Spring has arrived and pollen is in the air. Baby Bear does not like the pollenโit sticks to his fur and makes him itchy and sneezy. Heโs allergic! Achoo! He just wishes the pollen were gone. When his friends gather to tell him why they need pollen, Baby Bear learns that pollen is good for the forest and provides food for many animals, including him! Pollen might be something we all love to hate, but can we really live without it? This story explains why we need it. ย
Award-winning childrenโs book illustratorย Shennen Bersaniย has two million copies of her illustrated books cherished and read by families throughout the world. She has been a freelance illustrator since 1989. She works primarily with colored pencils, sometimes using a mixed-media technique of colored pencils, crayon, and paint. Her art delivers a unique blend of realism, heartfelt emotion, love of nature, and life lessons for children of all ages. In addition toย Animal Partners;ย Sea Slime: Itโs Eeuwy, Gooey and Under the Sea;ย The Shape Families Babies;ย Animal Partners;Shark Baby;ย Home in the Cave;ย The Glaciers are Melting!, andย Astro: The Steller Sea Lionย for Arbordale, Shennen has illustrated a number of best-selling books, including,ย Snakes: Long, Longer, Longest; Sharks: Big, Bigger, Biggest; Ocean Counting: Odd Numbers; Icky Bug Shapes; andย Butterfly Colors and Counting. Shennen lives with her family near Boston.