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Illustrated by
Brett Helquist.
A bear is hungry for something--"I know it starts with the letter B..."--and searches the woods. When it spots a boy, readers will fear the worst. The book's gotcha moment (it's the boy's berries that the bear wants) is expertly played in both Reed's alliterative text and in Helquist's paintings, which contain just the right blend of humor and menace.