After a fun-filled day of collecting shells and digging in the sand at the beach, things get complicated by the arrival of a new friend who tests the bond between Pip and Posy.

Pip and Posy are friends (most of the time!) in the newest title in this series about the dramas of toddler life. Pip and Posy are spending the afternoon outside, but Pip wants to do some quiet gardening and Posy wants to have fun playing noisy games. When Posy’s racket frightens Pip’s new snail friend back into its shell, Pip gets mad at her . . . Oh dear! But then a bird tries to take Pip's snail, and it turns out Posy’s loud voice can be quite useful after all! A heartwarming, relatable story about valuing one another’s differences.

As Posy is baking cupcakes one rainy day, a big furry hand taps on her window, then a growl and a knock bring her to her door, where a scary--but somewhat familiar--monster waits.

When Posy sees Pip riding his scooter in the park, she grabs it from him and tries to ride it, but since she's never ridden a scooter before she falls down and Pip must decide what to do.

Pip had a big red ballooon of his own, until it got away.

Pip and Posy disagree about whether to build a snowrabbit or snowmouse.

When Pip goes to Posy's house to play, they are having such a good time that Pip forgets something very important.

This engaging new Pip and Posy picture book features richly-detailed scenes, a conversational, friendly text and Axel Scheffler's characteristic touches of humour. The 'Can you find these things?' panel along the bottom of each page adds an 'I-spy' game element for extra fun - an ideal book for parent and child to share.

"In this quiet tale by Corderoy, an unlikely friendship grows through the seasons...A sweet tale of unexpected pals." — Publishers Weekly When a lonely little boy receives an invitation to play written on a paper boat, it seems that he has finally found the best friend he’s been longing for. But Bear isn’t quite the playmate the boy had imagined. Bear may not know how to play games, but when he starts to build a tree house, the boy is intrigued and a magical summer begins. As autumn passes and the first winter snowflakes start to fall, the boy is left alone. Only then does he truly realize how much he misses Bear. It's a happy reunion when Bear finally returns in the spring.