Behind The Photos of ‘When A Brave Bear Fights Cancer: A Get Well Soon Gift’ by Carola Schmidt: Episode One

We are sharing exciting Behind-The-Photo peeks about the making of When A Brave Bear Fights Cancer; A Get Well Soon Gift by Carola Schmidt and illustrated by Mark O’Dwyer. We are very excited about this picture book. This is what it looks like: This book is to help children who get a sickness called cancer.ContinueContinue reading “Behind The Photos of ‘When A Brave Bear Fights Cancer: A Get Well Soon Gift’ by Carola Schmidt: Episode One”

Meet Scotty, star of When A Brave Bear Fights Cancer: A Get Well Soon Gift, by Carola Schmidt

Hello. My name is Scotland The Brave. All of my friends (that’s you) call me Scotty. You can see me being brave in a new book called When A Brave Bear Fights Cancer: A Get Well Soon Gift, by Carola Schmidt. In the book, I’m a little bear who gets a bad sickness called cancer.ContinueContinue reading “Meet Scotty, star of When A Brave Bear Fights Cancer: A Get Well Soon Gift, by Carola Schmidt”

BeeBear vs The Ace Baron

Hum along with us, friends, to the famous tune of “Snoopy’s Christmas’* . This song , of course, starred the illustrious Snoopy taking on ‘The Red Baron’. Here we do a version with our own dare devil aviators. BeeBear plays Snoopy’s role and our Flyer Bear has volunteered to be The Ace Baron. Get readyContinueContinue reading “BeeBear vs The Ace Baron”

Those Magnificent Bears in Their Flying Machines

Hum along with us, friends: ‘ Those magnificent bears in their flying machines, They go up, tiddly up, up ..” Pulling back the throttle, Flyer Bear climbs steeply with the fellow aviators ‘They come down, tiddly, down .. Ouch! .. down, down’. Daredevil aviators do risk crashes They enchant all the watchers, And steal allContinueContinue reading “Those Magnificent Bears in Their Flying Machines”

When You’re Feeling Wobbly

When you’re feeling wobbly, When your drooping ears are cold,When your walk has gone all hobbly – That’s a time to hold. When your dreams remain unwoken,When your humms just will not rhyme,When your stuffing feels broken -That’s a holding time. When your bowtie just won’t TIE,And you feel quite undressed,When your smile has gone awry,And yourContinueContinue reading “When You’re Feeling Wobbly”

Noble Reader, Dare Ye Battle the Dread Foe?

Mawson Bear’s Guardian writes: Your mission, Noble Reader, should you choose to accept it, is to challenge the Dark Lord that holds all Writers (and this one Writer-Bear) in its thrall. Only the trusty keyboard of the Doughty Reader (that’s you, of course) can quell this Fearful Thing. Mawson and friends take up their trustyContinueContinue reading “Noble Reader, Dare Ye Battle the Dread Foe?”

Mawson Bear’s Bright Web-World of Friends

Jamaica, Bhutan, Armenia, Morocco, Greece, Nepal, Canada, Belgium?’Umm, Yes. Here they are.’Scotland, Japan, Russia, France, Korea, Iceland, Norway?’Oh, indeed, yes.’Brazil, Zimbabwe, Indonesia, Costa Rica, Hong Kong, Georgia, New Zealand?’Let’s see .. Those too.’Kazakstan, Kenya, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Turkey, Finland?’All of them yes. Keep going, Mawson.’Umm Bearistan, Hippoland, Dragons Vale, The Ocean, Lilpondia …’.What, Mawson, Ocean?ContinueContinue reading “Mawson Bear’s Bright Web-World of Friends”

Meet the stars of Dreamy Days and Random Naps: The Seekers

Hello fellow searchers for quietude, for a slower pace, for naps. We are The Seekers. We appear in the book Dreamy Days and Random Naps by our grand friend, Mawson. That’s Snow Dude in the chair. He doesn’t say much. He likes to put on his specs and look mysterious while he ponders about far-awayContinueContinue reading “Meet the stars of Dreamy Days and Random Naps: The Seekers”

Opening The Box of Dreamy Days

High excitement at Mawson’s House. Scotland the Brave, doer of brave deeds and resident post-bear, has seen a box arrive in the mail. Could this contain Mawson’s writer-bear copies of his new book, Dreamy Days and Random Naps? All bears scramble. They tumble off beds and roll off cushions and head towards the exciting box.ContinueContinue reading “Opening The Box of Dreamy Days”

Meet the stars of Dreamy Days and Random Naps: The Professors

Hello Fellow Baffled Ones. We are the Professors Bears in Mawson’s House. I am Professor Caddy, and I love chocolate. Also, I love grand ideas, big ponders, plump possibilities, and incredible inventions. We have high hopes that these will help all our friends one day, umm, when we get them right. And here with meContinueContinue reading “Meet the stars of Dreamy Days and Random Naps: The Professors”

Meet Scotland The Brave

Hello Fellow Baffled Ones. My name is Scotland the Brave. I was the first bear to arrive in Mawson’s house after Mawson. My job was to sit in the microwave oven and get warm and then get close to people and make them feel comfortable. Mawson was amazed I went into the oven. ‘You areContinueContinue reading “Meet Scotland The Brave”