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: THE BEAR’S CAPTURE
  JENIKA SNOW
  
  THE BEAR’S CATURE
  By Jenika Snow
  www.JenikaSnow.com
  Jenika_Snow@Yahoo.com
  Copyright © August 2018 by Jenika Snow
  First E-book Publication: August 2018
  Cover photo provided by: Adobe Stock
  Editor: Kasi Alexander
  Proofreader: Liz Murach
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  CONTENTS
  The Bear’s Capture
  Chapter 1
  Chapter 2
  Chapter 3
  Chapter 4
  Chapter 5
  Chapter 6
  Chapter 7
  Epilogue