P.B. the teddy bear celebrates his birthday with a cake, a party for his friends, and lots of presents. Told in rebus form.

The P.B. Bear series features a loveable teddy character who evokes trust in both parents and children. These books cover from pre-school to starting school, introducing first concepts, words and generally developing reading skills.

The reader is asked to guess the names of items that P.B. Bear is using as he plants seeds, goes out in the rain, takes a bath and more.

The reader is asked to guess what P.B. Bear is doing at certain times of the day, and a clock face shows the time.

P.B. Bear plays hide-and-seek while the reader is asked to find his hiding places around the house.

When P.B. Bear finds his camera at the back of a cupboard, he decides to head for the park. He takes lots of photographs of his friends, but none of them develop quite as he expects

Bears takes a look at these ever popular toys through a range of hands-on activities and creativity. Children will: develop self expression and creativity through familiar bear stories and rhymes build on mathematical concepts such as counting and size extend their knowledge and understanding of a range of scientific principles. This book is part of the Exploring Play series which are exciting topic-based books that present a range of unusual themes, together with new ideas for timeless favourites.