The Bedtime Bear: A Push, Pull and Slide Book

A rhyming bedtime adventure for preschoolers with tabs to push, pull and slide on every page! From award-winning author Ian Whybrow, and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, co-creator of The Gruffalo. Bedtime isn''t bedtime without your favourite bear, and Tom''s bear is on his way! Join Bear on his adventures as he finds his way back to Tom just in time to cuddle up and go to sleep. With a laugh-out-loud text full of witty rhymes and silly scenarios from Ian Whybrow, and illustrations by The Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler that are bursting with funny details, The Bedtime Bear: A Push, Pull and Slide Book is perfect for sharing together - and there''s a fun interactive tab to push, pull or slide on every page, so children can join in the fun! Enjoy more Tom and Bear adventures with: The Christmas Bear and The Tickle Book.

About the author

Ian Whybrow is a much loved writer with a wonderful talent for capturing children's humour and imagination. He has written several successful picture books for Macmillan, including the bestselling The Bedtime Bear, The Tickle Book and The Christmas Bear, illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Ian is also the creator of the much-loved Harry and the Dinosaurs series. Before he began to write full-time, Ian was Head of English in a secondary school. He divides his time between London and Herefordshire, where he enjoys digging, cycling, walking with friends, and hedgehogs!

Product details

• Authors: Ian Whybrow, Whybrow Ian
• Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 3 to 7
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 16.07.2026
• EAN: 9781035060238
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3506023-8
• No. of pages: 10
• Series: Tom and Bear
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Play, learning > Creativity; JUVENILE FICTION / Interactive Adventures, JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Imagination & Play, JUVENILE FICTION / Health & Daily Living / Daily Activities, JUVENILE FICTION / Bedtime & Dreams, JUVENILE FICTION / Toys, Dolls & Puppets, JUVENILE FICTION / Monsters, Interactive & activity books & packs, Picture storybooks, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Animal stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s interactive and activity books and kits, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Hobbies, quizzes & games (Children's / Teenage), Poetry (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Stories in verse, JUVENILE FICTION / Stories in Verse, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Stuffed or soft toys, Picture storybooks: bedtime stories, sleep and dreams