I Am Friendly

Don’t look at this bear and think she is ferocious. She’s quite the opposite of grizzly. She is friendly!

Being thoughtful has always come naturally to this grizzly bear—she thinks it’s appreciated by all her forest friends. But in reality, her friendliness usually complicates the other animals’ lives in laugh-out-loud moments. Like when she "rescues" a rabbit from her own burrow or hands a hungry badger an angry hive of bees.

From the silly to the sincere, this story will charm any reader who is drawn to animals, laughter, and unexpected bear hugs.

Author(s): Kristen Tracy, Erin Kraan
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Published: 5/21/2024
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Size / Weight: 11.3 in H | 9.4 in W | 0.4 in T | 1 lb Wt
ISBN: 9780374391188


About the Author

Kristen Tracy is a former teacher, a poet, a winner of the Emily Dickinson First Book Award from the Poetry Foundation, and an author of numerous books for children, including I Am Picky. She lives outside of Los Angeles with her family. kristentracy.com

Erin Kraan is the illustrator of several picture books, including I Am Picky by Kristen Tracy, Something’s Wrong! by #1 New York Times bestselling author Jory John, and Nothing’s Wrong! by Jory John. She creates her illustrations using a combination of woodcut prints, gouache paint, and digital collage. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. erinkraan.com