Bear is a guide dog for the visually impaired. He starts to doubt his purpose in life when he loses his sight himself. He goes through a journey of discovery and finds that he can still be a guide dog.

This was the sweetest, most uplifting graphic novel I have read in a long time. It is definitely for children, but I learned quite a bit from it.
Bear is a guide dog for Patrick and he loves his job. Patrick fixes vending machines and is also blind. He uses Bear to help him get around. When Bear loses his sight and gets lost, he must find his way back to Patrick.
I loved Bear and Patrick's commitment to each other. I loved the journey that Bear has in order to get to Patrick and all of the fun characters he meets in search for home. The art work is fantastic. It has all the qualities of a children's book combined with graphic novel aspects.

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An absolutely lovely graphic novel for kids about a guide dog named Bear and his adventurous journey back to his owner, Patrick. 

The story is wonderful and truly unique to really any story I've read, kid or adult stories alike. Patrick is blind and has built a great bond with his guide dog, Bear. Well, one day, Bear begins to lose his vision and worries that, along with his sight, he has also lost his purpose in life. Due to his lack of vision, and with the help of some pesky raccoons, Bear embarks on a transformative journey through the woods, in the caves of bears, throughout the big city, and more, all to get back to his owner and friend.

The artwork was done SO well! Everything is consistent and cute and pretty to look at. Both children and adults would find the artwork to be stunning. But the illustrator takes it to another level when he begins to draw and color the unseen world that Bear begins to imagine through the use of smell and "bark-olocation." I LOVE the creativity here! For example, there are many locations that Bear imagines around him because he's been there before. These areas are often drawn like chalk art, but each piece is done with precision and detail that is beautiful in its own right. One more example of creative illustrations is that Bear (the dog) meets Stone (the bear). But when Stone introduces himself as a bear, Bear (the dog) imagines Stone as a bigger version of himself!  

Bear is a wonderful graphic novel for anybody, but children ages 8-12 might particularly enjoy this charming graphic novel.

I loved this children's graphic novel. Since I read an electronic version, I am unsure of whether it's a picture book or a graphic novel, but based on the dimensions and the hardcover price, I'm going to guess picture book. I loved this story about a guide dog (Bear) who, when he loses his own sight, questions how he can do his job and be useful to his owner again. Some raccoons take him to the woods, where they say he can find a way to get his sight back. When the raccoons abandon him, Bear meets an actual bear! The bear, named Stone, decides to help Bear find his way back home, because Bear is the first creature to not be scared of him. During Bear and Stone's travels, Bear learns how to harness his other senses to navigate the world around him. 

I loved the art style and illustrations, and the agency of the animals--both good and villainous--reminded me of The Secret Life of Pets. I do question, however, some of the "facts" given about blindness. I'm not blind, I don't know anyone who is, and I would never speak on the behalf of people who are. But the fact that (sorry, spoiler) Bear gets his sight back in the end, worries me that it could be ableist, in the way that many stories about disabled characters end with being suddenly and miraculously "cured."

Bear is a guide dog for Patrick, a man who is blind. They are best friends, and Bear loves helping Patrick. But when Bear’s sight starts to go, he’s worried he’s going to let down Patrick and his panic leads him on a wild journey without sight.

Bear’s story explores interesting ways that animals with poorer eyesight “see” the world as well as providing a lesson that reaching out for help instead of trying to hide a problem is usually a much better solution. Bear could have avoided so much trouble for himself and heartache for Patrick if he’d just been honest and hadn’t tried to run away from the problem. I think I was too busy rolling my eyes at Bear’s foolishness to enjoy this story. The illustrations are very charming, and I can see many dog lovers becoming firmly invested in Bear’s story and turning pages furiously to see him get to a happy ending. I really like the way the book highlights the important jobs that guide dogs do, and the independence Patrick has despite his disability is inspiring. Recommended to lower grade graphic novel fans, those looking for books featuring blind characters, and dog lovers.

I received an ARC of this title from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

We see stories about animals separated from their families. Stories about relationships between guide dogs and their human companion. Not often do we find an intersection between the two concepts. Even more rare is the idea that the guide dog finds himself suddenly impaired. This complication allows Queen to explore a number of ideas. Bear is question his role in Patrick's life. If he cannot see, cannot guide, what is his purpose? Through his adventure he learns new ways of navigating and understanding the world, just as Patrick had to do. We also have an exploration of perception. When he cannot see, he interprets life based on what he hears, smells, remembers, and imagines. A solid story with some bits of animal biology and sociology interspersed.

This was so cute! The art style was amazing, and I liked how you could tell what Bear was imagining - especially the giant dogs. I think my kids will love this one.

Such a cute, amazing story about a guide dog and his person and what happens when the dog also looses his eyesight and goes on an adventure to learn more about his surroundings.

5/5 stars

Beautiful illustrations with a heartwarming story with lovable characters you just want to cuddle. Loved to see representation in a children's book.

This is a sweet graphic novel about a man and his dog. But is so much more. This story follows Bear a guide dog and Patrick his person. I feel that this book will be enjoyed by many people. I will purchase this book for my classroom library.

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This is a graphic novel that starts by hearing about who Bear and Patrick are from each of their own perspectives.  Patrick is blind and Bear is his guard dog.  Then, Bear has an accident and he becomes blind.  This is a beautiful story about love and friendship!

Bear is a delightful addition to the picture book-eqsue end of the graphic novel canon. I love how much it normalizes being a person with a disability; kids need to see that representation! The art is gorgeous and I can not wait to put this on my library's shelves!

Really lovely story about what happens when a guide dog loses his sight. This story has great themes of perseverance, loyalty, and self-worth in a really approachable way that kids will enjoy. The illustrations are beautiful, and are really imaginative when showing what Bear, the guide dog, visualizes around him when he can't see. The stakes are real without being too scary, and I enjoyed the way different animals and people helped/hindered along the way. This book also gave a great perspective on what it might be like to be visually-impaired without being condescending or pandering. I initially thought I was requesting a picture book, but this is a longer graphic novel- a format that was well-suited to the story. I definitely recommend this!

I couldn't really get into this story enough to say that I enjoyed it. It didn't pack an emotional punch for me.

There were some inaccuracies about blind people from what I have learned after watching a lot of videos of a blind YouTuber, Molly Burke (this is me making some generalizations based on what I learned from her of course, so these things could apply to some blind people for sure). She says that blind people do not touch people's faces to "see" what they look like. And guide dogs definitely don't need to have the same routine every day and they don't only follow one route. They are there to warn their person about obstacles and unsafe situations. They aren't just taking their person to certain places (dogs don't think like this). Molly's guide dog, Gallop, travels extensively with Molly and navigates many different places. So I guess after that mini rant, these things just created a sour feeling toward this book for me.

The visuals were cute and creative. It had a good message overall about believing in yourself and being there for the people that need you.

This is one of the cutest books I have read in my entire life! I was constantly showing scenes to everyone around me because it was so funny and adorable. It is about a dog named Bear who is a guide dog for Patrick. Bear all of the sudden develops blindness and leaves Patrick, going on an adventure to try to find out how he can learn to see again. My favorite parts in this book are the illustrations of how Bear is visualizing everything around him based on the descriptions other animals are giving him; he is just so pure and lovable! It was a great story, full of adventure and leaves you not wanting to put it down. It teaches about blind people and how capable they are, but also teaches the important relationship between humans and their companions and how strong a connection can be.

What happens when a seeing-eye dog loses his sight?

For Bear, this leads to an amazing adventure. Aided, and sometimes hindered (Never trust a raccoon!) by some animal guides, he explores the world around him in a new way. The reader gets to join in the fun as Bear tries to reunite with his human. I don't think it's a spoiler to report that there's a great big AWWWW of an ending.

This is a beautifully illustrated graphic novel aimed at middle-grade readers, but sure to please animal lovers of all ages.

I'll definitely buy a copy of this for the library where I work - kids are gonna love it.

Bear, the Guide Dog

What a sweet and heartfelt story! A guide dog named Bear finds a perfect partner in his owner, Patrick. But things dramatically change for Bear when suddenly his eyesight is gone. This causes him to embark on a journey to try to figure out how to be able to “see without seeing.” He ends up having quite an adventure and learns about friendship and other important aspects of life. Bear and Patrick become staunch friends; Bear winds up having surgery that mostly helps. The story has several themes, from perseverance to friendship to the importance of being of use to having faith in others (and yourself). The illustrations are lovely. At the beginning of the book, I loved the panels with all the dogs who were being trained with their owners. With just a few details, the illustrator was able to get across each different dog and their distinct personalities. Since we saw Bear choose and then mature into his role as a guide dog, we can't help but sympathize with him as he struggles with his new vision loss. I've read a variety of stories, but I don't think I've ever identified and felt so much for an animal in a story! This is a graphic novel, and I found it to be well done

This is a really sweet story about a young blind man and his companion dog. According to research done by the author, the blind can have even more vivid images than those who can see, which makes this an imaginative read too. I really enjoyed it. Thank you to BOOM! Studios and NetGalley for providing me with an advance copy in exchange for a review.

I'd like to thank the publisher and netgalley for providing me a copy of this book.
I loved the sweet story of Bear, a guide dog and Patrick, his blind owner. Bear gets lost and tries desperately to get back to his family, meeting some new friends along the way. Excellent illustrations, a lovely gift for a child!

At bear we follow a story that I have rarely read in my reading life and has undoubtedly been one of the best.
In it we follow bear a guide dog that helps Patric (blind) in his day to day and we see how his relationship grows so naturally in this graphic novel, which is very rarely achieved, but in this case it does. achievement.
Bear has a great sense of responsibility in his work and his appreciation for Patrick, suddenly Bear begins to have some difficulty (they have to read it to avoid losing the magic) and around it he embraces an adventure where his responsibility, love for His work and love for his owner are reflected, in addition to crossing his life with other species that teach him how to survive and not give up. Each page is very endearing, the way it was illustrated was magnificent and coupled with the story and made it feel so real and without a doubt each page is an art.
It is a reading for animal lovers, those who want to know new stories that we rarely see narrated and illustrated and that become unforgettable where we also see perseverance, friendship, identity. It is an emotional journey that touches our hearts and I told ourselves that we must always persevere in the face of adversity.

A read that certainly surprised me, it deserves all 5 stars or more if possible.