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Big Black Bear

Written & Illustrated by Wong Herbert Lee

What would you do if a big black bear barged into your house, made a mess and threatened to eat you? Little Girl tries to be polite and asks bear to, "Please use a dish!", but Bear only responds, "I'm a Big Black Bear, and I do as I wish!" The rhythmic text flows through the book making it a wonderful and fun book to read aloud. Yee's bold, bright and simple illustrations immediately catch your eye and pull you into the Brown Brick House and the habits of a bad mannered bear.

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Floppy Teddy Bear

Patricia Lillie
Illustrated by Karen Lee Baker

Floppy Teddy Bear is a colorful picture book about patience and sharing. Its repetitive, melodic text will make you feel like a child again as an older sister tries to protect her favorite toy from the carelessness of her younger sister. However, sometimes we all need our mom's help and support when troublesome situations arise in our lives. This book will capture the hearts of everyone who has ever had a favorite toy, or a younger sibling.

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It's the Bear!

Written and Illustrated by Jez Alborough

It's the Bear! is the perfect book for reading cuddled up with your child and a teddy bear. The large watercolor illustrations fill every page with humor, action, and tell the story of a boy and his teddy. Eddie takes his teddy bear, Freddie, on a picnic but is afraid of meeting a real bear in the woods. Suddenly, he hears a loud voice saying," I CAN SMELL FOOD! " Could it be the bear?!? Discover who ends up with the picnic food and who gets nothing in this very funny story.

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This is the Bear

Sarah Hayes
Illustrated by Helen Craig

Poor bear! He accidentally gets put in a trash can that is on its way to the dump. Luckily, his owners, a little boy and his dog, try their best to get him back. This tale about three friends on an adventure has inviting illustrations and catchy rhythmic verses. This is a perfect book for beginning readers and a great read aloud for younger children.

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This is the Bear and the Scary Night

Sarah Hayes
Illustrated by Helen Craig

A stuffed bear, left behind, spends the night in the park all alone. His nighttime adventure begins when he is swooped away by an owl and is dropped from the sky. This endearing stuffed bear and simple verse will make this a favorite bedtime story for young readers.

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