The Bear Out There

Spider in the Well author-illustrator Jess Hannigan delivers a hysterical picture book about a frightened young girl who invites readers into their home to hide from the "bear out there"—only for readers to realize all may not be what it seems inside or outside.

 STOP! THERE’S A BEAR OUT THERE. HURRY INSIDE NOW! WE CAN WAIT IT OUT TOGETHER. YOU’RE LUCKY YOU’RE WITH ME. I KNOW ALL ABOUT BEARS. WE’LL BE SAFE IN HERE . . . RIGHT?

HILARIOUS PLOT TWIST: Readers are invited into the home to wait out the bear—but all is revealed when someone comes to the door, and we learn the home is the bear's—and he's tired of intruders always breaking in (see: Goldilocks)!