The Most-Loved Bear

Written by Sam McBratney and Sam Usher

Narrated by Cassie Layton

From Sam McBratney, the author of global phenomenon Guess How Much I Love You, this classic Christmas story is a snowy, sparkly delight and will delight and enchant children for many years to come.

Growly Bear and Mary Rose do everything together. Until, one day, Growly Bear is left behind on a train.

He's sure that Mary Rose will come back for him. However, as the days turn to weeks and the weeks turn to months, Growly Bear's fur gets worn, his eye comes loose and his Growl starts to fade. Then, a child picks him up! But it isn't the child he was expecting . . .

Will Growly Bear ever find his way back to Mary Rose? Or will this be the start of his biggest adventure yet?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Release date: Oct 3, 2019
• ISBN: 9781529040463

Sam McBratney

Sam McBratney sums up his post-war childhood as short trousers, Fair Isle jumper, the 11 plus and grammar school. He taught at a secondary school himself for a while and was a primary school teacher. Sam wrote many books for children and young adults, published internationally, and is probably best-known for Guess How Much I Love You. In 1993 he won a BISTO Award for Put a Saddle on the Pig, published by Methuen, and also received the Bass Ireland Arts Prize. He died in 2020.