Bird migrates south for the winter and Bear takes a long journey to find her. Bear writes letters to record her adventures. The letters recount a trip into the scary woods, being rescued by a mermaid, escaping a battle between two human armies, a squirrel’s birthday party, and much more. Bear finally reaches her destination only to find that Bird never received the letters. Bird didn’t want to be separated from Bear, so she headed back north. Bird’s friends devise a plan for the friends to be reunited. Rich paintings illustrate Bear’s adventure. mjw |
Title: Letters from Bear
Author: Gauthier David
Illustrator: Marie Caudry
Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Copyright: 2020
Original Language: French
Translator: Sarah Ardizzone
Original Title: Les lettres de L’ourse
Original Publisher: Autrement, Belgium
Original Copyright: 2012
ISBN: 978-0-8028-5536-7
Hardcover pages: 56
Age range: 5-9
Genre: Picture Book
Author’s ethnicity: French
Author’s residence: Drome, France
Illustrator’s ethnicity: French
Illustrator’s residence: Drome, France
Subjects: Birds, Bears, Desert, Forest, Letter writing, Mountains, Oceans, Seas, Seasons, Volcanoes |