I Love You Always: A Brown Bear Wood Picture Book

Ages 2 to 5, Grades P to P

Help Bear search for 100 hearts and celebrate the love between parent and child in I Love You Always, a heartwarming addition to the Brown Bear Wood series

Join Bear and Papa Bear as they spend a glorious day together in the woods. Children will delight as they help Bear find and count 100 hearts gifted from his dad. The gentle, rhyming text reinforces the importance of being yourself. No matter what Bear does or who is he, Papa Bear loves him unconditionally. This board book for children ages 2+ features: A chance to practice counting from one to 20. Twenty hearts are hidden in each of the five endearing scenes for a total of 100 hearts! Gentle, rhyming text from acclaimed poet Rachel Piercey Intricate illustrations from bestselling artist Freya Hartas . . . little ones will find new things to spot every time! Celebrating the unconditional love between a parent and child, this board book makes a wonderful Valentine’s Day gift and is perfect for sharing at bedtime.

Brown Bear Wood series

If You Go Down to the Woods Today

Grand Old Oak and the Birthday Ball

The Great Easter Egg Hunt

A Search-and-Find Coloring Book

About the Author

Rachel Piercey is a freelance poet, editor, and tutor. She has co-edited three children’s poetry anthologies with the Emma Press and regularly performs her work and runs poetry workshops in primary schools. Piercey’s poems for adults have been published in various journals, including The Poetry Review, Magma, and The Rialto, as well as two pamphlets with the Emma Press and one with HappenStance. Together with Freya Hartas, she is the author of the Brown Bear Wood series, including Grand Old Oak and the Birthday Ball and If You Go Down to the Woods Today. She lives in London. Freya Hartas is a UK-based illustrator specializing in children’s books. She lives in the vibrant city of Bristol with her partner and their ancient black cat, Katsu, and works from her cosy, cluttered desk in a shared studio down the road. She graduated from Falmouth University in 2014 with a first-class honors BA in illustration. Hartas loves to conjure up humorous characters, animals, and monsters, creating the most fantastical worlds for them to inhabit and get lost in.