

Author: Rachel Piercey

Illustrator: Freya Hartas

Publisher: Magic Cat Publishing

Format: Hardback

Pages: 32

Dimensions: 31 x 25.6cm

Publication Date: April 2023

Age Range: 4 years and up

Series: Brown Bear Wood

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Magic Cat Publishing

Founded by Rachel Williams and Jenny Broom, Magic Cat creates beautiful children's books that gently weave important ideas into engaging stories. Winner of Independent Publisher of the Year 2025, they focus on kindness, togetherness, friendship, inclusivity, and care for our planet through storytelling.

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