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32 pp.
| HarperCollins/Harper
| October, 2013
|
TradeISBN 978-0-06-170023-1$17.99
(2)
K-3
Illustrated by
Jane Dyer
&
Brooke Dyer.
In this "Goldilocks" variation, Santa arrives on Christmas Eve at the cottage of three polar bears out taking a walk. Here, when Santa is finally discovered (after eating Baby Bear's Christmas pudding, etc.), he is a welcome visitor. The art is appealing in the extreme, the Scandinavian setting evoked in warm watercolor and gouache paintings that are both cozy and filled with motion.