Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant brings the peaceful sounds, sights, and characters of the coast vividly to life in the eighth book of the Lighthouse Family series, in which the family meets a bear who has just woken up from hibernation! After a long winter cooped up in the lighthouse, Whistler and Lila are excited to go outside and explore. In the forest, they see some frosty vapor rising from a hole in the roots of a tree. They investigate and discover that it is a hibernating bear. The mouse children wait patiently for the bear to wake up and when he does, they invite him for breakfast at the lighthouse. But their new friend might not be quite done hibernating…
Eddie and his mom go into the woods for a picnic and meet a very large, very hungry bear.
At the end of the day a little boy falls asleep as his mama reads about a bear hibernating. Full color.
An adaptation of a popular song
A hibernating bear awakens to find himself smack dab in the middle of a sprawling industrial complex where people think he's just a silly man who wears a fur coat. 46 illustrations.
THE BEAR is not a fantasy or a dream - there really is a bear in Tilly's house, and as Tilly is a practical child she sets about making that bear welcome.
After some great advice from some faithful friends, Bennie realizes in order to shine he must embrace his true purpose. This is a story with an inspiring message and an unforgettable tale children will want to read again and again.
I don't know if the rope and pulley will take the strain. I'm in my nice, ... I just need to tell somebody and let the authorities deal with a wounded grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park. ... I mustn't forget the pepper spray.
Narrated by Anna, this is white-knuckle storytelling that captures the fear, wonder and bewilderment of our worst nightmares - and the power of one girl's enduring love for her family.
When Bear is too sick to play, his animal friends go to his cave to make him soup and tea and keep him company.
A Little Brother to the Bear and Other Animal Stories