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32 pp.
| Kids Can |
September, 2009 |
TradeISBN 978-1-55453-464-7$16.95
(3)
K-3
In this nondidactic environmentalist fable, a bear "filled with love and happiness" can't help but show it, with hugs for all the forest's inhabitants. When a woodsman starts to chop down a majestic old tree, one big bear hug--around the startled man--saves the day. Digital illustrations rendered in earthy tones humorously depict the stunned recipients of the bear's affection.