New Releases by Bonny Becker

Can gruff and grumpy Bear cheer up his usually upbeat friend Mouse? With signature with and whimsy, this delightfully mismatched duo is back in a much-anticipated seventh story! One fall day Bear is getting ready to have a picnic with Mouse. But when it''s time to leave together, there is no tap, tap, tapping on Bear''s front door. Where is Mouse, small and gray and bright-eyed? Bear sets out to meet him on the path, only to find his friend sitting alone on a stump, looking sad, lamenting the changes of the season--leaves falling, flowers dying, birds migrating. "I don''t like it when things go away," Mouse says quietly. How can the curmudgeonly Bear cheer up his usually cheery friend? With characteristic warmth, this perfectly paced story of friendship, difficult feelings, and a well-meaning role reversal meets the healing power of laughter in the masterful hands of Bonny Becker and Kady MacDonald Denton.

When the Thirteen bus pulls up one dreary, stormy evening, something about it doesn''t seem quite right. The driver grins down with a mouthful of long, white teeth, and there''s barely any room to sit, but Michael McMichael is bringing his gran something very dear, so he gets on board despite his misgivings. But as they travel on and the rest of the passengers get off, Michael realizes there''s nothing normal about this bus -- and the driver is getting creepier by the minute.

A little girl and her grandfather walk along the quieter paths which take them past a chopping hoe, the shirr of grasshoppers, and the shushing of a water sprinkler.

Taking the bus to make a delivery to his grandmother, a little boy is alarmed by the bus''s scary driver, who grows creepier by the minute as the other passengers disembark.

Bear’s understated Christmas celebration has Mouse feeling a bit anxious in this humorous and heart-warming story featuring the unlikely, loveable pair. Features an audio read-along! Get ready for Christmas and the best kind of surprises as grumpy Bear and eager Mouse, of the Bear and Mouse series, return in a funny tale full of festive cheer and friendship. One frosty night, Bear hears a tap, tap, tapping on his front door. “Merry Christmas!” cries Mouse, who has arrived for a Christmas party. Bear has never had one before, but he’s certain that pickles are essential, along with the reading of a long and difficult poem. The problem is, whenever Bear comes back from the kitchen with treats, Mouse has vanished – only to be found, small and grey and guilty-eyed, scurrying under the bed or searching the closet. Will there be a present for Mouse? Even just a tiny one?

Curmudgeonly Bear succumbs to Mouse’s entreaties and discovers the joy of books in a hilarious story that fans will covet for their own library. Features an audio read-along! Bear does not want to go to the library. He is quite sure he already has all the books he will ever need. Yet the relentlessly cheery Mouse, small and gray and bright-eyed, thinks different. When Bear reluctantly agrees to go with his friend to the big library, neither rocket ships nor wooden canoes are enough for Bear’s picky tastes. How will Mouse ever find the perfect book for Bear? Children will giggle themselves silly as Bear’s arguments give way to his inevitable curiosity, leading up to a satisfying story hour and a humorously just-right library book.

Sitting there, among the clouds, looking down and day dreaming is... a little cloudlet. Gale would like nothing more than to make one real cloud shape. But instead, she creates something different. Wait until all of Cloud Country finds out!

"A Visitor for Bear has the feel of a classic, and it’s so cozy no parent could object to reading it aloud every night." — The New York Times Book Review (starred review) Features an audio read-along! Bear is quite sure he doesn’t like visitors. He even has a sign. So when a mouse taps on his door one day, Bear tells him to leave. But the mouse — who keeps popping up in the most unexpected places — just won’t go away! Cheery persistence wears down the curmudgeonly Bear in a wry comedy of manners that ends in a most unlikely friendship.

Follow-up to the NEW YORK TIMES bestseller A VISITOR FOR BEAR Features an audio read-along! Bear does not like birthdays. He doesn’t like parties or balloons, cards or candles. In fact, Bear does not like anything to do with birthdays at all. He would much rather spend his birthday alone cleaning his house, but Mouse, small and gray and bright-eyed, has other ideas. With a perfectly paced story by Bonny Becker paired with Kady MacDonald Denton’s slapstick visual comedy, A Birthday for Bear — previously published as a first reader — welcomes young listeners to the party in a new picture-book format, with all new artwork, ideal for sharing.

Een norse beer krijgt op een dag bezoek van een parmantige, beleefde muis. De muis is zeer vasthoudend, waardoor een bijzondere vriendschap ontstaat. Prentenboek in oblong formaat met illustraties in zachte, natuurlijke kleuren. Vanaf ca. 4 jaar.

L''ours a sept livres chez lui et c''est bien suffisant. Ce matin, son amie la souris grise lui propose de l''accompagner à la bibliothèque. Au début, il n''est pas très enthousiaste jusqu''à ce qu''il écoute l''histoire merveilleuse de l''ours le plus courageux du monde. Il a alors envie d''emprunter de nombreux livres.

Bear does not want to go to the library. He is quite sure he already has all the books he will ever need. Yet the relentlessly cheery Mouse, small and gray and bright-eyed, thinks different. When Bear reluctantly agrees to go with his friend to the big library, neither rocket ships nor wooden canoes are enough for Bear''s picky tastes. How will Mouse ever find the perfect book for Bear?

L''ours a horreur des anniversaires. Il a aussi horreur des fêtes, des ballons, des cartons d''invitation et même des cadeaux. Ce qu''il aime, lui, c''est passer son jour d''anniversaire à nettoyer sa maison. Mais sa chère amie l''enquiquineuse n''est pas du tout de cet avis !

Oso está bastante seguro de que no Ie gustan las visitas. Incluso tiene un letrero. Así que cuando un día un ratón llama a su puerta, Oso Ie pide que se vaya. Pero cuando Oso va a la cocina por un tazón... iAhí está el ratón! En este ir y venir de lo más cómico, todo lo que Oso quiere es tomar su desayuno tranquilo, pero el ratón, que aparece en los lugares más insospechados, no piensa dejarle en paz.

Ms. Plum is the magical teacher every schoolkid wishes for! Everybody wants to be in Ms. Plum’s class. It’s not just that she teaches the usual things in unusual ways. There’s something more, something about Ms. Plum herself—and her mysterious supply closet. Whenever she asks her students to get her an eraser or a pencil or some paper clips, they come back with something . . . unusual. Who’d have thought a pinky-sized alligator, a big-mouth parrot, or a tiny wolf could teach kids a thing or two about life? Each year, Ms. Plum is certain she’s had her best class ever. And it looks like this year . . . she’s right! Relatable behavioral and personality issues are poked gently with empathy and humor in this fun, warmhearted chapter book.

Certain that no one has even been as sick as he is, Bear resists Mouse''s efforts to cheer him and cure his cold.

A small but effervescent overnight guest tries the patience of a curmudgeonly bear who needs absolute quiet to fall asleep.