Bear正開心吃著餅乾,卻突然擔心:「如果這是最後一塊怎麼辦?」沒想到真的吃完了!他急忙出門買餅乾,一路上卻越想越焦慮——擔心錯過公車,結果真的錯過;擔心迷路,也真的迷路。好不容易找到店,卻排在最後,眼看最後一塊餅乾被買走,而買走的人正是朋友Duck!
就在Bear以為一切都糟透時,Duck卻把餅乾分給他,並溫柔地告訴他:「不是每個『如果』都會變成壞事。」Bear這才發現,有些擔心就算成真,也不代表世界會崩塌,甚至可能帶來意想不到的美好結局。
This companion title to Natalia Shaloshvili’s award-winning book Bear is a funny and comforting take on how to cope with constant worrying. With a little help from his friend Duck, Bear finds that even when his biggest (cookie-related!) worries do come true, it’s not the end of the world.
At first, Bear is happily munching his cookie, until a thought creeps in: what if it’s the last cookie? When this turns out to be true, he sets off for the shops – and his worries mount and mount. He worries about missing the bus . . . and it leaves without him. He worries he’ll get lost . . . and gets lost. By the time he finds the cookie queue, he’s at the very back; and his worst worry comes true. The very last cookie goes . . . to Duck!
But just when Bear thinks his worst fears have been realised, Duck gently shows him that worries don’t have to end in disaster. By sharing his cookie and reminding Bear that ‘what ifs’ can lead to happy endings too, Duck helps his friend see that things often turn out better than expected.



