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About The Book
Hibernating bears get woken by bizarre and noisy mushrooms in this slyly humorous picture book from the creators of Monty and the Mushrooms that’s perfect for fans of Unicorns Are the Worst! and Fluffy McWhiskers Cuteness Explosion!
Nature is all about balance—and in winter, it’s time to rest. But when a strange blue moon rises in the sky, it brings out the cutest, weirdest mushrooms the forest has ever seen! Their aggressively adorable chatter wakes hibernating bears Glen and Berry.
While Glen worries these peculiar plants and the “mushmoon” that summoned them are a sign nature is out of whack, Berry adopts the vivacious newcomers as pets. With the mushrooms’ motivations murky at best, will they mean the end of Glen and Berry’s friendship—and, possibly, the end of Glen and Berry?
Nature is all about balance—and in winter, it’s time to rest. But when a strange blue moon rises in the sky, it brings out the cutest, weirdest mushrooms the forest has ever seen! Their aggressively adorable chatter wakes hibernating bears Glen and Berry.
While Glen worries these peculiar plants and the “mushmoon” that summoned them are a sign nature is out of whack, Berry adopts the vivacious newcomers as pets. With the mushrooms’ motivations murky at best, will they mean the end of Glen and Berry’s friendship—and, possibly, the end of Glen and Berry?
About The Author
Photograph by Andi Kotrozo
Dev Petty is the author of many books for kids, including I Don’t Want to Be a Frog, Don’t Eat Bees (Life Lessons from Chip the Dog), Claymates, Monty and the Mushrooms, Berry and the Mushrooms, and How Old Is Mr. Tortoise?. She used to be a film effects artist but now writes silly books for kids and their people. She lives in Berkeley, her hometown, with her family, dogs, cats, and a snake named Boots. You can visit Dev online at DevPetty.com.
About The Illustrator
Photograph courtesy of illustrator
Jared Chapman is the author-illustrator of the popular books Vegetables in Underwear and Fruits in Suits, as well as Steve, Raised by Wolves and Pirate, Viking & Scientist. He is also the illustrator of Wordplay by Adam Lehrhaupt, Monty and the Mushrooms and Berry and the Mushrooms by Dev Petty, and several other picture books. Jared was born in Louisiana, grew up in Texas, went to college in Georgia, and now calls the piney woods of northeast Texas his home. Visit him at JaredChapman.com.
Product Details
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (November 10, 2026)
- Length: 40 pages
- ISBN13: 9781665932622
- Ages: 4 - 8
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