A labor of love from Teddy Hanna, age 9

Gummy Bear.

When Sam wished for a friend, he didn't expect it to scream "EAT ME!"

A hilarious, heartfelt adventure about a lonely kid, a screaming gummy bear, and the strangest friendship you'll ever read. For fans of Roald Dahl and Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

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"EAT ME!"
Gummy Bear book cover illustration — a screaming red gummy bear by Teddy Hanna
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Book One

The Book.

A labor of love from a 9-year-old with a big imagination and an even bigger story to tell.

Gummy Bear
Book One of the Gummy Bear Series

Nine-year-old Sam is the invisible middle child in a family of six kids. His parents think he's turning two (again). His siblings are too busy with fireworks hoarding, robot dolphin novels, candy sculptures, and endless texting to notice he exists.

"EAT ME!" Gummy Bear screams. "That's my PURPOSE!"

When Sam discovers a mysterious old book in the back of the school library, he creates something that shouldn't be possible: a living, talking, completely unreasonable gummy bear who wants only one thing — to be eaten.

But Sam didn't bring Gummy Bear to life just to chew him up. He wanted a friend.

What follows is a year of absolute chaos — from a hijacked school bus to a Fourth of July fireworks disaster, from a near-fatal encounter with strawberry acid to an elaborate pie-based revenge plot. Along the way, Sam must keep Gummy Bear's existence a secret, survive his candy-obsessed little sister's crafting experiments, and dodge scheme after ridiculous scheme.

But as the months pass, something unexpected happens. Between the disasters and the dreaded Jar of Misery, Sam and Gummy Bear might actually be becoming... friends.

If only Gummy Bear would stop hiding in the birthday cake.

"That's my
PURPOSE!"
— Gummy Bear, approximately 400 times

Perfect For

Readers ages 7–12 who love laugh-out-loud stories about unlikely friendships and big feelings

If You Like

Roald Dahl Diary of a Wimpy Kid Captain Underpants

What's Inside

Original illustrations that bring the chaos to life — plus a story packed with heart, humor, and one very persistent gummy bear.

Series

Book One of the Gummy Bear Series. More screaming bears on the way.

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The Creator

Meet Teddy.

Teddy Hanna, 9-year-old author, holding his book Gummy Bear
Age 9

Teddy Hanna

Author · Age 9

Teddy is a 9-year-old author who decided the world needed a book about a gummy bear that screams "EAT ME!" at every possible opportunity. He was right.

Gummy Bear is Teddy's first book — a labor of love that started as an idea he couldn't stop talking about and turned into a real, published novel with original illustrations. The kind of story only a kid could dream up, and the kind of book every kid will want to read.

When he's not writing about screaming candy, Teddy is probably thinking about writing about screaming candy.

Published at age 9
Book One of a series
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Available worldwide Written by a kid, for kids Original illustrations Book One of a series