‘A dazzling debut .from a writer to watch . . a magical, confidently told story . . .I predict a roaring success.’
- The Saturday Times’s Children’s Book of the Week
’A lyrical debut.’
- The Telegraph
’ . . . enchanting debut . . . this book is a delight!’
- The Daily Mail
’ This book evokes a powerful & tender relationship, involves the kind of adventure a child could never embark on in reality (the best kind) and is a roaring call to protect the planet.’
- The Sunday Times Children’s Book of the Week
’Gold’s middle-grade debut places its environmental message firmly up front, a passionate tale about a passionate youngster.’
- The FT
’Gold’s tale of animal-human allyship - beautifully illustrated by Levi Pinfold - has an urgent climatic awareness at its heart.’
- The Observer
’For children whose passion is the environment, The Last Bear by Hannah Gold, with illustrations by Levi Pinfold, is a lovely thing.’
- Katherine Rundell in The Guardian (roundup of books to help & inspire children)
