Else Holmelund Minarik

"Little 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. A Kiss for Little Bear is among the...

One summer Little Bear makes friends with Emily and her doll Lucy.

Little Bear hears about his grandfather's exploits as a sea captain when they are cleaning out the attic together.

Little Bear's day isn't going well at all. He spills his milk and he knocks over his paint.

Little Bear decides he wants a picture made with his friends.

A four-leaf clover means good luck, every bear knows that. When Little Bear finds one, he expects something wonderful to happen. What will it be?

Un beso acumulativo e itinerante va viajando por el bosque transportado por la Gallina, la Rana, el Gato ... Humor y amor, simpatía y espontaneidad en una historia hermosa por su texto y sus ilustraciones. Ositos thank-you kiss from grandmother gets passed on to him by many animals and greatly aids the skunks' romance.

Little Bear likes to visit his grandparents for many reasons, but mostly because they tell him stories about robins and goblins and Mother Bear when she was little.