Prince Bear & Pauper Bear

by Emily Lim

Pauper Bear is a sad little teddy bear who longs to be loved whilst Prince Bear is a proud teddy bear who loves himself. When their paths take different turns, the two bears discover that things do not happen as they expect... Prince Bear & Pauper Bear has been awarded the Bronze Medal (Children's Picture Books category) at the 2008 IPPY Awards (World's largest independent publishers book awards).

Genres: Picture Books

36 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 2010

About the author

Emily Lim is an award-winning children’s book author. She was the first outside North America to win three Independent Publisher Book Awards (“IPPY” awards) for her books, Prince Bear and Pauper Bear (Bronze Medal 2008), Just Teddy (Bronze Medal 2009), and Bunny Finds The Right Stuff (Silver Medal 2010).

Ms. Lim is also the first South-east Asian recipient of the Moonbeam Award, for her book, The Tale of Rusty Horse (Moonbeam Gold Medal 2009). In addition, Just Teddy was on the Red Dot Award Shortlist in 2010, Bunny Finds The Right Stuff was on the Hedwig Anuar Shortlist in 2011).

Reviews

[Remy]

I shit you not, primary school me read this book and bawled my eyes out. I've never slept without my bear from then on. Protect the bears!!

[Pawornwan Sommanochai]

Very Good !!!

[ISLN (Int'l School Library Network) Singapore]

Singapore author -- we don't have to choose this book, but perhaps one of hers