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A bear who doesn't want to be a bear follows some ducks, hoping to become a duck. He almost gets there, but in the end realizes being a bear is okay, too. It's a little contrived (why does he decide to climb that tree, thus proving his bear-ness?) but still entertaining. Pastoral ink and watercolor illustrations show the hopeful creature in over his head.