| Details | | Publication Date: | 1996-10-01 | | Illustrator: | David McPhail | | Edition Description: | Illustrated |
| Size | | Length: | 12 pages | | Height: | 9.0 in | | Width: | 8.5 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 11.2 oz |
Publisher's Note Lovey Bear feels afraid as he listens to the wind blowing outside. But Mama Bear is always near, gently putting all his nighttime fears to rest. Covered in thick, soft imitation fur, this soothing bedtime storybook reads like a lullaby and comforts like a pillow. Full color.
Industry Reviews Lundell (My Book of Funny Valentines) has apparently reasoned that if curling up with a book is fun, curling up with a book covered in plush must be even better; handling this volume offers the tactile appeal of cuddling a stuffed animal. Between the furry covers, a mother bear reassures her little bear, fearful that the wind will carry him off, that she will keep him safe: if necessary, she says, "I'll find a plane/ and fly with all my might and main,/ and when you're near the planet Mars/ I'll catch you in a net of stars." The story is comforting, even if highly familiar; perhaps its most well-known model is Margaret Wise Brown's The Runaway Bunny. McPhail's (If You Were My Bunny) lovely illustrations don't need a fur setting to boost their charms. The pictures of the wind whisking a stocking-capped little bear through the deep indigo of the night sky are especially winning, and his lit-up Paris sparkling beneath the dancing airborne bears has a magic that soars over the sometimes pat rhymes. Ages up to 6. (Oct.) Lopate
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