The book it all came from
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A Bearmindful story
The Cub Who Could Not Sleep
Everyone in the wood is asleep. Everyone except one small bear. A quiet bedtime story about being wide awake, going outside, and finding out that the dark is mostly full of ordinary things.
- Ages
- 3 to 6
- Reading time
- About 8 minutes, read aloud
- Format
- Hardback, 32 pages
- Words
- Nell Harrower
- Pictures
- Maren Ostlund
- ISBN
- 978-1-0000000-0-0
Where to buy it
Bearmindful books are sold through ordinary bookshops. If you have a local one, they can order it in for you, usually within a couple of days.
Your local bookshop
Quote the ISBN above. Independent bookshops can order any title in print, and the book arrives in a day or two.
High-street chains
Stocked in the picture-book section, usually shelved by age rather than by author.
Online retailers
Available from the usual online booksellers, in hardback and as an audio e-book.
Libraries
If your library does not have it, they will nearly always order a copy if you ask. It costs you nothing.
Branded gifts
Cards, prints, mugs and soft toys with the cub on them live in a separate shop, run separately from this site.
Visit the Bearmindful gift shop (opens an external site in a new tab)
This link leaves Bearmindful and opens the shop in a new tab. The shop is a separate service with its own terms and its own privacy notice.
What is online, and when
One story is online at a time, and it changes every six months. The Cub Who Could Not Sleep is up until March 2027, when The Fox Kit Who Was In A Hurry takes its place. Stories that come off the site are archived, not deleted, and the printed books stay in print regardless.