Biscuit Bear

Biscuit Bear is the creation of young Horace who for once, with the aid of a cutter, turns his lump of pastry into something tasty rather than a small, deep grey and fluffy mess. As we are told, ‘the life of a biscuit is usually short and sweet’ but Biscuit Bear manages to survive until bedtime thanks to mum’s interventions. While Horace sleeps Biscuit Bear does some baking of his own and soon a troupe of bears is giving a circus performance in the kitchen until it is broken up by Bongo the dog. Surveying the carnage, Biscuit Bear realises that his only hope of survival is to find a safe haven. So, he escapes to the Golden Bun where he can always be found centre stage in the seasonal displays of the pastry shop window.

This is a truly scrumptious picture book with all the right ingredients – sophisticated, surreal and wonderfully anarchic; the pictures, words, print and layout are all used to relate, stretch and extend the story and keep readers of all ages hugely entertained.