In the Curious Cares of Bears by Douglas Florian and Sonia Sanchez, one family of bears does all their favorite things before it’s time to hibernate for the winter.
The cares of bears are curious indeed, as you will discover, if you care to read.
Join a family of bears as they have all kinds of fun throughout the seasons! From climbing up trees and stealing honey to giving bear hugs and lazing in lakes, these bears have many cares.
But when winter comes, it’s time to hibernate. Can the cares of these bears wait until spring?
The rhyming text makes this story a perfect read-along book for story time!
Douglas Florian is a critically acclaimed children’s book author and illustrator. He is the author of The Wonderful Habits of Rabbits, which has received rave reviews, including a star from School Library Journal. He is also well known for his poetry collections, including Dinothesaurus, a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year and a Junior Library Guild Selection; Bow Wow Meow Meow, a Parents magazine Best Book of the Year; and many more. Florian is also a fine artist whose paintings have been exhibited in numerous art shows, and a former New Yorker cartoonist. He lives in Long Island, New York. Visit him online at douglasflorian.com.
Sonia Sánchez is an award-winning illustrator whose books include The Wonderful Habits of Rabbits and Here I Am, which received numerous starred reviews and earned her a nomination for an Eisner Award in the category of Best Painter. She is also the illustrator of Sister Day! by Lisa Mantchev. Sonia lives with her husband and a sleepyhead cat in a blue house near the Mediterranean Sea.
