My Dad Is A Grizzly Bear
By Swapna Haddow & Dapo Adeola
$17.99
32 pages • Hardcover • Ages 4–8
8.75” x 11.25" • ISBN: 978-1636550114
A playful, warm and funny story about a boy with a wild imagination and his lively family, from brand new creative duo: Swapna Haddow and Dapo Adeola.
Shhh. Beware. My dad is a grizzly bear.
In this family, it’s just possible that Dad is a grizzly bear . . . He has fuzzy fur, enormous paws and he loves the outdoors. He sleeps a lot, even at the movies and when he’s awake, he’s always hungry, usually eating up all the honey, what else could Dad be? But sometimes, when it’s scary at night, a lovely big bear hug is just what is needed.
“Hilarious, heart-felt and utterly relatable, with knock-out illustrations.
Swapna and Dapo have taken every available opportunity to pack this book full of humor and diverse representation.”
–Picture Book Perfect
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“A fabulous picture book: bold, playful and wonderfully heartwarming.
The book has a gorgeous father/son relationship at its core and is a celebration of family life and family love.”
– Get Kids Into Books
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“A hilarious debut picture book written by Swapna Haddow author of the Dave Pigeon series and illustrated by the brilliantly talented Dapo Adeola author of Look Up! ”
–LoveReading 4 Kids
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“Each page is filled with character and life. It features a wide range of different people making it a joy to look at.”
–Little Box of Books
Learn how to draw a Grizzly Bear with illustrator Dapo Adeola.
Make a Grizzly Bear mask with author Swapna Haddow.
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Swapna Haddow
Trained as a doctor, but after discovering she didn't like blood, decided on a career change, and wrote her the first book in which quickly became the bestselling Dave Pigeon trilogy. She has since won numerous children’s book awards, has another series called Ballet Bunnies (writing as “Swapna Reddy”) and recently released the first in a new series called Bad Panda. Swapna lives in New Zealand with her husband, their son, and their dog. You can usually find Swapna writing, reading, or eating Jaffa Cakes. Sometimes you might find her doing all three at the same time. www.swapnahaddow.co.uk
Dapo Adeola
Dapo Adeola is an illustrator, author and character designer who rocketed into the picture book world with his greatly acclaimed illustrator debut, Look Up!, written by Nathan Bryon and won the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize in 2020. Dapo illustrated My Dad is a Grizzly Bear and the upcoming My Mom Is a Lioness written by Swapna Haddow, and collaborated with Malorie Blackman on We're Going to Find the Monster. Dapo is the author of Hey You!: An Empowering Celebration of Growing Up Black, featuring 18 talented Black British illustrators. Born in Britain and of Nigerian heritage, Dapo's work tends to revolve around creating characters and imagery that challenge gender norms and equality politics in a fun and upbeat manner. Dapo runs workshops to help highlight the possibilities of a career in illustration to inner city people of various ethnicities. Dapo currently lives in London. For more information find him on Twitter @DapsDraws.