| A Kiss for Little Bear Contributor(s): Minarik, Else Holmelund (Author), Sendak, Maurice (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0064440508 ISBN-13: 9780064440509 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $5.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1984 Annotation: Grandmother likes Little Bear's picture so much she sends him a thank you kiss. "Will you take it to him, Hen?" she says. Hen passes the kiss to Frog who passes it to Cat who passes it to Little Skunk until Hen decides there is too much kissing -- and finally gives the kiss to the Little Bear. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Bears - Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Beginner |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2007369469 |
| Lexile Measure: 340 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.15 lbs) 32 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Minarik, Else Holmelund: - Else Holmelund Minarik first introduced readers to her timeless character in the classic Little Bear. Publication of this book, with illustrations by Maurice Sendak, launched the I Can Read series. This much-loved author continues to write stories for children at her home in North Carolina. Sendak, Maurice: -Maurice Sendak's children's books have sold over 30 million copies and have been translated into more than 40 languages. He received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are and is the creator of such classics as In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, Higglety Pigglety Pop!, and Nutshell Library. In 1970 he received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Illustration, in 1983 he received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the American Library Association, and in 1996 he received a National Medal of Arts in recognition of his contribution to the arts in America. In 2003, Sendak received the first Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, an annual international prize for children's literature established by the Swedish government. |