DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New York Times bestselling duo Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson team up with Brown Books Kids to release a new, colorful picture book, Rainbow Bear, into their beloved collection. Award-winning artist Nathalie Beauvois’ vibrant collage-style illustrations continue to captivate audiences worldwide. Rainbow Bear will prove a delightful resource for teaching kids the colors of the rainbow with a nostalgic tribute to Bill Martin Jr and Eric Carle’s telltale classic, Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?
Rainbow Bear follows a hungry little bear through a day of berry-picking, which leads to a vivid display of colors on his fur! With rhythmic text, color association and a factual tie-in to rainbow color order on the last page, Rainbow Bear is sure to be a classroom favorite, already begging the question, “Who knew colors could be so delicious?”
“A hungry little bear’s post-hibernation search for grub turns into a simple introduction to colors in Martin and Sampson’s genially narrated picture book, with mixed-media art from Beauvois.” —Publishers Weekly
“A charmer about bears, colors, food and rainbows: What’s not to love?” —Kirkus Reviews
“What a yummy and giggle-provoking read-aloud introduction to colors for young cubs! ... A good and wise lesson for youngsters just waking up to the rainbow that is the wide, wide world.” —R. W. Alley, Paddington Bear Illustrator
“You better plan to keep Rainbow Bear on a bottom shelf; it is destined to become a post-naptime favorite.” —B. G. Hennessy, Award-Winning Author of Corduroy Lost and Found, and Corduroy Takes a Bow (Written with Oscar-Winning Actress Viola Davis)
Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson are highly notable authors in children’s literature, with books publicly read and stated as household favorites by many celebrities such as Michelle Obama and the Today Show’s Carson Daly. When Bill passed in 2004, he left behind a number of manuscripts unpublished that he’d co-authored with Michael Sampson. Rainbow Bear is one of these invaluable works published through the Brown Books Kids imprint, following A Is for Athlete (Summer 2024), Puppy Dog, Puppy Dog, Do You Want to Play? (Spring 2024), All Kinds of Kids (Fall 2023), Bing! Bang! Chugga! Beep! (Spring 2023), Ten Little Squirrels (Fall 2022) and Armadillo Antics (Spring 2022).
