The debut children's book from award-winning poet Raymond Antrobus author of The Quiet Ear
that tracks a father-and-son journey into the discovery and management of deafness. "This is
a powerful and beautifully created book." - Able "This multi-layered skillfully woven story
provides a brilliant insight into how children make sense of their experience when they don't
have the words to describe it." - The Scotsman "This is a book which should certainly have a
place in every primary school for children teachers parents and staff." - The School
Librarian Featured on the BBC news the ITV news and in a deaf storyline on Coronation
Street as well being the first book to have ever been read entirely in BSL on CBeebies
Storytime by Deaf actress Rose Ayling-Ellis. Boy Bear cannot hear Dad Bear coming to wake him
up in the morning . He only grasps little bits of what his teacher and friends say to him. And
all the time Boy Bear keeps hearing the question "Can bears ski?" What does it mean? With the
support of Dad Bear Boy Bear visits an audiologist and gets hearing aids. And suddenly he
understands... "CAN YOU HEAR ME?" Now with an illustrated BSL alphabet included Raymond and
Polly draw from their personal experiences of deafness to show how isolating it can be for a
deaf child in a hearing world and all the many different ways to communicate love. A great book
for creating Deaf Awareness as well as helping build empathy and making welcoming inclusive
spaces for Deaf children. "The detail of how Little Bear can feel the vibration of Dad's
feet on the floor rather than hear his voice in the morning and how he can feel the crunch of
the snow under his feet when he walks to school as well as the experience of visiting an
audiologist bring an authenticity to the depiction of being deaf or hard of hearing in
childhood alongside a lovely story told in a relatable child voice." - Booktrust
