Earnest is a bear with a big heart.
He keeps all his favourite things inside his heart.
When Earnest’s heart is full, he feels as though he can do anything!
But is his heart big enough to hold a lion?
If we make room in our hearts for love, it leaves us feeling better and braver with bigger hearts than ever, even if love has to leave.
Bear Heart is a fantastic story about a Bear and how he makes space for love in his heart.
Earnest the bear has lots of things in his heart until one day he meets a lion and learns to make space in his heart for them. He learns to love the lion, making space for him in his heart, which has a positive impact on Earnest. The book also shows how Earnest deals with the loss of this love and how it provides space in his heart for more love.
The illustrations in this book are stunning and really complement the softness and kindness of the story.
A really lovely story about the impact love can have on someone’s life. This book might be more suited to KS1 or even Year 3, where you can discuss the feeling of love and how it impacts the bear.
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