Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Wilson, Karma
Karma Wilson
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Bear Stays Up for Christmas -- Karma Wilson, Hardcover


The day before Christmas,
snuggled on his floor,
Bear sleeps soundly
with a great big snore....
Bear's friends are determined to keep Bear awake for Christmas So they wake Bear up and have him help them find a Christmas tree, bake cakes, hang up stockings, and sing Christmas songs. Bear stays up -- by discovering that giving is one of the best Christmas presents
How a SURPRISE visit from someone very special gives Bear and his friends a Christmas to remember makes an enchanting holiday story for young readers. With Karma Wilson's memorable text and Jane Chapman's glowing illustrations, Bear Stays Up for Christmas is a book to cherish throughout the yea

Author: Karma Wilson
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published: 10/01/2004
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 10.20h x 11.40w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780689852787
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 82602 / Bear Stays Up for Christmas


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/27/2004 pg. 61
Kirkus Review - Children 11/01/2004 pg. 1055
School Library Journal 10/01/2004 pg. 63
New York Times 12/19/2004 pg. 26
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2005 pg. 20 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Karma Wilson is the bestselling author of several picture books, including the Bear Books series, Where Is Home, Little Pip?, and A Dog Named Doug. Karma lives in Montana.

Jane Chapman is the illustrator of over one hundred books for children, including Dilly Duckling by Claire Freedman and I Love My Mama by Peter Kavanagh, as well as Karma Wilson's Bear Books series and Mortimer's Christmas Manger. She lives with her family in Dorset, England. Visit Jane at ChapmanandWarnes.com.