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Bryan, Sean

A Bear and His Boy

32 pp. | Arcade | April, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-1-55970-838-8 $14.99
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Tom Murphy. Mack, a bear, unexpectedly wakes up with a boy on his back. Using just three shades of orangey-brown and a single end rhyme, Bryan and Murphy build tension throughout Mack's packed day, expertly releasing it with a color addition and rhyme change when Mack finally slows down (though the author's "stop...and smell the lilacs" message is mostly for adults).
Reviewer: Claire E. Gross

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