Father Bear Comes Home
By Else Holmelund Minarik; Maurice Sendak (Illustrator)
(HarperCollins, Paperback, 9780064440141, 64pp.)
Publication Date: October 25, 1978
Other Editions of This Title: Hardcover, Prebound
Categories: Animals - Bears, Health & Daily Living - Daily Activities, Readers - Beginner
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Little Bear and his friends are on hand to welcome Father Bear home from his fishing trip. 'Little Bear has endeared himself as a character with irresistible, child-like charm.' -- H.
Else Holmelund Minarik first introduced readers to her timeless character in the classic Little Bear. Publication of this book, with illustrations by Maurice Sendak, launched the I Can Read series. This much-loved author continues to write stories for children at her home in North Carolina.












