A Kiss for Little Bear

Author(s): Else Holmelund Minarik

Children & Young Adult

Too much kissing? Little Bear sends Grandmother a picture, and she likes it so much she asks Hen to take him a thank-you kiss. But Hen passes the kiss to Frog, who passes it to Cat, and on and on-will Little Bear ever get his kiss?

General Information

  • : 9781782955061
  • : Random House Children's Publishers UK
  • : Red Fox Picture Books
  • : 01 August 2017
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 01 May 2017
  • : books

Other Specifications

  • : Else Holmelund Minarik
  • : Paperback
  • : 1
  • : Maurice Sendak
  • : English
  • : 32

More About The Product

Else Holmelund Minarik (Author) Else Holmelund Minarik was the author of the Little Bear series of children's books, which sold more than 6 million copies worldwide and were adapted for television. Born in Denmark, Minarik moved to the United States with her family at the age of four. After graduating from Queens College, City University of New York she became a journalist for the Rome Daily Sentinel newspaper and taught first-graders during World War II. Minarik died in 2012. Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) Maurice Sendak was born in Brooklyn, New York. He began by illustrating other authors' books for children, but the first book that he both wrote and illustrated was Kenny's Window, published in 1956. In his lifetime, he illustrated over 80 books, and received many awards, including the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are. In 1970 he was the first American to win the Hans Christian Andersen Illustrator's Medal. He passed away in May 2012.