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Twenty Bears

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Expected 12 May 26
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The funniest counting book of the year, featuring twenty VERY silly bears. Can you count them all?

Twenty bears have been asleep
Lying in a snoring heap.
Now it's spring and time to clean!
Time to tidy, shine and sheen!

Get ready for a shot of pure counting fun, as twenty very busy bears attempt to spring clean their cottage after winter hibernation. Spring is here and it's time to TIDY … but are these silly bears up to the task?

This hilarious picture book is perfect for little ones learning to count!

32 pages, Hardcover

Expected publication May 12, 2026

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Kathryn Simmonds

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Kathryn Simmonds’ poetry collection Sunday at the Skin Launderette won the Forward Prize for best first collection in 2008 and was shortlisted for the Costa Poetry Award and longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award.

Her short stories have been published in a number of magazines, including The London Magazine and The Barcelona Review, and broadcast on Radio 4. Her second poetry collection is The Visitations (2013) and she was the first poet-in-residence at The Charles Causley Trust in 2013/14. Seren published her first novel Love and Fallout in 2014.

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April 16, 2026
E timpul pentru curățenia de primăvară, iar cei 20 de urși s-au pus pe treabă 🐻 Unul dă cu mopul, altul șterge praful, dar, ia stai puțin, de fapt, pare că totul e o harababură mai mare decât ne-am așteptat 🤭 Gunoiul curge peste tot, lăbuțele sunt lipicioase și aspiratorul a înghițit covorul 🙈 Dar ce contează, veselia e în toi, curățenia poate fi făcută și mâine 😉

Tare simpatică și foarte distractivă este lectura volumului "Douăzeci de urși" de Kathryn Simmonds și Alison Brown (trad. Marc Stănescu), apărută de curând la @panda_carti.copii ❤️ Copiii învață să numere și mai și deprind câteva moduri de a face dezor...curățenie 🤪 Ba mai mult, e o adevărată plăcere pentru ei să îl găsească pe păianjenul prieten pe fiecare pagină 🕷️

Cartea e perfectă pentru copiii de +2 ani, dar să știți că și frații și surioarele mai mari sau mai mici se pot delecta cu această numărătoare amuzantă 👩‍👦
41 reviews2 followers
November 4, 2024
This book is great fun, brilliant cute illustrations and rhymes that don't feel repetitive! Fun typography makes reading the book a joy. This book gets readers to practice counting without it feeling patronising and I love the range of bears; all ages, types and personalities. Absolutely adore the additions of follow along search & find elements to add more re-readability!

Love it!

Free proof copy provided by Netgalley.
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148 reviews
June 11, 2025
Riimittelevä ja hassutteleva kuvakirja 20 karhusta epäonnisissa siivouspuuhissa. Kirjan teksteistä valitettavasti huomaa, että kyseessä on käännös toisesta kielestä. Tarina kuitenkin viihdytti 3-vuotiasta.
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103 reviews
January 31, 2025
"Time to stop for tea and cakes. How much mess can 10 bears make?”
A good little counting book great for early years teaching and for fundamental counting skills for young children. I can see little ones laughing a lot at the illustrations and silly bears.
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