{"product_id":"a-visitor-for-bear-isbn-9780763628079","title":"A Visitor for Bear","description":"\u003cb\u003eCheery persistence wears down a curmudgeonly bear in a wry comedy of manners that ends in a most unlikely friendship.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBear is quite sure he doesn’t like visitors. He even has a sign. So when a mouse taps on his door one day, Bear tells him to leave. But when Bear goes to the cupboard to get a bowl, there is the mouse — small and gray and bright-eyed. In this slapstick tale that begs to be read aloud, all Bear wants is to eat his breakfast in peace, but the mouse — who keeps popping up in the most unexpected places — just won’t go away!\u003ci\u003eA Visitor for Bear\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ehas the feel of a classic\u003c\/b\u003e, and it’s so cozy that no parent could object to reading it aloud every night.\u003cbr\u003e—New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe lively repetition and superb pacing make this \u003cb\u003ean ideal choice for storytime\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e—School Library Journal (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharmingly droll, watercolor, ink and gouache illustrations, excellent pacing and the contrast in the sizes of Bear and mouse are \u003cb\u003ea perfect comedic mixture\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA surefire storytime hit\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Visitor for Bear\u003c\/i\u003e won’t wear out its welcome.\u003cbr\u003e—Horn Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe characters are \u003cb\u003ehighly expressive\u003c\/b\u003e, making the pictures fun, and the dramatic text will lend itself to reading aloud.\u003cbr\u003e—Booklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSimply \u003cb\u003echarming\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e—Menasha Kids Online\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA book that \u003cb\u003ewarms the cold cockles of even the grumpiest heart\u003c\/b\u003e…A great readaloud!\u003cbr\u003e—SLJ Fuse #8 blog\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA picture book at its finest… \u003cb\u003eA delight on every level\u003c\/b\u003e!\u003cbr\u003e—Seven Impossible Things blog\u003cb\u003eBonny Becker\u003c\/b\u003e, author of a number of award-winning picture books and middle-grade novels, says that the persistent mouse featured in \u003ci\u003eA Visitor for Bear\u003c\/i\u003e just popped into her head one day and wouldn’t go away. Several other Bear and Mouse stories are in the works. Bonny Becker lives in Seattle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKady MacDonald Denton\u003c\/b\u003e is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eTwo Homes\u003c\/i\u003e by Claire Masurel and \u003ci\u003eA Child's Treasury of Nursery Rhymes\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Ontario, Canada.","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300264595685,"sku":"NP9780763628079","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780763628079.jpg?v=1767720904","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/a-visitor-for-bear-isbn-9780763628079","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}