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I'm Sticking with You

A universe by Smriti Halls

A warm, funny, rhyming picture-book series about Bear and Squirrel — the best of friends — and the everyday wobbles of closeness, sharing and shyness.

  • Series

    1
  • Books

    3
  • Best for

    2–6
  • Status

    Ongoing

At a glance

Primary creator
Smriti Halls
First book
I'm Sticking with You · 2020
Tone
Funny, Warm, Heartwarming, Gentle
Overall sensitivity
Low

The shape of it

The shape of this universe.

Smriti Halls and Steve Small's I'm Sticking with You is a warm, funny, rhyming picture-book series about Bear and Squirrel — the very best of friends. Across three internationally bestselling stories, the pair learn about devotion and giving each other space, about making room for a noisy new friend called Chicken, and about how a good friend helps you through your worries and wobbles. Halls's bouncy read-aloud rhyme and Small's expressive, gently funny artwork make each book a joyful cuddle-up read and a gentle way to talk about closeness, inclusion and confidence. It's a lovely first series about whole-hearted friendship for 2–6s.

A warm, funny, rhyming picture-book series about Bear and Squirrel — the best of friends — and the everyday wobbles of closeness, sharing and shyness.

Primary themes

Tone palette

  • Funny
  • Warm
  • Heartwarming
  • Gentle

The series

One way in.

Cultural footprint

A shelf of evidence.

What I'm Sticking with You has done

  • Bestseller

Cultural ubiquity

3/ 5

Well-known to people who know the room.

Sensitivity

Low, and collection-wide.

LowCollection-wide

Across the collection

All 3 books.

About the creator

Smriti Halls.

Smriti Halls

Author

Smriti Halls: British author of Rain Before Rainbows (with David Litchfield on art) — warm, observational emotional-resilience picture books for ages 3–7.

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