Ivar Roth 
Shenanigans at the Big Blue [EPUB ebook] 

As you probably know, I have two friends: a vegetarian tiger and little bear. They are in my minds eyes, and I see them often. They talk to me, and since they might talk to you, Id like to introduce them.
My friends met in an amusing way. The tiger found himself by mistake in a berry bush and was unable to pick up berries with his huge paws and jaws. The little bear noticed how clumsy he was and started to laugh. It was the first time she laughed at somebody else. This laugh was so irresistible that the poor tiger, his mouth all red with squashed berries, started to laugh too. A few days later, my friends discovered the big blue together.