This collection includes the first two books in the Super Happy Party Bears chapter book series! In Gnawing Around, the animals of the Grumpy Woods are even grumpier than usual when a new family of beavers moves in. Their dam is drying up the river! Mayor Quill decrees they are not welcome, but the bears disagree. Can their dance party save the day? In Knock Knock on Wood, Wallace Woodpecker's pecking annoys the animals of the Grumpy Woods, but the Super Happy Party Bears think he's beating a nice rhythm for dancercise! Can the bears help the rest of the Grumpy Woods appreciate his talents? Don't miss the next two parties in Super Happy Party Bears: Staying A Hive! and Super Happy Party Bears: Going Nuts! An Imprint Book

Author Biography

Marcie Colleen is the author of the Super Happy Party Bears picture book series. She's a former classroom teacher and current Educational Consultant for the Picture Book Month initiative. In that role, she presented at a recent New York Public Library Literary Salon, which focused on the Common Core. She also creates Teacher's Guides for picture books and middle grade novels and is a huge advocate for using children's fictional literature in the classroom. Steve James has ten years experience in the art industry (animation, greeting cards and video game artwork). Super Happy Party Bears is his first children's book. Steve's art is influenced by Adventure Time, Oliver Jeffers and walks in the countryside. He lives near Leeds, a vibrant city in the United Kingdom.