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Books published by publisher Lima Bear Press, LLC

  • Bully Bean

    Thomas Weck, Peter Weck, Len DiSalvo

    Hardcover (Lima Bear Press, LLC, July 1, 2013)
    Each picture book in the Lima Bear Stories series delivers messages for children to help them handle everyday situations with siblings and friends, including tolerance, honesty, and courage. Basic characters, each with their own distinct personality, appear and reappear throughout the series, allowing children to get to know them and anticipate how they are likely to act in different situations. Extended learning and activity questions are included to allow parents and teachers to further encourage children to become involved in the concepts presented.In the kingdom of Beandom, Bully Bean is feared. He plays mean tricks, makes fun of other beans, and puts them in danger. Lima Bear, the only bean with green fur who is always helping others, seems to be Bully Bean’s favorite bean to pick on. But what happens when Bully Bean is in danger? Will Lima Bear and his friends run away, or will they rescue him? Bully Bean expects the worst, but Lima Bear knows that treating others with kindness is the right thing to do, even though Bully Bean has bullied him for a long time. Lima Bear soon returns with a large group of friends to help rescue Bully Bean, who learns to use his large size to help with tasks in the Kingdom rather than be hurtful.
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  • Bully Bean

    Thomas Weck, Peter Weck, Len DiSalvo

    language (Lima Bear Press, LLC, April 25, 2014)
    This book is specially designed in Amazon's fixed-layout KF8 format with region magnification. Double-tap on an area of text to zoom and read.Each picture book in the Lima Bear Stories series delivers messages for children to help them handle everyday situations with siblings and friends, including tolerance, honesty, and courage. Basic characters, each with their own distinct personality, appear and reappear throughout the series, allowing children to get to know them and anticipate how they are likely to act in different situations. Extended learning and activity questions are included to allow parents and teachers to further encourage children to become involved in the concepts presented.In the kingdom of Beandom, Bully Bean is feared. He plays mean tricks, makes fun of other beans, and puts them in danger. Lima Bear, the only bean with green fur who is always helping others, seems to be Bully Bean's favorite bean to pick on. But what happens when Bully Bean is in danger? Will Lima Bear and his friends run away, or will they rescue him? Bully Bean expects the worst, but Lima Bear knows that treating others with kindness is the right thing to do, even though Bully Bean has bullied him for a long time. Lima Bear soon returns with a large group of friends to help rescue Bully Bean, who learns to use his large size to help with tasks in the Kingdom rather than be hurtful.
  • The Labyrinth

    Thomas Weck, Peter Weck, Len DiSalvo

    Hardcover (Lima Bear Press, LLC, Aug. 1, 2012)
    Each picture book in the Lima Bear Stories series delivers messages for children to help them handle everyday situations with siblings and friends, including tolerance, honesty, and courage. Basic characters, each with their own distinct personality, appear and reappear throughout the series, allowing children to get to know them and anticipate how they are likely to act in different situations. Extended learning and activity questions are included to allow parents and teachers to further encourage children to become involved in the concepts presented. As princess Belinda Bean takes the throne as queen and ruler of Beandom, all are happy except for the duke, Mean Ol’ Bean, who wants to be king. He lures her into a magic labyrinth from which there is no escape—until L. Joe Bean, one of her subjects, discovers the plot and mounts a rescue attempt. The primary message presented in the story is: Always make room for forgiveness in your heart.
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  • How Back Back Got His Name

    Thomas Weck, Peter Weck, Len DiSalvo

    Hardcover (Lima Bear Press, LLC, July 1, 2011)
    Each picture book in the Lima Bear Stories series delivers messages for children to help them handle everyday situations with siblings and friends, including tolerance, honesty, and courage. Basic characters, each with their own distinct personality, appear and reappear throughout the series, allowing children to get to know them and anticipate how they are likely to act in different situations. Extended learning and activity questions are included to allow parents and teachers to further encourage children to become involved in the concepts presented. After Plumpton the opossum loses his back, Lima Bear and his clever friends become detectives on the search. They try new and different ways of thinking in order to try and solve the mystery—even having to band together to protect each other in times of danger. The primary concept presented in the story is that the tolerance of differences in others yields benefits.
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  • The Megasaurus

    Thomas Weck, Peter Weck, Len DiSalvo

    Hardcover (Lima Bear Press, LLC, May 2, 2011)
    Each picture book in the Lima Bear Stories series delivers messages for children to help them handle everyday situations with siblings and friends, including tolerance, honesty, and courage. Basic characters, each with their own distinct personality, appear and reappear throughout the series, allowing children to get to know them and anticipate how they are likely to act in different situations. Extended learning and activity questions are included to allow parents and teachers to further encourage children to become involved in the concepts presented. When the tiny, multicolored bean-shaped bears of Beandom come under attack by a monster, even the king’s wisest advisors seem unable to find a solution. Can an ordinary bear step forward with a plan that works? The primary concept presented in the story is to follow your convictions even when others think differently.
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  • The Cave Monster

    Thomas Weck, Peter Weck, Len DiSalvo

    Hardcover (Lima Bear Press, LLC, Sept. 1, 2011)
    Each picture book in the Lima Bear Stories series delivers messages for children to help them handle everyday situations with siblings and friends, including tolerance, honesty, and courage. Basic characters, each with their own distinct personality, appear and reappear throughout the series, allowing children to get to know them and anticipate how they are likely to act in different situations. Extended learning and activity questions are included to allow parents and teachers to further encourage children to become involved in the concepts presented. When L. Joe Bean has been captured by the cave monster, his cousin Lima Bean and friends enter the dangerous Black Cave to rescue him. When the cave monster attacks, they come together to save L. Joe Bean in time—and themselves. The primary concept presented in the story is that friends, individually afraid, find courage acting together.
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  • Happy Harry's World Turns Upside Down

    Nicola Ferris, Laura Crossett

    Paperback (Bear Press, June 19, 2020)
    Happy Harry's world was just as he liked it; filled with friends, toys and clubs. Each day he'd wake up excited for a new day but one day everything changed ... a 'sick bug' was announced. Find a friend in Happy Harry and journey with him as his world turns upside down...
  • The Treasure Hunt

    Charles A. Neebe, Len DiSalvo

    Hardcover (Lima Bear Press, LLC., May 1, 2009)
    Lima Bear find a Treasure Map!! He and his friends will all be rich! All they need is a big sailboat to take them to Treasure Island. Using all of their money, Maskamal sets off to buy the boat. Alas, two villains learn of the treasure and cheat Maskamal out of both the money and the map. Will Lima Bear's clever cousin, L. Joe Bean, save the day?
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  • How Back-Back Got His Name

    Charles A. Neebe, Len DiSalvo

    Hardcover (Lima Bear Press, LLC, April 30, 2007)
    Can you imagine what it would be like to lose you back!!? Well, that is exactly what happens to Plumton, the Opossum. Lima Bear and his friends become detectives searching for this missing back. Follow them as they try new and different ways of thinking to solve the mystery. See how they band together to protect each other in times of danger! Will they ever find Plumpton s back? Follow the story to find the answer.
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  • The University of Trees: Tuning into the wisdom which is all around us

    Claire Elizabeth Terry

    eBook (Bear Press, Dec. 14, 2015)
    Are trees sentient beings? Is it true that they hold “messages on the wind” for we mere mortals? Can communing with them really take us to a different level of consciousness – a “state of ecstasy”? And what the hell does that even mean, anyway?Do trees literally talk to us ... or has the author simply lost her marbles? Join self-confessed “townie”, Claire Elizabeth Terry, with her crutch and her shopping trolley, on the journey of a lifetime. Amongst the trees.After reading this little gem of a book, you'll never look at a tree in the same way again.
  • The Cave Monster

    Charles A. Neebe, NA, Len DiSalvo

    Hardcover (Lima Bear Press, LLC, Oct. 4, 2007)
    Oh, no! Sir L. Joe Bean, cousin of Lima Bear, has been captured by the Cave Monster. The Cave Monster is going to cook Sir L. Joe Bean and eat him. Lima Bear and his friends enter the dangerous Black Cave to save Sir L. Joe Bean. The Cave Monster attacks. Will they save Sir L. Joe Bean in time? And will they save themselves? Read the story to see how bravely they fight the Cave Monster.
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  • Chirp and Find

    Benjamin Ponsford

    Paperback (Bear Press, Dec. 4, 2017)
    Chirp and Find is the story of a young man who goes missing, and the concerned assortment of garden birds who go to find him.Meet Robert the Robin, Skye the Goldfinch, and Mick, Nick & Chick the House Sparrows, who set off on their great adventure with the rest of the avian crew. Follow the beautifully drawn birds as they get into and out of trouble. And then, of course, there's Colin the Cat...With over 40 full-colour pen and crayon drawings, Chirp and Find will appeal to children of all ages.
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