Inclusion and appreciation for all ‘just as they are’ stands at the heart of Bear Autism picture books, featuring a gentle, rainbow-patched autistic bear.
Following international accolades for Bear: A Story of Autism and Difference and Bear and The Lost Tooth, Bear Autism is delighted to release Bear, Bobbin and The Winter Festival.
Follow the friendship
This inclusive and beautifully illustrated story follows the friendship between Bear, who is neurodiverse and experiences anxiety, and Bobbin, who is visually impaired, over the busy and sometimes overwhelming holiday season.
Children will be enchanted by the delightful images of Bear and Bobbin creating a snow bear together, skipping through the woods with Pip (Bobbin’s support hare), navigating the Winter Festival celebrations and much more.
Find out how Bear and Bobbin support each other with their sensory needs and share in the joy and special gifts that their friendship brings.
There’s also the magical ToothBeary from Bear and The Lost Tooth making an appearance somewhere in the story. (Can you or your child find her?)
Educational resources for social and emotional learning
A range of fun and thoughtful educational resources that support social and emotional learning and build on the themes from the Bear stories are FREE to download from bearautism.com.
Parents, carers, teachers, mentors and therapists can use the resources to help children develop an understanding of autism, enhance their self-esteem, teach emotional literacy and support emotional regulation and anxiety.
Pages 11 and 12 in the new Bear, Bobbin and the Winter Festival book
Bear products
Bear Autism has also been developing a range of Bear-themed items that celebrate inclusivity, including stickers, bookmarks, mugs and gift wrap/feelings poster.
Seasonal festive cards and gift wrap featuring images of the Winter Festival are also available. Readers can enjoy a favourite drink or hot chocolate sipping from Bear’s mug, with images of Bear and inclusive slogans – ‘For all bears just as they are’ and ‘Because Bear is still a bear’.
Bear Autism books and inclusive items are available from https://bearautism.com/
All books are also available from Waterstones and Amazon.
Bear Autism is also developing inclusive gifs and stickers that can be found by searching ‘bear autism’ on social media gif and sticker searches, or at giphy.com/BearAutism.
Email mailto:bearautismbooks@gmail.com; Instagram @bear.autism
