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Text copyright © 2018 by Cynthia Rylant
Illustrations copyright © 2018 by Preston McDaniels
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The text for this book was set in Centaur.
The illustrations for this book were rendered in graphite.
Jacket illustration copyright © 2018 by Preston McDaniels
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Rylant, Cynthia, author. | McDaniels, Preston, illustrator.
Title: The bear / by Cynthia Rylant ; illustrated by Preston McDaniels.
Description: First edition. | New York : Beach Lane Books, [2018] | Series: The lighthouse family ; [8] | Summary: After a long winter, the mice Whistler and Lila invite a sleepy bear to have breakfast at the lighthouse, but when he falls asleep in the garden for forty-three days, they realize he might not be done hibernating.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017015041 | ISBN 9781481460286 (hardback) | ISBN 9781481460309 (e-book)
Subjects: | CYAC: Bears—Fiction. | Hibernation—Fiction. | Animals—Fiction. | Lighthouses—Fiction. | Seashore—Fiction. | BISAC: JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, etc.. | JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General (see also headings under Social Issues). | JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General.
Classification: LCC PZ7.R982 Be 2018 | DDC [Fic]—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017015041