Real adventures. Big lessons. One very real dog. Each book follows Bear through another part of his life, with stories about family, friendship, confidence, change, kindness, and helping others.
Bear is a little puppy looking for a family to call his own. When a family with two dogs decides to welcome him home, Bear discovers that his greatest adventure is just beginning. A story about change, patience, love, and finding where you belong.
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Bear is starting something new: puppy school. He heads to the pet store for training, meets five other puppies, makes new friends, and learns that new places can be exciting when you are willing to try. A cheerful story about confidence, learning, and belonging.
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Some goodbyes are hard, but love never ends. Bear learns that life can be both exciting and difficult, that it is okay to have big feelings, and that the love we share with family stays with us even after someone is gone. A gentle story about grief, memory, and love.
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Bear’s adventures continue when learning takes him away from home. New surroundings, new routines, and new experiences give Bear another chance to be brave, adapt, and discover what he can do. A story about confidence, independence, and trying something new.
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After returning home from sleep-away school, Bear learns about becoming a therapy dog. Soon he is heading to school with Daddy, meeting students, listening to children read, making new friends, and discovering that sometimes the most important thing you can do is simply be there for someone who needs you.
Find on Amazon →Bear is the real dog behind Adventures of a DOG Named BEAR. The series turns his real-life adventures into stories children can enjoy at home, at school, and in libraries.
Bear’s adventures include finding his family, going to school, learning about difficult goodbyes, attending sleep-away school, and becoming a therapy dog who visits students with Daddy.
Bear’s stories naturally open conversations about kindness, friendship, confidence, grief, change, belonging, independence, and helping others.
The series is designed for read-alouds, classroom conversations, school libraries, and families. Educator resources and activities can grow alongside the series.
Interested in Bear Books for a school, library, literacy event, or community program? Use the contact information below to ask about visits, events, books, and future appearances.
For school visits, events, book questions, or other inquiries:
brad@dognamedbear.com