Bear Has a Story to Tell - by Philip C Stead

About the Book

Bear, with the help of his animal friends, remembers the story he had hoped to tell before the onset of winter. Full color.

Book Synopsis

It was almost winter and Bear was getting sleepy.
But first, Bear had a story to tell...

Bear found his friend Mouse, but Mouse was busy gathering seeds and didn't have time to listen to a story. Then Bear saw his friend Duck, but Duck was getting ready to fly south. What about his friend Toad? He was busy looking for a warm place to sleep. By the time Bear was through helping his friends get ready for winter, would anyone still be awake to hear his story?

This endearing story of friendship and patience is a worthy companion to Philip and Erin Stead's last collaboration, A Sick Day for Amos McGee, winner of the 2011 Caldecott Medal.

Bear Has a Story to Tell is a Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of 2012. This title has Common Core connections.

Review Quotes

"The universal desire to narrate our lives is at the heart of Philip C. Stead's delightful and instructive 'Bear Has a Story to Tell.'" --The New York Times Book Review

"The rhythms of nature and of storytelling are in fine form here." --School Library Journal, starred review

"...especially soulful....The quiet suggestion that no one has all the answers is just one of the many pleasures the Steads give readers." --Publishers Weekly, starred

"The creators of the Caldecott-winning A Sick Day for Amos McGee (2010) offer another charming story about the reciprocal nature of friendship..." --Booklist

"Quietly entrancing." --Horn Book

About the Author

Philip C. Stead and Erin E. Stead are author and illustrator of A Sick Day for Amos McGee, winner of the 2011 Caldecott Medal and a New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book. This is their second collaboration. This is Erin's third picture book for Roaring Brook Press, and Philip's fifth. Philip and Erin live in a 100-year-old barn in Ann Arbor, Michigan.