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K-3
It's bedtime, but Henry Bear's parents don't want him to sleep. For breakfast, they serve cake. No, this isn't Opposite Week: it's the result of Henry's misbegotten birthday wish last year for more-fun parents. Fortunately, it's wish time again... The introduction of Henry's new friend Marjani seems unnecessary in this otherwise well-crafted tale. The art, showing an all-bear-resident village, is enticingly quaint.