{"product_id":"a-kiss-for-little-bear-9780063424494","title":"A Kiss for Little Bear","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn ALA Notable Children's Book and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Best Illustrated Book, this beloved classic Little Bear story from Else Holmelund Minarik and Maurice Sendak celebrates the love between grandparent and grandchild.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLittle Bear is so pleased with the picture he has drawn that he asks Hen to take it to his grandmother. Grandmother is so happy with it that she sends him back a thank-you kiss. How the kiss is passed from Grandmother, to Hen, to Cat, to Little Skunk, to a pretty girl skunk, and back to Little Skunk, and how eventually it comes again to Hen and finally to Little Bear, will delight children just learning to read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarperCollins is proud to present this new edition of \u003cem\u003eA Kiss for Little Bear\u003c\/em\u003e that has been printed in close collaboration with the Maurice Sendak Foundation to ensure that Maurice Sendak's original artwork has been reproduced to the highest standards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Kiss for Little Bear\u003c\/em\u003e is among the beloved classic Little Bear books for beginning readers from Else Holmelund Minarik and Maurice Sendak. The first, \u003cem\u003eLittle Bear, \u003c\/em\u003e launched the I Can Read early reader series in 1957.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDon't miss more adventures with Little Bear and his friends by Else Holmelund Minarik, with pictures by Maurice Sendak!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLittle Bear\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFather Bear Comes Home\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLittle Bear's Friend\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLittle Bear's Visit\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinarik, Else Holmelund:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElse Holmelund Minarik\u003c\/strong\u003e first introduced readers to her timeless character in the classic \u003cem\u003eLittle Bear\u003c\/em\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSendak, Maurice:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaurice Sendak's\u003c\/strong\u003e books have sold over 50 million copies and have been translated into more than 40 languages. He received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for \u003cem\u003eWhere the Wild Things Are \u003c\/em\u003eand is the creator of such classics as \u003cem\u003eIn the Night Kitchen\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Outside Over There\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHigglety Pigglety Pop!\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eNutshell Library\u003c\/em\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51580329984274,"sku":"9780063424494","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c49c2724-f48e-4178-bfb5-79f349ff9d88.jpg?v=1756216501","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-kiss-for-little-bear-9780063424494","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}