{"product_id":"a-birthday-for-bear-9780763668617","title":"A Birthday for Bear","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"The winning stars of \u003ci\u003eA Visitor for Bear\u003c\/i\u003e make a return engagement.\" -- \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBear does not like birthdays. He doesn't like parties or balloons, cards or candles. In fact, Bear does not like anything to do with birthdays at all. He would much rather spend his birthday alone cleaning his house, but Mouse, small and gray and bright-eyed, has other ideas. With a perfectly paced story by Bonny Becker paired with Kady MacDonald Denton's slapstick visual comedy, \u003ci\u003eA Birthday for Bear \u003c\/i\u003ewelcomes young listeners to the party with artwork ideal for sharing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCandlewick Sparks are perfect for the newly independent reader: \u003cbr\u003e* Award-winning stories by top authors \u0026amp; illustrators\u003cbr\u003e* Short, engaging chapters\u003cbr\u003e* Vibrant illustrations\u003cbr\u003e* Welcoming design\u003cbr\u003e* Rich vocabulary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBonny Becker \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of all the Bear and Mouse books as well as a number of other award-winning picture books and middle-grade novels. She lives in Seattle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKady MacDonald Denton \u003c\/b\u003eis the illustrator of the Bear and Mouse stories as well as Tim Wadham's \u003ci\u003eThe Queen of France \u003c\/i\u003eand Claire Masurel's \u003ci\u003eTwo Homes. \u003c\/i\u003eShe lives in Ontario, Canada.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50626571796754,"sku":"9780763668617","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e01a580c-a6f0-4d7f-bfb1-4e2c7e426dcb.jpg?v=1732661719","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-birthday-for-bear-9780763668617","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}