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Kinerk, Robert

Bear's First Christmas

32 pp. | Simon/Wiseman | October, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-0-689-86972-3 $16.99
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Jim LaMarche. A noise wakes Bear from hibernation. His investigative journey through the forest introduces the cub to new animal friends--and to the spirit of giving. Some subtle folktale elements add dimension to the plot, but the moralizing is distracting and the singsong rhyming couplets grow tiresome. Colored-pencil and acrylic wash paintings of the snowy woods depict a cozy wintry setting.
Reviewer: Norah Piehl

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