In this tender account of a sleepless night in the Bear

Cave, Big Bear sets out with all his patience and 

understanding to put an end to Little Bear's bedtime

fears. Bringing first a teeny-weeny lantern, then a

bigger one, and finally the Biggest Lantern of Them All,

Big Bear attempts to show Little Bear that the dark is

nothing to be afraid of. When all the lanterns in the cave

aren't enough to quell Little Bear's troubled emotions,

Big Bear offers - in a final loving gesture - nothing less than 

the bright yellow moon and the twinkly stars! 

More comforting and reassuring than a familiar lullaby, this

bedtime story has been called "the most perfect children's 

book ever written or illustrated" by the Sunday Times of London.