The Last Bear: Winner of the Blue Peter Award – ‘A dazzling debut’ THE TIMES

The Last Bear is beautifully written by an author with real passion and understanding. The connection between April and Bear grows as the story develops and drew me in so completely until I felt part of the story too.. I am so looking forward to reading Hannah's next book about Bear, but this time I will have a hankie ready!! Thank you, Hannah, for this beautiful story and for reminding me that we can make a difference when we all do our bit.

(From 9year old’s review) loved polar bear, learnt about nature. Great story - easy to read and understand and picture were made you feel like you were there .

Absolutely loved this book. It may be a children’s book, but I always feel that children’s books are for everyone and this adult devoured every page with joy.Such a passionate message of love and hope and the difference we can all make. It made me want to change the world and I found it so wholesome and genuine that it made a shiny place in my life. Thank you Hannah Gold for something remarkable and loving that you have given to the world.

This book is top!The narrative is lovely and the story is so meaningful.My kid loved it!It's perfect for kids aged 8-12 who love animals.I reckon it's a great buy!

A tender, heartwarming tale of an unbreakable bond between two gentle souls. kindness woven into every moment they share.

Brilliant story for children and adults. Highly recommended.

This story made my wife cry as she got towards the end with the kids. She read parts of it to me too, which made made cry. Such a well written and emotional story about humans and the closeness that could exist between us and all animals. We read some of the 1* reviews before buying and it almost put us off buying - but honestly, this has to be one of the best stories we have ever read as a family. Our kids are on the younger side (6 and 7) and we weren't sure whether the storyline about the Mum having died would impact on our kids but they loved the story so much they instantly asked their Mummy to read it again, in full, immediately! And they're home educated and not exposed to much scary / traumatic stuff, so I guess the book was delicately written in this regard that it didn't scare or upset them.

Wow, I've just finished Hannah Gold's most wonderful book! I'm an adult, I hope with all my heart that this book is being read by adults to children all over the world. The author takes us on a breathtaking journey of a lonely child hoping to rekindle the love between her and her father. The story unfolds with beautiful, vivid descriptions of 'Bear island' including the beaten weather station where her father conducts his very important job of recording the temperatures of the Artic, shedding light on the seriousness of climate change and how it's happening right now. As the story unfolds, we are taken on an adventure in an icy cold world, where April Wood follows her belief and finds a very sad, hungry and injured Polar Bear. Despite objections and lack of faith from her father, and with the help of an old encyclopedia, April learns that the Bear is stuck on the island. Without the ice caps which have melted now he will never return to Svalbard where his kind are congregated. Bear's fate seems sealed but for the power of love, kindness and an enormous bravery of a very small girl. April hatches an amazing plan, which almost sees her demise, to get her best friend home where he belongs.Read to the very end, it was an emotional tale, an inspiring brief glimpse of a young girls strength and humility in the face of enormous adversity to do the right thing for a Polar Bear. Astounding!! May we all learn that no matter how small, the changes we can make in our lifestyles today can and will affect the future of our planet and every living being on it. Thank you.