Let’s get ready to Grrrr-umble! Who will win the battle and take home the ultimate title of fattest brown bear?
Inspired by the real Fat Bear Week at Alaska’s Katmai National Park, this laugh-out-loud picture book celebrates the world’s biggest brown bears and the wild race to gain weight before hibernating all winter.
Join reporters Goldie Fox and Moose McMahon as they cover the year’s most exciting wildlife showdown, where chunky challengers compete for the coveted Fat Bear Week title. But when last year’s champion decides to take matters into his own claws, the competition quickly goes from FUR-nomenal to FUR-ocious.
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Packed with clever wordplay, unforgettable characters, and plenty of bear-sized laughs, this energetic picture book pits bears versus bears in the ultimate story of survival that keeps kids and adults alike giggling at its punny humor.
Whether you’re searching for funny bear books for kids, educational nature stories, or engaging picture books for kids about wildlife, this adventure written by a real Alaskan author delivers humor, heart, and fascinating facts. Add this unforgettable story to your picture book collection and inspire a lifelong love of nature and conservation.
"In Alaska, everything is bigger — including the bears! We celebrate Alaska’s wild abundance in so many ways, and every summer our biggest, chubbiest bears feast on wild salmon beneath the midnight sun. Big Fat Bear Battle brings to life one of Alaska’s favorite traditions, Fat Bear Week — a celebration of salmon, seasons, and the incredible wild places that help bears grow big and strong.”
—Emma Privat and Claire Neaton, Salmon Sisters (co-founders) and authors of Alaska Words: Fun and Alaska Words: Food
"It’s a hilarious take full of puns and Brooke’s wit on a funny tradition. The illustrations by Can Tugrul really complement the sense of humor this text is going for."
—Jena Benton, Writer & Illustrator
"New Fat Bear Week children’s book turns Katmai’s famous bears into wrestlers."
—Popular Science