{"product_id":"can-bears-ski-9781536246926","title":"Can Bears Ski?","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Gently and thoughtfully teaches about being a hard-of-hearing kid.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLittle Bear \u003ci\u003efeels\u003c\/i\u003e the world around him. He feels his bed rumble when Dad Bear wakes him up in the morning. He feels the floor shake when his teacher stomps to get his attention. But something else is missing, like when his friends tell jokes that he isn't sure he understands, or when all around him Little Bear hears the question \"Can bears ski?\" Then, one day, Dad Bear takes him to see an \"aud-i-olo-gist,\" and Little Bear learns that he has been experiencing deafness and will start wearing hearing aids. Soon he figures out what that puzzling refrain is: \"Can you hear me?\" Little Bear's new world is LOUD and will take some getting used to, but with the love and support of Dad Bear, he will find his way. In this lyrical picture book, award-winning creators Raymond Antrobus and Polly Dunbar draw on their own experiences to tell Little Bear's story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaymond Antrobus\u003c\/b\u003e is a deaf poet and teacher. He has won the Ted Hughes Award and became the first poet to be awarded the Rathbones Folio Prize. About \u003ci\u003eCan Bears Ski, \u003c\/i\u003e his first picture book, he says, \"It's the book I could see myself reaching for as a child, and I can't wait to have it exist in the world.\" Originally from London, Raymond Antrobus now lives in Oklahoma City. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolly Dunbar\u003c\/b\u003e is a partially deaf author-illustrator who has created several books for young children. Her works include \u003ci\u003ePenguin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHello Tilly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePretty Pru\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGood Night, Tiptoe\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Lion Is a Lion\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the illustrator of \u003ci\u003ePat-a-Cake Baby\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHere's a Little Poem\u003c\/i\u003e, among other titles. She lives in England.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51676099346706,"sku":"9781536246926","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d44165a7-bdc6-4f96-b447-a123a9f5aa7b.jpg?v=1761042546","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/can-bears-ski-9781536246926","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}