The Bear Who Loved Chocolate by Leela Hope

leela hope lives in an urban area of San Diego and is presently at work on a new book. She enjoys scuba diving and visiting wildlife parks, seeking new inspiration for cuddly characters for her stories. Her writing covers a span of several genres, but she always returns to her first love, children's fiction. leela hope was destined to be an author and she knew exactly what genre of fiction she wanted to dedicate her life too.īorn in San Diego, California, and still residing in the area, leela studied English Literature at Berkeley, earning a degree in 1989.

By the age of 14, she had already written a small book of short stories for her own entertainment, and by the age of 22, she had published her first full-fledged children's fiction in several magazines. The stories flowed easily from her mind, and it wasn't long before she realized she had a gift for writing. Her vision is always of a parent sitting on a child's bed, reciting the stories each night, while the young one drifts off to sleep, lulled into a dream world full of fun and adventure.įrom her very earliest years of childhood, leela made up stories in her head, telling them to her younger brother and sister. leela hope writes her stories to entertain the very young, but also to educate. Her stories concentrate on the adventures of floppy eared bunnies and wide-eyed children learning lessons in life, before returning home wiser and eager for sleep. Your children will enjoy the full-color illustrations of Chocolate Bear, his mother, and their neighborhood. This story is suitable as a read-aloud book for preschoolers or a self-read book for beginner readers. Her lively characters have entranced and captivated her audience, and she has taken great joy in writing the three series of books, each beautifully illustrated with love and care. Chocolate Bear is a delightfully illustrated childrens book for you and your children to read together.

Leela hope is a writer with over 22 years of experience in writing endearing children's fiction.

The Bear Who Loved Chocolate by Leela Hope