Little Bear (book)
 Little Bear, 1st ed., cover art | |
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| Author | Else Holmelund Minarik |
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| Illustrator | Maurice Sendak (1–5) Dorothy Doubleday (6) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Picture book |
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| No. of books | 6 |
Little Bear is a series of children's books written by Else Holmelund Minarik and primarily involving the interaction of Little Bear, an anthropomorphic cub, and Mother Bear, his mother.[1] The first book in the series, titled Little Bear, was published in 1957 by Harper and Brothers. It is an ALA Notable Children's Book.[2]
This series of books went on to spawn a TV series, Little Bear, which culminated with a direct-to-video film[3] entitled The Little Bear Movie.[4] The series was animated by Canadian studio Nelvana and starred Kristin Fairlie as the voice of Little Bear.[5]
The five original Little Bear books were illustrated by Maurice Sendak. In 2010, two years before her death, Minarik published a sixth book, Little Bear and the Marco Polo, which was illustrated by Dorothy Doubleday.[6][7]
Little Bear books
- Little Bear (1957)
- Father Bear Comes Home (1959)
- Little Bear's Friend (1960)
- Little Bear's Visit (1961)
- A Kiss for Little Bear (1968)
- Little Bear and the Marco Polo (2010)
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