The Dancing Bear

Michael Morpurgo

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HarperCollins
13 March 2025

General fiction (Children's&YA)

A poignant coming-of-age tale about a mountain-village girl and a bear – a tale of love, sacrifice and the challenge of making the right choices

‘Incredibly poignant . . . An utter delight’ LoveReading4Kids

High in the mountains, in a tiny village, an abandoned bear cub is adopted by lonely orphan Roxanne.

The two soon become best friends: inseparable and beloved by the whole village – until the arrival of a glamorous film crew who are looking for a dancing bear . . .

By: Michael Morpurgo
Imprint: HarperCollins
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 4mm
Weight: 270g
ISBN: 9780008728199
ISBN 10: 0008728194
Pages: 64
Publication Date: 13 March 2025
Recommended Age: From 7 to 9 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain's best loved writers for children, with sales of over 35 million copies. He has written over 150 books, has served as Children’s Laureate, and has won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Writers Guild Award, the Whitbread Award, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Eleanor Farjeon Lifetime Achievement Award. With his wife, Clare, he is the co-founder of Farms for City Children. Michael was knighted in 2018 for services to literature and charity.