A is for Bear - by Soren Kisiel (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Bear LOVES the spotlight in this outrageous A to Z story. When he realizes only "B is for Bear," he tries to steal the show from all the other animals in the alphabet...

A Is for Bear is not your average ABC book! Yes, this title does have an animal that represents each letter of the alphabet... except...We have an interloper that steals the limelight for the whole alphabet and his name is BEAR.

Everything starts out normal! "A is for Alphabet, B is for Bear, C is for Cat." Then, suddenly, "E is for... Eager Bear" (what about Elephant?!) and "F is for Fabulous Bear?" Each letter becomes goofier as this animal story unfolds. "M is for Missing Bear"... but is he really?

BEAR takes over the alphabet! He gets away with it at first, too. But FOX has his eye on the game that is afoot. FOX will do all he can to stop BEAR from outshining the list of animals and their rightful letters! BEAR reaches for every trick in his toolbox to remain the ultimate star of the show all of the way to the end.

Anastasiya Keegan's illustrations are full of movement, emotion & vibrant color that lends to the comedy Soren Kisiel theatrical tale brings to Young Readers. Keegan's signature style that plays with depth and field of vision, seen in Adventures for Breakfast (POW! 2022) continues in A Is for Bear as well as her quirky animated wit visible on every page.

A Is for Bear turns the ABC concept on its head. Young Readers see beloved animals that they can point out on the page all while laughing at the wacky, mischievous story that unfolds with our BEAR.

About the Author

Soren Kisiel is the author of The Night Our Parents Went Out (POW! 2017), A Is for Bear is his second book with POW! Kids Books. A long-time lover of the stage, Soren is a storyteller, director & actor in the troop Broad Comedy. When he is not living in Brooklyn, he lives in Montana where he runs a children's theater camp in the summer with his wife.

Anastasiya Keegan learned to paint as a child at a local children's art school in her hometown of Grozny, Russia. In 2006 she graduated from the Stravropol Art School as a graphic designer and later studied in St. Petersburg at the Higher School of Print and Media Technologies as a book artist. Her first book in Russia was published in 2011 and won the Russian competition "Obraz Knigi." In 2014, she devoted herself to working with book illustrations, and has since published a dozen books in Russia as an illustrator. She currently lives in Brooklyn, New York and works on her own projects as an author and illustrator.