The Bear's Water Picnic Author:John Yeoman, Quentin Blake (Illustrator) The pig, squirrel, hedgehog and hen join the bear for a picnic on a raft in the middle of a lake. Numerous croaking frogs want to join them, but they pole away. When they are stuck on a sandbar, they must ask the frogs for help, and discover that the frogs are good company in spite of their loud croaking.