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24 pp.
| Sterling |
November, 2003 |
TradeISBN 1-4027-0707-X$$12.95
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A young bear brags about and imitates his father's ferocity until the cub has scared away his friends, and he alone must face a terrifying noise. The images convey a surprisingly wide range of the bear's emotions, and the ending--the noise is only Daddy, who has come for his son--works because it subverts our expectations: Daddy may be large, but he's a pussycat (figuratively speaking).