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Bear Has a Story to Tell

Philip C. Stead

Recommended:Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens -Up to Seven (2013)
Nominee:Star of the North Picture Book Award -Grades K-2 (2014)

It was almost winter and Bear was getting sleepy.
But first, Bear had a story to tell...

Bear found his friend Mouse, but Mouse was busy gathering seeds and didn't have time to listen to a story. Then Bear saw his friend Duck, but Duck was getting ready to fly south. What about his friend Toad? He was busy looking for a warm place to sleep. By the time Bear was through helping his friends get ready for winter, would anyone still be awake to hear his story?

This endearing story of friendship and patience is a worthy companion to Philip and Erin Stead's last collaboration, A Sick Day for Amos McGee, winner of the 2011 Caldecott Medal.

Bear Has a Story to Tell is a Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of 2012. This title has Common Core connections.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
  • Publish Date: Sep 4th, 2012
  • Pages: 32
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.60in - 9.50in - 0.40in - 0.80lb
  • EAN: 9781596437456
  • Recommended age: 02-06
  • Categories: Social Themes - FriendshipAnimals - BearsConcepts - Seasons

About the Author

Stead, Erin E.: - Erin E. Stead has illustrated several children's books with her husband, Philip C. Stead. Their first picture book, A Sick Day for Amos McGee, won the Caldecott Medal. She has also illustrated And Then It's Spring (written by Julie Fogliano) and contributed to Eric Carle's What's Your Favorite Animal? The Steads divide their time between Ann Arbor, Michigan, and New York City.
Stead, Philip C.: - PHILIP C. STEAD is the author of the Caldecott Medal winning A Sick Day for Amos McGee, also named a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of 2010 and a Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of 2010, illustrated by his wife, Erin E. Stead (A Neal Porter Book, Roaring Brook Press, 2010). Philip, also an artist, both wrote and illustrated his debut Creamed Tuna Fish and Peas on Toast (Roaring Brook Press, 2009), which was applauded by School Library Journal for "its wry humor and illustrations worthy of a Roald Dahl creation." Philip lives with Erin in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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Praise for this book

"The universal desire to narrate our lives is at the heart of Philip C. Stead's delightful and instructive 'Bear Has a Story to Tell.'" --The New York Times Book Review

"The rhythms of nature and of storytelling are in fine form here." --School Library Journal, starred review

"...especially soulful....The quiet suggestion that no one has all the answers is just one of the many pleasures the Steads give readers." --Publishers Weekly, starred

"The creators of the Caldecott-winning A Sick Day for Amos McGee (2010) offer another charming story about the reciprocal nature of friendship..." --Booklist

"Quietly entrancing." --Horn Book