Bear in the Air -- Allison Wortche, Hardcover

Bear proudly soars above his friends in a hot air balloon... until he realizes he doesn't know how to land! This sweet picture book celebrates both independence and knowing when to ask for help.

Bear is on an adventure in a hot air balloon... all by himself!

As he flies proudly above his friends--Moose in the lake, his sisters in a tall tree--he feels independent and brave.

But, when he's ready to rejoin his friends on the ground, he realizes he has a problem: he doesn't know how to get down!

Not all adventures go according to plan, and Bear will have to work up a different kind of courage to ask his friends for help. And of course they'll all join together to bring him home!

Author: Allison Wortche
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/16/2025
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
ISBN: 9780593704820
Audience: Ages 4-8

About the Author
Allison Wortche is a fifteen-year veteran of the children's publishing industry. After graduating from the College of William and Mary, she edited books at Knopf BFYR before becoming a freelance editor. She is the author of Ruby and the Itsy-Bitsy (Icky) Bug, Oliver's Lollipop, and Rosie Sprout's Time to Shine, as well as the I Love Science board book series. Allison lives in New York.

Cat Min is an illustrator, animator, and writer. She grew up in Hong Kong and later studied animation and film at New York University, Tisch School of the Arts. Her previous picture books include Shy Willow, which received a starred review in Bulletin; The Little Toymaker; and The Shadow & The Ghost, which was called "dazzling" by The Horn Book.