Eat Up, Bear!

Terry Pierce is the author of twenty-five children’s books, including Mama Loves You So, Mother Earth’s Lullaby, and My Busy Green Garden. She holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts and teaches for UCLA Extension Writers’ Program. Terry is an outdoor enthusiast, enjoying backpacking, hiking, rock climbing, and, of course, bear sightings near her home in Mammoth Lakes, California. Nadja Sarell has a degree in illustration from the North Wales School of Art and Design as well as an MA in dance from Theatre Academy Helsinki. She is the illustrator behind The One and Only Wolfgang, written by Instagram sensation Steve Greig aka @wolfgang2242 and author Mary Rand Hess, and the Frankie Sparks, Third Grade Inventor series. She lives in Helsinki, Finland.

Foreword Reviews, March/April 2021:"Autumn campers and hikers peaceably coexist with hungry bears in this board book with a lesson for little nature-goers:all are kept safe when people remember to properly lock up, and dispose of, their foods in the wild. Brightscenes, set along streams, trails, and among orange-leaved trees, find happy bears chowing down on natural delightswhile wide-eyed human beings picnic responsibly, at a safe distance from the hungry furballs, making this a greatintroduction to enjoying nature without disturbing its rhythms."Kirkus Reviews, March 15, 2021:"Readers aren’t going to miss the noble, not-so-subtle theme of this educational board book: that humans must 'take care or bears will eat your food!' . . . Bright, almost painterly, full-bleed illustrations pay homage to the lovely scenery both bears and humans are enjoying, and while the illustrations are more cartoony than photorealistic, the bears’ natural poses as they chow down remind readers that these are real animals they are trying to protect."