Barry grew up in Cornwall. He spent his early years mending pop-up books brought home from the library by his mum. Vast swathes of Sellotape were involved. In the late 90s, Barry moved to London to study Fine Art at Central Saint Martins. By a twist of fate, he later secured an editorial job at Walker Books. He’s been editing children’s books ever since. More recently, Barry has been writing picture books of his own. He loves the knotty puzzle of structuring a story over so few pages. Even better is the rush of excitement when a solution lands in the shower, or while walking the streets of South London. That’s a feeling worth its weight in gold. Ged was born in Liverpool and as a child he was obsessed with drawing, listening to music and making up tunes. In 2016, his story about a short-sighted dog, Douglas You Need Glasses! received rave reviews and became his breakthrough picture book. Ged has since written and illustrated many books including Shark Dog! and A Fox Found a Box. He lives in London with his partner Helen and their son Rex.
<p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 1em 0px; color: rgb(43, 43, 43); font-family: davis, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(249, 248, 246);">This book is NOT about a polar bear. Well . . . OK, maybe it is! But this polar bear can drive a train, roller skate, disco dance and even save the world. And there’s one thing this bear does best of all – he gives the biggest, cosiest cuddles!</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 1em 0px; color: rgb(43, 43, 43); font-family: davis, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(249, 248, 246);">With brilliant wordplay and a sweet and playful friendship at its heart, this is the perfect picture book for bear fans everywhere.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 1em 0px; color: rgb(43, 43, 43); font-family: davis, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(249, 248, 246);">This fabulously funny story has stacks of appeal for both girls and boys – watch out for bubbles, bumper cars, jelly mountains, treasure chests and magical adventures.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 1em 0px; color: rgb(43, 43, 43); font-family: davis, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(249, 248, 246);">Praise for <i style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">This is NOT a Unicorn!</i>: “Timms and Adamson put a genuinely fresh spin on the genre with irresistible word play, a joyful read-aloud text and gorgeous feel-good artwork.” – Fiona Noble, The Bookseller</p>
