Books with author Stryker Ostafew

Teddy bears Bennington and Valentina search for spring on Fox Hill. In their last adventure they built a snowman during winter, but they are eager to get outside and play in the warm weather. They discover crocuses and daffodils near their home, and as they end up near Willow Creek they find a great bush full of pussy willows. As they begin to head home at the end of the afternoon, Bennington runs into a patch of burdock burrs that get stuck all over him. As they get close to Fox Hill, they see two baby foxes that run down into their den. The two bears decide to wait and see if they will come back up. To their great amazement the kits come up and sit in the warm sunshine. Valentina sings to them and they fall fast asleep.They end their day by drawing a map of their adventures. Illustrated with HD nature photography.

Teddy Bears Bennington and Valentina are off on their Great Fall Adventure. They take a shortcut through the cemetery on the way to the pumpkin patch. They then continue to the apple orchard, climb up an apple tree, and Bennington proceeds to fall from the branch. Valentina then uses her strong muscles to push him home in his wheelbarrow. Will they arrive home safely? Can she push him home all the way? Come see these bears on their adventure, all illustrated with HD nature photography.

Bennington and Valentina are two bears who are always seeking grand adventures. They explore indoors and outdoors and wherever their imaginations take them. Along the way they meet many new friends and together they build, explore, invent, and get into all kinds of mischief. In this book, Bennington and Valentina build a snowman using a plan they created. Each step has a poem to go with it that is marvelous to recite out loud to a young audience. The bears run into a few problems as they build the snowman, like forgetting to bring snowman parts and making the snowballs too big, but they go on to make a smiling, snowy friend. This books is great for children learning about steps in a process.Read their Step 1 poem:Snowman parts are easily foundA carrot and some sticks from the ground.A hat and a scarf from the hooks by the doorFive buttons, some yarn, only one thing more.Some toothpicks to hold the buttons in placeFor the ones on his tummyAnd the ones on his face.For more fun visit https://benningtonandfriends.com/

Bennington and Valentina are two bears who are always seeking grand adventures. They explore indoors and outdoors and wherever their imaginations take them. Along the way they meet many new friends and together they build, explore, invent, and get into all kinds of mischief. In this book, Bennington and Valentina build a snowman using a plan they created. Each step has a poem to go with it that is marvelous to recite out loud to a young audience. The bears run into a few problems as they build the snowman, like forgetting to bring snowman parts and making the snowballs too big, but they go on to make a smiling, snowy friend. This books is great for children learning about steps in a process.Read their Step 1 poem:Snowman parts are easily foundA carrot and some sticks from the ground.A hat and a scarf from the hooks by the doorFive buttons, some yarn, only one thing more.Some toothpicks to hold the buttons in placeFor the ones on his tummyAnd the ones on his face.For more fun visit https://benningtonandfriends.com/