Based on the Brothers Grimm’s Clever Elsie. When Mother and Father Bear go off to look after Grandmother Bear, they leave twins Jonas and Juniper to take care of the house and field chores, warning them to beware of thieves. In this retelling of a classic story Jonas and Juniper go through many misadventures at home before having an encounter with thieves who are no match for the simple, but good-hearted twins.
- ISBN: 9780874838336
- Author: San Souci, Robert D.
- Illustrator: San Souci, Daniel
- Published: 2008, August House
- Themes: Family, Problems, responsibility, Thieves
- Descriptors: Europe, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Germany, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)
- No. of pages: 32