The Bear Hug

by Sean Callahan, Laura J. Bryant (Illustrator)

Overview

2007 Best Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street College

Cubby loves to visit Grandpa Bear. Often Grandpa and Cubby practice growling. In fall, they find food in the doughnut shop. In winter, they hibernate by the TV. But the very best thing about visiting Grandpa Bear is the Bear Hug.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807506066
Publisher:	Whitman, Albert & Company
Publication date:	01/01/2006
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	24
File size:	8 MB
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Sean Callahan is a freelance journalist and children's book author. He lives in Illinois with his wife and two daughters.

Laura J. Bryant was born and raised in south Florida and currently lives in North Carolina. She attended the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore where she studied painting, printmaking, and sculpture. She is the illustrator of more than forty books for children, including God Gave Us You and the Kitty Cat Kitty Cat series. 

Editorial Reviews

Every Sunday, Cubby Bear visits Grandpa Bear. Cubby loves the growling lessons, the fishing lessons, the hunt for food and learning to hibernate. The best part of the visit, though, is the bear hug. Grandpa Bear is sure Cubby can't escape, but Cubby wiggles and wriggles until he gets free. Then the little bear giggles because he always manages to get out of Grandpa's special Bear Hugs. A sweet if run-of-the-mill concept is made special here by the interplay of the text and the watercolor illustrations. First-time author Callahan's text describes realistic bear activities for the intergenerational duo, but Bryant's cartoon-realistic bears are definitely living in houses and eating in diners. Cubby and Grandpa "hibernate" in front of a TV with popcorn and fish with fishing poles. Libraries in need of a steady supply of cute-and-cuddly need look no further. A good gift for the Grandpa Bear in your life. (Picture book. 2-6)

Kirkus Reviews

"A good gift for the Grandpa Bear in your life."

Kirkus Reviews

"This slight, sweet story portrays a loving, intergenerational relationship through friendly watercolor paintings."

School Library Journal

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