Theme: Bears

Can’t You Sleep, Little Bear?

By Book Importer | Published: January 18, 2012

“I don’t like the dark,” said Little Bear.”What dark?” said Big Bear.”The dark all around us,” said Little Bear.In this tender account of a sleepless night in the bear cave, Big Bear sets out with all his patience and understanding to show Little Bear that the dark is nothing to be afraid of. When all [...]

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Kojuro and the Bears

By Book Importer | Published: July 6, 2011

A bear hunter finds his destiny in the hills of Mt. Nametoko.

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Me and You

By Book Importer | Published: February 14, 2011

A small bear goes for a stroll in the park with his parents, leaving their bowls of porridge cooling on the kitchen table. Meanwhile, a girl with golden hair is hopelessly lost in a big, frightening city when she comes across a house with the door left invitingly open. Inside are three bowls of porridge [...]

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Papa and Me

By Book Importer | Published: May 3, 2010

When I’m with my papá, I can fly like an eagle, an águila. I can climb alto, high, in a tree, And I am the ganador, the winner, of many races. When I am with my papá, I hear the best cuentos, stories, and I give him the biggest abrazos, hugs. A young boy and [...]

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Eye Of The Crow: The Boy Sherlock Holmes, His First Case (The Boy Sherlock Holmes)

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Sherlock Holmes, just thirteen, is a misfit. His highborn mother is the daughter of an aristocratic family, his father a poor Jew. Their marriage flouts tradition and makes them social pariahs in the London of the 1860s; and their son, Sherlock, bears the burden of their rebellion. Friendless, bullied at school, he belongs nowhere and [...]

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The Three Snow Bears

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Aloo-ki glances up from fishing and sees her sled dogs floating off on an ice floe. She races after them and comes upon an igloo. Being a curious girl, she goes inside only to find no one home. That’s because the polar bear family who lives there is out walking while their breakfast cools off. [...]

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Orange Pear Apple Bear

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: July 6, 2007

 Explores concepts of color, shape, and food using only five simple words, as a bear juggles and plays.

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The Girl With The Broken Wing

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Twins James and Amanda are baffled as to why a girl with a broken wing shows up outside their attic window one night, demanding to be let in and then not leaving except to cause trouble, until one day her purpose becomes clear.

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The Fabulous Firework Family

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Because they make the best fireworks in their Mexican village, Pepito and his sister Amelia and their parents are asked to create a grand firework castle to honor their village’s patron saint, but a clever pickpocket threatens to ruin the celebration

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The Stars in My Geddoh’s Sky

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Alex’s Arabic-speaking grandfather comes to visit the United States, and Alex learns about his grandfather’s Middle Eastern homeland.

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