Father Bear Comes Home (I Can Read Level 1) - Softcover

Minarik, Else Holmelund

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0064440141 ISBN 13: 9780064440141

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1978

Synopsis

WELCOME HOME

Little Bear’s father is finally coming home from a long fishing trip. Little Bear is very excited to see him—even if he doesn’t bring the mermaid Little Bear has been hoping for!

About this title

About the Author:

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.

Maurice Sendak’s children’s books have sold over 30 million copies and have been translated into more than 40 languages. He received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are and is the creator of such classics as In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, Higglety Pigglety Pop!, and Nutshell Library. In 1970 he received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Illustration, in 1983 he received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the American Library Association, and in 1996 he received a National Medal of Arts in recognition of his contribution to the arts in America. In 2003, Sendak received the first Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, an annual international prize for children’s literature established by the Swedish government.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1978
• ISBN 10: 0064440141
• ISBN 13: 9780064440141
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 64
• Illustrator: Sendak Maurice