Luisa the hare is always in a rush until the day she gets into an accident, and must wait for Tom the tortoise, who always takes his time, to repair her damaged scooter.

When Anders the hare insists that nothing is wrong, Jeff the bear gets his friend to share what is bothering him by giving him space while still being supportive.

"Bear, Staffan Gnosspelius's debut book, is a gorgeous visual meditation on depression. In this deeply affecting, wordless picture book for adults, a bear is maddeningly afflicted with a cone that covers his head and that he is unable to take off. He furiously stomps and yells and tears at the cone, he implores the skies and fate for relief, he is drawn to dark and wild and scary places. The depths of his sadness feel like a defeat. It's a battle...

"Bear and Hare go fishing, but the trip doesn't turn out the way either one expects"--