This is a quirky picture book, for readers aged four upwards. It's the first children's book by the author of 'Grief is a Thing with Feathers'.

This is the third time the dogs and bears have ended up fighting. No one really knows what starts their disagreements. It might have been something the dogs were wearing or the sweets they were making. But someone always ends up hurt. 

In the middle of this brawl though, there's a sudden downpour - of squids. It seems a storm has swept them up out of the sea and dumped them on the field in the middle of the dogs and the bears. 

It's such a strange event that everything stops, and the dog and bears actually join forces in deciding how they can help get the squids back to the sea.

Sadly, as soon as the situation is resolved, the dogs and bears forget their solidarity and get back to brawling. 

It's a funny, old book. Lively 'crash, pow, wollop' illustrations with bright pink feature throughout and the narrator is a very strong presence as he interrupts the story to state his position on the morality of fighting. 

On the final page he introduces himself as a particular peaceful creature and invites the reader, 'whatever kind of animal you are, you can be a peaceful creature'.

It's described as a pacifist fable, and is said to act as a 'conversation starter about real-world conflict, empathy, and finding common ground'. Certainly a fresh and unusual picture book.