{"product_id":"bear-staffan-gnosspelius-9781644212318","title":"Bear","description":"\u003cb\u003eFEATURED IN \u003ci\u003eTHE MARGINALIAN\u003c\/i\u003e BY MARIA POPOVA (FORMERLY \u003ci\u003eBRAIN PICKINGS) - \u003c\/i\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGRAPHICS BEAT\u003c\/i\u003e MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA debut picture book for adults about a bear that elicits immediate, deep emotional recognition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A tender reminder that no one can save anyone, not even with love; that we only ever save ourselves when we are ready: but love is what readies us to be our own savior.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Maria Popova, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Marginalian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBear\u003c\/i\u003e, Staffan Gnosspelius's debut book, is a gorgeous visual meditation on depression. In this deeply affecting, wordless picture book for adults, a bear is maddeningly afflicted with a cone that covers his head and that he is unable to take off. He furiously stomps and yells and tears at the cone, he implores the skies and fate for relief, he is drawn to dark and wild and scary places. The depths of his sadness feel like a defeat. It's a battle he wages until he's mentally and physically exhausted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen, one day, Bear hears notes of music, the humming of a friendly hare. The hare hovers nearby, concerned, sometimes driven away by Bear's frustration and anger, more often staying close and gently offering support. The author began drawing a bear with a cone on his head as a way to make sense of how a person close to him was suffering from mental illness. The resulting book is both an emotional gut punch and a warm embrace, recognizable immediately to anyone who has ever suffered or loved someone who has suffered in similar dark places. In other words, all of us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Staffan Gnosspelius\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1644212315\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644212318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seven Stories Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 7.80w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/14\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/27\/2022","brand":"Staffan Gnosspelius","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44059127841023,"sku":"9781644212318","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ba7a3bb5-0e73-4211-9c4f-bd80a5a11099.jpg?v=1685056376","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bear-staffan-gnosspelius-9781644212318","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}