For hippos, becoming big is guaranteed, and Bella and Bean can't wait! But recently, Bella has started to dream about being something even bigger than big...

Bella and Bean have always enjoyed spending their time in the mud, dreaming of being big one day. But Bella is ready to share a new dream-opening a spa! Despite her friends and neighbors doubts, Bella is sure that with hard work, determination, and a little help, her dream may just come true. Written with humor and heart, Bella and Bean highlight the importance of supporting one another, perseverance, and believing that anything is possible!

Award-winning author of Cocoa Magic, Sandra Bradley, brings humor, thoughtfulness, and charm to the text. While highly acclaimed illustrator, Udayana Lugo, utilizes delightful dimension and depth in her mixed media art.

• 5,000-copy print run
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About the Author
As a child, just like Bella, Sandra Bradley had a big dream. Inspired by her kindergarten teacher and encouraged by her parents, she dreamt of becoming a writer someday. Now, as the award-winning author of Cocoa Magic and Henry Holton Takes the Ice, as well as a clinical social worker and frequent school visitor, she encourages the children she meets to follow their dreams, with passion and determination. Sandra lives on the beautiful Rideau Canal with her New Zealander husband, Grant, and their three teenage kids. Udayana Lugo is a self-taught illustrator of mixed heritage who is passionate about representation. She has illustrated more than 15 books, including Pink is for Everybody! (Owlkids Books), which was feature on CBC Kids; When You Meet a Dragon (Orca); and City Beet (Sleeping Bear Press), which was shortlisted on the Crystal Kite Awards. Udayana lives in the traditional, ancestral, and unceded land of the Musqueam and Squamish nations, also called Richmond, BC, Canada with her husband, two kids, and a dog.


Book Information
ISBN 9781772783377
Author Sandra Bradley
Format Hardback
Page Count 32
Imprint Pajama Press
Publisher Pajama Press