A grizzly bear walked all the way from the zoo to my front door and not a single person noticed him. I suppose it helped that it was night, and that he was wearing a big black duffle coat with an enormous hood that covered his hairy head. He knocked on the front door three times, loud knocks that shook the house.

Patrick makes his unexpected guest at home, while keeping him hidden from the neighbours, police and his very distractable mum!

An intriguing, engaging and rather remarkable tale.

This book was recognised by the Irish Children's Book of the Year.

This book features in the following series: A Rather Remarkable Grizzly Bear, Marco .

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by O'Brien Press Ltd .

Born in Dublin, Gerry Boland is a writer, teacher and committed environmentalist. Aine Mc Guinness is from a small village on the East coast of Ireland. An early love for art led her to study animation at the National Film School of Ireland where she graduated with a degree in 2007. She worked as an animator until 2010 before starting her career as an illustrator. Her work is often inspired by childhood memories and nature and mainly combines digital and watercolour painting. Aine is currently based in Dublin, Ireland.