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K-3Brand New Readers series.
Illustrated by
Akemi Gutierrez.
In four short stories, Brother Bear, Sister Bear, and Baby Bear go swimming, eat ice cream cones, play in the snow, and do the limbo. Each story includes a brief introductory summary and uses simple repetitive language. Amusing twists at the end lift them above the ordinary. The watercolor and ink illustrations are genial and uncluttered.