Bear and Friends Books

In order from Fox Wants a Pet to A Scarf for Squirrel

picture • 23 Pages

Series

Book #1

Fox Wants a Pet

Written by Jody Jensen Shaffer & illustrated by Clair Rossiter

4 - 7

Reading age

Page count

Sep 21, 2021

Publication date

Hardcover

$16.99

$15.97

Summary

Highlights Puzzle Readers offer an innovative approach to learning that integrates puzzles and stories to develop motivated, confident readers. These Level P books are perfect for kids learning to recognize letters and sounds. Fox is looking for a pet, but everything Bear, Mouse, and Squirrel suggest isn’t quite right. In this Level P Highlights Puzzle Reader, kids can join in the search and then find hidden letters throughout the book. The simple text has lots of picture support that will keep readers turning the pages. With a bonus matching activity to reinforce vocabulary, kids will love playing along in this forest adventure.

Bear and Friends Series

Published from 2021 - 2021

2 books

picture • 23 Pages

Series

Hardcover

$16.99$15.97

picture • 23 Pages

Series

Hardcover

$16.99$15.97

Year	Title	Pages
2021	Fox Wants a Pet	23
2021	A Scarf for Squirrel	23

The Creatives Behind the Books

Author

Jody Jensen Shaffer

Jody Jensen Shaffer is an award-winning poet and the author of more than 30 books of fiction and nonfiction for children, including THE WAY THE COOKIE CRUMBLED, A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK, IT’S YOUR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, BUSY BUS! and PRUDENCE THE PART-TIME COW, Missouri’s pick for the National Book Festival in Washington D.C. September 2, 2017. PRUDENCE is also a nominee for Missouri’s 2019-2020 Show Me Award! Jody’s poetry has been published in magazines like Highlights, Ladybug, and Clubhouse Jr. Jody lives with her husband and kids in Liberty, Missouri, and is a member of the Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. When she’s not writing, Jody can be found watching baseball or walking her rescue dog, Sophie. Visit Jody at jodyjensenshaffer.com or on Twitter @jodywrites4kids.

Illustrator

Clair Rossiter