Meet the Burpee Bears in this glorious picture book created by the nation's favourite PE teacher, Joe Wicks! For this modern-day bear family, every day is a new day: a day for adventure and discovery, and true to Joe's ethos, each book in the series will be begin and end with an illustrated warm-up and wind-down exercise routine — perfect for energetic little bears everywhere! The Burpee Bears is infused with Joe's signature sense of fun. In the first book in the series, children will laugh out loud while they recognise the ups and downs of everyday family life and delight in the Burpee Bear characters, who bring a little bit of Wicks magic and a whole lot of Joe energy to each and every page.
The Burpee Bears will touch your hearts and get families moving together and reading together. Created by Joe and written in partnership with acclaimed author Vivian French,The Burpee Bears will be gloriously illustrated by stellar artist Paul Howard. • Joe Wicks has over 4 million Facebook followers, over 4 million Instagram followers and his YouTube videos have had more than 280 million views. • This is Joe's debut children's book and will be highly anticipated by fans of his videos! • Since lockdown, PE with Joe Wicks has been a lifeline for many families and elevated Joe to the status of National Treasure. He undertook a 24 hour workout for Comic Relief and has started working with the BBC on a series for children's fitness. • On March 24 2020, 'PE with Joe' was broadcast live to 955,158 people around the world, smashing the Guinness World Record for the largest ever YouTube livestream audience. • Since 2015, Joe has published 8 books and sold over 3 million copies in the UK (TCM). He is the only non-fiction author to have secured 3 x No. 1 titles in one year, and his chart-topping first book is the second-highest selling cookbook of all time. • Paul Howard has worked with such well-known authors as Allan Ahlberg, Anne Fine, Gene Kemp, Joan Lingard, Penelope Lively, Jan Mark and Jenny Nimmo.
