The hide and scare bear - Ivan Bates

There once lived a naughty and mischievous bear who liked playing a game he called "Hide and Scare". Then along came Rabbit, who offered advice - a short rabbit lesson on how to be nice.But can a little rabbit show a big bear that there is a kinder way to play?

Ivan Bates gained an Illustration degree at Manchester. He has illustrated many books for authors such as Sam McBratney, Judy Hindley, Lisa Wheeler and Alexander McCall-Smith and has also written a few his own, including The Hide-and-Scare Bear. He lives in rural Norfolk with his wife, two sons, one noisy puppy and two cats that insist on disturbing him by always sitting on his artwork or keyboard while he's trying to work. He also plays the piano and accordion very, very badly.