

The Bear Behind is a hilarious children's picture book written for young readers to enjoy with parents. Join little Ivor as he bravely navigates his very first day of school with unexpected comedic chaos unfolding.
An exciting new laugh-out-loud picture book from Sam Copeland, the bestselling author of Charlie Changes into a Chicken, and Pippa Curnick, creator of the award-winning Indigo Wilde series.
Meet Ivor, a little boy in a big world, who absolutely, categorically, definitely does NOT like any sort of attention. So it's more than a minor catastrophe for Ivor to discover on his very first day of school that he has a great big . . . BEAR BEHIND!
And as the bumbling bear begins to cause chaos and calamity, Ivor's hope for a normal first day at school quickly fades . . . A hilarious, larger-than-life story to show little ones there's fun to be had when you leave your worries behind!
Sam Copeland is an author, which has come as something of a shock to him. He is from Manchester and now lives in London. His bestselling book Charlie Changes Into a Chicken was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize.
Pippa Curnick grew up in rural Essex and studied at Camberwell College of Art. She graduated from the University of Derby with a First Class degree in illustration.