Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep!

It’s time for Big Bear to hibernate, so Old Man Winter keeps telling him: “Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep.” But Big Bear doesn’t hear very well. He thinks Old Man Winter has told him to drive a jeep, to sweep, and to leap. Big Bear just can’t seem to hear what Old Man Winter is saying. Finally, Old Man Winter finds a noisy way to get Big Bear’s attention. Cozy illustrations rendered in pencil and mixed media by Will Hillenbrand bring this bedtime story to a fitting conclusion.

Maureen Wright is the author of Sneeze, Big Bear, Sneeze!, Earth Day, Birthday!, and Sneezy the Snowman. She lives in Athens, Pennsylvania.

Will Hillenbrand is the author and illustrator of Asleep in the Stable, which Publishers Weekly called, “perfect for Christmas Eve sharing with little ones” in a starred review. He and his wife, Jane, the author of What a Treasure!, which “goes right to the heart of universal childhood emotions” (Publishers Weekl starred review), live in Ohio.