Hilary Leung is a Toronto-based author and illustrator of books for very young readers. His early success came as illustrator of the Ninja Cowboy Bear series co-created with David Bruins.
Fiction (Juvenile, Picture book)
Bear Learns to Share: A First Feelings Reader
Scholastic, 2023.
Scholastic Reader. Level 1
Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)
One ice cream cone. One bar. One timeless question: Will Bear learn to share?
Meet Bear. Bear has so much to give . . .but will she share? Find out in this surprising and memorable storybook all about friendship, compromise, and of course, sharing. Featuring a new easier-to-read title and brand new cover, Bear Learns to Share is a beginning reader adaptation of Hilary Leung’s Will Bear Share? board book!
Fiction (Juvenile, Picture book)
Giraffe is Grumpy: A First Feelings Reader
Scholastic, 2023.
Scholastic Reader. Level 1.
Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)
One giraffe. One bad mood. One timeless question: Will Giraffe Laugh?
Meet Giraffe. Giraffe loves to laugh, but today is different. Giraffe is cranky! All of Giraffe’s friends want to cheer him up . . .but is laughter the best medicine for such a grumpy guy? Featuring a new easier-to-read title and brand new cover, Giraffe is Grumpy is a beginning reader adaptation of Hilary Leung’s Will Giraffe Laugh? board book!
Fiction (Juvenile, Picture book)
Stego-cumulus
Illustrated by Niall Eccles.
Toronto: North Wind Press/Scholastic, 2018.
Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)
Panda loves the shapes and stories of the clouds in the sky; Parrot can only see the science. It seems like they will never agree.
But when they’re apart, they realize how much they miss each other, and that maybe, it’s their differences that make them better together.
A story of friendship, imagination and discovery — and the joy of taking in the world around you.
A playful non-fiction section at the back from Parrot’s cloud notebook —annotated with Panda’s doodles and thoughts — provides further information on cloud types.
Fiction (Juvenile, Board book)
Will Bear Share?
Cartwheel Books/Scholastic, 2018.
Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)
Meet Bear. Bear has so much to give. . . but will she share? Find out in this surprising and memorable storybook all about friendship, compromise, and of course, sharing.
A fresh and funny book in a new series of animal question stories by creative talent Hilary Leung that will keep little ones laughing. . . and sharing (when it’s appropriate!).
Fiction (Juvenile, Board book)
Will Giraffe Laugh?
Cartwheel Books/Scholastic, 2019.
Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)
Giraffe loves to laugh! But can his friends cheer him up when he’s feeling down? Find out in this surprising book all about grumpiness.
Fiction (Juvenile, Board book)
Will Ladybug Hug?
Cartwheel Books/Scholastic, 2018.
Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)
Meet Ladybug. Ladybug loves to hug! Now Ladybug is getting ready to go on a trip and wants to say good-bye to her friends. . . but will her friends want to receive a hug? Find out in this surprising and memorable storybook all about friendship, high-fives, consent, and of course, hugs.
Fiction (Juvenile, Board book)
Will Sheep Sleep?
Cartwheel Books/Scholastic, 2019.
Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)
Meet Sheep. Sheep’s had a very busy day and now he is tired. . . but will Sheep finally be able to sleep? Find out in this surprising and memorable storybook all about friendship, compromise, and of course, bedtime routines.