A hungry brown bear with a “fishy wish” has its eyes—and stomach—set on a lone small pink and silver fish working its way upstream toward home. The fish is mid-jump up a waterfall when the bear succeeds in capturing it. “One fish / two fish / fish galore” follow, their eyes suspicious slits of annoyance and anger as they, too, leap up the waterfall, over the wide-eyed bear and its equally wide-eyed fishy captive. Both bear and fish topple into the water before washing up on the riverbank. “A flip / a flop / a gasp for air / a worried stare / a starving bear …” The brief rhyming text, humorous digital illustrations and mounting tension, and its tender resolution are all a delight in a story perfect for reading aloud.

From the creators of A Bear, a Bee, and a Honey Tree comes another fun-to-read romp featuring lovable, hungry Bear. This time, he’s after a determined fish, who has an altogether different plan!

Readers of the beloved A Bear, a Bee, and a Honey Tree met a bear who longed for honey, but never got to eat any. In this boisterous follow-up, will Bear’s luck change? He’s spotted a fish! And his wish? To gobble up this delicious fish dish, of course! Sadly for Bear, this is no ordinary fish—he’s a homesick fellow determined to get back upstream where he belongs. Once again, Daniel Bernstrom and Brandon James Scott show off their deep understanding of what makes kids laugh. The longing, the chase, the action, and splash—and the delightfully tongue twisting text—will have kids asking to hear this story again and again. With just a few words and page after page of fantastic expressions, A Bear, a Fish, and a Fishy Wish has the madcap energy and playfulness that keeps kids riveted—as they learn to read!