Age
5-9
Grade
K-4
Bonny Becker, Kady MacDonald Denton
A Christmas for Bear
Hardcover
(Candlewick Sept. 19, 2017)
Bear’s minimalist holiday celebration has an eager Mouse feeling a bit anxious in this humorous and heartwarming story about the unlikely, lovable pair.
One frosty night, Bear hears a tap, tap, tapping on his front door. “Merry Christmas!” cries Mouse. Mouse is there for a Christmas party, and Bear has never had one before, but he’s certain that pickles (preferably from France) must be an essential component, along with the reading of a long and difficult poem. The problem is, whenever Bear comes back from the kitchen with more treats, Mouse has vanished — only to be found, small and gray and guilty-eyed, scurrying under the bed or rifling through the closet. Will there be even a tiny present involved? “Hogwash!” scolds Bear. Get ready for holiday anticipation and the best kind of surprises as the curmudgeonly Bear and a hopeful Mouse return in a warm, funny tale full of holiday cheer and true friendship.
- Series
- Bear and Mouse
- ISBN
- 0763649236 / 9780763649234
- Pages
- 48
- Weight
- 19.2 oz.
- Dimensions
- 9.6 x 0.4
in.