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24 pp.
| Handprint |
October, 2007 |
TradeISBN 978-1-59354-195-8$14.95
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Illustrated by
John Butler.
One evening, Mama leniently grants all her cub's bedtime requests because, unbeknownst to him, the bears are about to begin their winter hibernation. The revelation at the end is satisfying, but readers might expect a few more visual clues that it's autumn. The animals in the illustrations are fuzzy to the touch--a gimmick that's hard to resist, though it sometimes looks awkward.