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Bear Is Never Alone

Marc Veerkamp

Illustrator: Jeska Verstegen

Ages: 5 & Under

Published: 2023

Publisher: Eerdmans

ISBN: 978-0- 8028-5603-6

Keywords: Music, Friendship, Solitude, Anthropomorphism, Forest Creatures, social emotional

Pianist Bear needs a break, but the forest creatures keep demanding more music. Can gentle Zebra help out? Stark black, white, and red illustrations.