In many ways a celebration of the imagination and playful surrealism of Bill Watterson’s Calvin and Hobbes, Christopher Bloodworth’s debut children’s picture book, A Girl and Her Bear, was written and drawn to emote what the author loved most about his childhood.

Summary: A girl and her bear take a walk through the woods by their home when the girl can’t think of anything fun to do. Fortunately, Bear has plenty of ideas for how to pass the time!