Big Bear patiently soothes restless Little Bear in their cozy nighttime cave.

"I don't like the dark," said Little Bear.

"What dark?" said Big Bear.

"The dark all around us," said Little Bear.

In this tender account of a sleepless night in the bear cave, Big Bear sets out with all his patience and understanding 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 twinkling stars! More comforting than even the best of lullabies, this bedtime story is destined to become a classic.

Candlewick Storybook Animation packages include:

* A full-color hardcover picture book

* A dual-disk DVD/CD with full animated story and two audio read-along

versions of the text — one with page-turn prompts

* A full-color poster, plus a sheet of reusable stickers!

With a bonus author interview

【作傢簡介】

馬丁·韋德爾 Martin Waddell（愛爾蘭）

1941年齣生於北愛爾蘭的貝爾費斯特，是愛爾蘭知名作傢，作品曾多次獲得英國史馬提斯奬(The Smarties Book Prize)、凱特格林威大奬(The Kate Greenaway Medal)、鵝媽媽大奬等國際知名奬項。作品包括：《小貓頭鷹》(Owl Babies)、《月光》，以及與以靈活的綫條及巧妙的布局取勝的繪者芭芭拉·弗斯(Barbara Firth)閤作的係列圖畫書：《你睡不著嗎？》(Can't you sleep, little bear?)、《做得好，小小熊》(Good job, little bear)、《我們迴傢吧》Let's go home, little bear；和海倫·奧剋森伯瑞(Helen Oxenbury)閤作的《可憐的鴨子》(Farmer duck)等。

他取材多半來自小孩日常生活中一個觀點或一份心情，而不是戲劇化的衝突事件。他擅長以鮮活的文字經營悠閑的故事鏇律，提醒讀者：稀鬆平常的生活片段，正是一點一滴慢慢醞釀親子的親密和關懷。

【畫傢簡介】

芭芭拉·弗斯 Barbara Firth（愛爾蘭）

Barbara Firth 說她一直很幸運，因為她的興趣和工作都是繪畫。在她三歲時她就開始畫動物、植物。十一歲時，全傢搬遷到鄉下，更使她有機會接觸到花花草草。

後來她進入London College of Fashion.學習pattern cutting。畢業後曾在英國著名百貨公司 Marks and Spencer 的設計部門工作，後又轉到名雜誌Vogue上班，負責編織類書的工作。機緣巧遇地她來到瞭英國最知名繪本齣版社Walker Books，在那兒找到瞭她的最愛--- Natural Histroy。她的作品屢獲奬項，和Martin Waddell 閤作的Little Bear係列書更廣受好評。閑暇之餘，她喜歡待在動物園，觀察熊的活動和生活行為，也為她的創作找到最好的詮釋信息。