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Twenty Bears On Holiday

By Kathryn Simmonds
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Twenty bears unpacking cases. Look at those excited faces!Ready to enjoy the sun…Holidays are so much fun! Get ready for a shot of pure counting fun, as twenty very excited bears set off for a holiday on the beach. Summer is here and it’s time to... Read More
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The bears are back in this hilarious counting book featuring twenty very silly bears on the holiday of a lifetime!

The bears are back in this hilarious counting book featuring twenty very silly bears on the holiday of a lifetime!

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Twenty bears unpacking cases.
Look at those excited faces!
Ready to enjoy the sun…
Holidays are so much fun!

Get ready for a shot of pure counting fun, as twenty very excited bears set off for a holiday on the beach. Summer is here and it’s time to relax – but are these silly bears up to the task?

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781526671448

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 May 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Childrens Books

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Alison Brown

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 244.0mm

Height: 274.0mm

Weight: 220g

Pages: 32

Collections

Children's Books Children's Early Years Children's Fiction Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Kathryn Simmonds

About the Author

Kathryn Simmonds is a British poet and short-story writer. Her first book of poems, Sunday at the Skin Launderette (2008), won the Forward Prize for Best First Collection and was longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award.

Alison Brown studied Fine Art at Liverpool and then became a graphic designer. She lives in Leeds and has illustrated many much-loved books including You Make Me Happy and the Little Owl series by Debi Gliori.

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