A Story for Small Bear
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Picture Book · Ages 3–6 · 2020 · Est. 5 min read-aloud

A Story for Small Bear

By Alice B. McGinty, Richard Jones (Illustrator)

A cub races against winter to hear Mama's bedtime story.

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40 pages· 598 words· Est. 5 min read-aloud
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As autumn fades, Small Bear must prepare for hibernation, but not before hearing Mama's bedtime story. With a promise to finish her tasks, she gathers sprigs, splashes in streams, and climbs for acorns. Will she return in time for the tale? Join Small Bear on her playful journey and discover if she makes it back to snuggle with Mama and hear the story of a little bear just like her.

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In this sweet, lyrical picture book, perfect for bedtime, a playful cub prepares for hibernation, saving just enough time for Mama to share a story before they must settle down. Autumn is ending and a chilly breeze is drifting in, which can mean only one thing– it’s time to hibernate over the long winter. But before Small Bear does, she’d like for Mama to tell her some stories. Mama agrees, with one condition: all the preparation must get done– no dilly, no dally. So Small Bear tries to be good, venturing off to find sprigs for her winter bed, splishing and splashing in the stream, and climbing up, up, up into the tall forest trees in search of acorns. When she finally returns home, Small Bear snuggles down with Mama in their den. Did she make it back in time? You did, Mama answers, and pulls her in close. And then Mama tells the most wonderful tale of a little bear–just like Small Bear–who, while enjoying the world around her, saved just enough time for stories.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
40
Words
598
Reading age
3–6
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD540L
Themes & topics
Books about bearsBooks about helping othersBooks about hibernationBooks about bedtime and dreamsBooks about imagination and play
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.6
F&P level
~N
Publication
Published
October 13, 2020
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781984852274

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