Beardream

Written by Will Hobbs · Illustrated by Jill Kastner

A boy seeks to awaken a sleeping bear, uncovering a magical secret.

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32 pages· 796 words· Est. 7 min read-aloud· 570L

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Bookroo's summary

In the mountains, as spring awakens all but the Great Bear, a young boy named Short Tail embarks on a quest to rouse the slumbering giant. Concerned for the bear's fate, Short Tail ventures into the wilderness, only to fall into a mystical dream. There, the Great Bear reveals a profound secret meant for his people. Will Short Tail awaken in time to share this newfound wisdom? Journey with him through a tale of tradition, dreams, and discovery, where the line between reality and magic blurs in the heart of nature.

From the publisher

Spring has come to the muntains, and the bears have emerged from their winter’s sleep – all but the Great Bear, who sleeps on in his den. In the Ute village, a boy called Short Tail worries that the Geat Bear will starve if he doesn’t waken. So Short Tail heads off into the mountains to rouse the Great Bear. But on the way to the Great Bear’s den, Short Tail too falls asleep, and slips into a magical dream in which the Great Bear teaches him a wornderful secret to share with his people. Will Hobbs’s lyrical text and Jill Kastner’s rich, evoctive oil paintings bring the story of a Native American tradition ot vivid life.

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