title: The Bear in the Book
author:  Kate Banks 
description: *Starred Review* The creators of The Great Blue House (2005) and Fox (2007) are as adept as any at presenting the wonders of the natural world to preschoolers. In this cozy and deceptively simple story, a toddler and his mother cuddle up at bedtime to read a favorite picture book about a black bear as it prepares for winter, hibernates in its den, and then emerges in springtime. Banks provides details about hibernation and winters many changes in both descriptive, child-friendly text and the resulting conversation between adult and child as they make their way through the book. Although the focus of this atmospheric story is seemingly on the big black bear, the book is just as much a celebration of the shared-reading experience, from sitting close and discussing the story to exploring the illustrations to noting the books sensory features. Hallenslebens rich, impressionistic artwork moves seamlessly between warm domestic scenes of the pair reading and vibrant natural landscapes with plenty of seasonal detail. With its quiet, gentle tone, this is perfect for one-on-one bedtime reading as well as for introducing hibernation, sleep cycles, and seasonal change, but the engaging, double-spread pictures will please crowds, too. Preschool-Kindergarten. --Kristen McKulski
zlib_text: T RI U M
  P H O
  V ER F AT E
  THE CURSE OF BEARCLAW CASTLE
  
  EMILIA HARTLEY
  
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  This is a work of fiction. All characters, places, businesses and
  incidents are from the author’s imagination, or they are used
  fictitiously and are definitely fictionalized. Any trademarks or pictures
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  in a descriptive capacity.
  Copyright 2020 © Emilia Hartley
  
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  Emilia’s Heartlies
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  Chapter 3
  Chapter 4
  Chapter 5
  Chapter 6
  Chapter 7
  Chapter 8
  Chapter 9
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  Chapter 1 4
  Chapter 1 5
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  Chapter 1 7
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