West Bend Community Memorial Library
West Bend Community Memorial Library
| Children's Booklist |
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 Sleepy Bears
by Mem Fox -
When winter comes, six sleepy bears are rhymed to sleep by Mother Bear. |
 Milo's Hat Trick by Jon Agee
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Milo is a hopeless magician who catches a bear instead of a rabbit, but the
bear's sensational hat trick just might save Milo's magic act.
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 Where's My Teddy? Jez Alborough
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When a small boy named Eddie goes searching for his lost teddy in the dark
woods, he comes across a gigantic bear with a similar problem. |
 Jason's Bears by Marion Dane Bauer
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Jason's enthusiasm for bears is dampened when his big brother tells him that
they are going to eat him up. |
 Berlioz: the Bear by Jan Brett
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Berlioz the bear and his fellow musicians are due to play for the town ball
when their bandwagon becomes stuck in a hole in the road. |
 My Brown Bear Barney by Dorothy Butler
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On her many travels, a small girl takes many things, especially her brown
bear Barney. |
 It's About Time, Jesse Bear, and Other Rhymes by Nancy
White Carlstram -
From early morning to bedtime, rhymes, present the activities of Jesse Bear
as he dresses, plays, eats, and gets ready for bed. |
 Sleepy Bear by Lydia Dabcovich
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Shows Bear getting ready for his long winter's nap, or hibernation, and his
springtime awakening. |
 Jamberry by Bruce Degan
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A little boy walking in the forest meets a big lovable bear that takes him
on a delicious berry-picking adventure in the magical world of Berryland. |
 Corduroy by Don Freeman -
A toy bear in a department store wants a number of things, but when a little
girl finally buys him, he finds what he has always wanted most of all. |
 Henry Hikes to Fitchburg by D.B. Johnson
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When a treasured teddy bear becomes so worn that it is mistaken for a
monkey, a little girl and her mother decide to restore Bear to "his good old
self." |
 The Teddy Bears' Picnic by Jimmy Kennedy
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This decades-old song describes the teddy bears' grand picnic in the woods. |
 Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
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Little Sal and Little Bear both lose their mothers while eating blueberries
and almost end up with the other's mother. |
 The Teddy Bear by David McPhail
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A teddy bear, lost by the little boy who loves him, still feels loved after
being rescued by a homeless man. |
 We're Going on a Bear Hunt
by Michael Rosen -
Brave bear hunters go through the grass, a river, mud, and other obstacles
before the inevitable encounter with the bear forces a headlong retreat. |
 Can't You Sleep, Little Bear? by Martin Waddell
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When bedtime comes, Little Bear is afraid of the dark, until Big Bear brings
him light and love. |
“‘Thou shalt not’ is soon forgotten, but ‘Once upon a time’
lasts forever.”
~Philip Pullman
(1996 Carnegie Medal acceptance speech)
Updated January 11, 2007
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Library
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