Hush Up and Hibernate
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2018

Hush Up and Hibernate

By Sandra Markle, Howard McWilliam (Illustrator)

Book #1 in the Hush Up series

A bear cub finds endless excuses to avoid hibernation. Will bedtime finally win?

3.9/5 Goodreads · 221 ratings
36 pages
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As winter approaches, a playful bear cub resists hibernation with creative excuses. Mama Bear faces a bedtime battle, but can she outsmart her cub's antics? Discover the fun and facts woven into this charming tale of bedtime resistance, where nature and family dynamics collide. Will the cub finally settle down, or is there one last trick up its furry sleeve?

From the publisher

2021 Choose to Read Ohio (CTRO) Booklist Selection!Make bedtime bearable again with Hush Up and Hibernate–now available in paperback!Leaves are falling; a cold wind is blowing, geese are heading south. Clearly, winter is coming. It’s time for black bears to do what they always do this time of year–hibernate. Kids will get a kick out of this romp of a tale about a black bear cub that finds every excuse imaginable to avoid the inevitable go-to-bed moment.Will Mama Bear finally win?Or will Baby Bear come up with the ultimate reason to skip going to sleep?”A lot of fun!” – KIRKUS REVIEWS”Parents who struggle to get toddlers into bed will certainly appreciate poor Mama Bear’s efforts to get Baby Bear ready to hibernate. Facts are seamlessly woven… as Baby runs through a litany of delay tactics.” – BOOKLIST”This award-winning author has a knack for using simple, fictional stories to keep the attention of young readers while slyly delivering facts about nonhuman animals…a lot of fun.” – KIRKUS REVIEWSSTEM-based backmatter includes activities and Hibernators.BearsYellow-Bellied MarmotChipmunkSnapping TurtleGarter SnakeAbout the Hush Up SeriesAs natural as spring follows winter, children test limits. While children try to become independent, their words and behavior often say ‘no.’ Your child won’t go to bed, doesn’t go along for the ride, or may have a range of mealtime and other routine behaviors.The Hush Up Series gives parents and children a chance to laugh at themselves through universal parent/child struggles while learning a thing or two about our natural world along the way.

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
36
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD520L
Themes & topics
Books about baby animalsBooks about bearsBooks about feelings and emotionsBooks about winterBooks about manners and etiquette
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.4
F&P level
~N
Publication
Published
August 27, 2018
First published
August 28, 2018
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781943978366

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