What a sweet, kindhearted, hopeful story, almost completely in illustrations! A young girl, fearful of the night, gains a special, not-quite-imaginary, playmate friend. Guaranteed to warm the hearts of little ones, a perfect bedtime story to share!

Reading this book feels like I'm re-reading a book from my long-ago childhood, even though it's new. That's how cozy, familiar, and comforting it is. The gentle, warmly-tinted illustrations create an entire world inside the child's bedroom, where a friendly and curious bear born out of moon-dust becomes the child's new friend. Together, they explore as the child sees everyday items through the bear's eyes, and finally, they together find comfort and security where they can safely go to sleep. It's a heartwarming message that will be comforting to any child who struggles to go to sleep at night in a dark bedroom by themselves. The lack of text was a brilliant decision, allowing us to focus on the bond of friendship between the child and bear, without language getting in the way. After all, haven't we all had the experience of a friendship where words aren't always necessary? This book captures that feeling in a lovely, sweet way.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this eARC for unbiased review. This review will be cross-posted to my social media accounts closer to the book release date.

Moon Bear is a story about a young girl afraid of the dark. However, when she meets a moon beat that is afraid of the light, she starts to become excited for bed.

This was a really cute book! It was mostly illustrations. The illustrations were very cute and pretty. I think kids will love looking at them! I think kids will really enjoy this story.

Thanks so much to netgalley and Quarto publishing for the arc of this book in exchange for an honest review!

Super cute and love the artwork. Great for littles that are afraid of the dark, and have trouble sleeping at night. This book depict me a little girl who is afraid of the dark befriends a bear who is afraid of the light. The book shows them learning together that they do not need to be afraid.

Oh, this book is SO So wonderful!
Firstly, those glittering illustrations from Carolina T Godina (whose colour palette is amazing!) light up the page as our little protagonist finds it hard to settle in the darkness. There's the lovdly humourous touches - such as bear trying on her slippers. And ultimately, the lovely gentle way it shows how each of our fears may be different but we can help each other through them.

An exquisite, almost wordless tale, filled with warmth and courage.
Emma Perry