Gina Wilson's endearing story and Paul Howard's warmly glowing illustrations are a snug and cozy treat for any child who has ever loved a bear. Grandma shares her cottage with bears named Arthur, Aggie, Tumtum, and Floss, and tonight Nat is going to meet them for the first time. He's a little nervous, of course. "Are they fierce?" he asks Grandma. "Not when I'm around," she replies. And sure enough, Nat discovers that Grandma's bears are full of surprises Just like him, they love having someone around to play with, bring treats, help with baths, read a story, and best of all, cuddle up for a good night's sleep.
This is my absolute favorite book for a young boy. I bought it for my son when he was three. Two years later we have read it hundreds of times. The story is imaginative and the illustrations are beautiful.
Beautiful Book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
This is an absolutely beautiful book. The pages are dense and turnable, the cover is illustrated in warm tones, the drawings in the book are cosy and inviting. Even the book has this oldy worldy cottage-y smell from the pages (or maybe I have an overactive imagination!)The story is not scary, even though it is about bears. I have just read it three times to my three year old. Highly recommend this book. I just came on to see about getting it for his grandma! It isn't too long, perfect length.
nice book w/ great pictures
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Cute little story in this book that is a good size book. I don't see it as a scary book for kids. Good illustrations too.
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