If God Were a Great Big Bear

If God Were a Great Big Bearicon

by Paul Harbridge

Illustrated by Marta Dorado

Publisher
Beaming Books
Publication
Apr 01, 2025
Format
Hardback
Illustrated
Yes
Price
18.99
Dimensions
8.75 x 10.25 in
ISBN
9781506496450
Pages
32
Age
4 - 8 years
Category
Illustrated Picture BooksJuvenile Fiction

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Description

Revel in the joy of nature and the One who made it all.

If God Were a Great Big Bear is a rhythmic meditation on the nature of God in the world. Through the eyes of a child, this picture book invites readers to imagine God creating each element of nature specifically for the benefit of the creatures and plants God lovingly made. If God were a mighty whale, she'd make vast, mysterious oceans, wouldn't she? If God were a wiggly worm, he'd make fallen leaves and rotting trees and rich earth, wouldn't he? Rushing streams, mountains full of caves, sun to warm flowers, trees blazing red and orange, and seas full of friends in every shape and size--God created them all! God is in all of creation, and God is in you and me.

Creator God made a perfectly balanced and interconnected world to please not just us humans but every plant and animal, every planet and star in all creation.

Award-winning author Paul Harbridge's lovely, lyrical text flows beautifully alongside Marta Dorado's dazzling illustrations of a world lush with color, light, and life. A perfect book for Easter, Earth Day, and any day.

Author(s)

Paul Harbridge

Paul Harbridge

Paul Harbridge is an award-winning children's book author based in Toronto. His book Out Into the Big Wide Lake won the Ezra Jack Keats Award, and When the Moon Comes was the winner of the Marilyn Baelie Picture Book Award and a Dolly Parton Imagination Library selection. He and his wife Isabel are the proud parents of Daniel and Helena. Paul grew up just outside the town of Gravenhurst, Ontario, surrounded by the beautiful woods and lakes of Muskoka.

Illustrator(s)

Marta  Dorado

Marta Dorado

Marta Dorado is an illustrator from Spain, born in Gijón and grew up in a nearby coastal town, surrounded by nature. She attended university in Pamplona, where she still lives, and started a career as a graphic designer in the advertising industry before becoming a fulltime illustrator. She loves hiking and exploring the beautiful landscapes around her. She is the illustrator of several children's books including I Am Not Afraid: Psalm 23 for Bedtime by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso and If God Were A Great Big Bear, by Paul Harbridge.

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