This book by Caron Levis and Charles Santoso is intended for young readers, pre-school through second grade. It tells the story of Gus and Ida, two bears who reside together at the Central Park zoo hearing the sounds of the big city just beyond as they play happily together until the day Gus learns Ida has become ill and will die.

Along with Gus, the reader learns how to prepare to say good-bye and what loss feels and looks like. The zoo keeper gives Gus care and compassion which is a support through his adjustment. But nothing changes the fact that life is different without Ida and she must be grieved before he can reach his new normal.