A children’s story by Alex Rhodes · Illustrated by Funti
When Papa leaves for the night, his love stays.
The Baker and The Bear follows Luna and her night-shift dad as they turn an empty spot at bedtime into a Hug Button, a shared moon, and a promise they can both feel.
A bedtime story rooted in real nights
Luna. Loved. Bedtime.
But Papa works while the house sleeps. When Luna wakes and finds his spot empty, the missing feels enormous. Together they make small rituals that say something bigger: leaving for work is not the same as leaving someone’s heart.
“And if you wake up, look at the moon. I see the same moon from the bakery. Our moon.”Read how the story began
The story does not stop at the back cover
You found the Hug Button.
Press it when someone you love is somewhere else. The page will glow, your hug will travel, and the route will always stay right here.
Send a hugA companion book for young storytellers
The pictures are ready. This story needs your words.
In The Baker and The Bear: Write & Color Your Own Story, children color Funti’s line artwork and decide what happens on every page. The child becomes the author.
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A little piece of the story to keep.
Print the Hug Button, tuck a Hug Note somewhere it will be found, and bring Luna and Papa Bear's small rituals into your own home.
For night-shift families, traveling parents, and anyone who loves across a little distance.