Bear in Love
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3.9 • 7 Ratings
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
Features an audio read-along performed by the author, Daniel Pinkwater. Could the bear have a secret friend? Who is leaving him surprises? The ever-lovable Daniel Pinkwater spins a funny and sweetly offbeat story. One morning, the bear finds something just outside his cave. It is orange and long and pointy and has bushy green leaves at one end. And it’s sweet and crunchy! Where did it come from? Did someone leave it for him? Then there are two more of the sweet crunchy things the next morning! The bear knows that someone nice is leaving him these treats. If only he could discover who it is! Should he leave something tasty in return? With the help of Will Hillenbrand’s endearing illustrations, the inimitable Daniel Pinkwater spins a charming little mystery about unexpected kindnesses and finding that extra-special someone.
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Pinkwater's (Beautiful Yetta) impulsive, happy-go-lucky bear keeps finding carrots on a flat rock outside his cave, left by some anonymous well-wisher. After days of this, the bear places honeycomb on the rock as a lure ("He wanted to see who had left him the nice things"), and pretty soon there's a full-scale war of random acts of kindness going on. In a nod to Pooh, Pinkwater's bear sings to himself quite often "Someone must like me/ Someone is nice/ Very good, yum yum yum/ Someone is nice" and much attention is paid to the deliciousness of each treat. Hillen-brand's (Kite Day) cheery mixed-media spreads draw little attention to themselves, and there isn't a hint of menace or darkness. Only the pacing seems off: by the time the mystery is solved (spoiler: it's a rabbit) the story is over, although it's clear that the relationship is just beginning. Yet Pinkwater's talent for creating loveable characters and his unalloyed sense of goodness make it work. Ages 2 6.
