Thisisthefirst“ICanReadBook“ever,andthefirstoffiveclassicLittleBearbooks,expresslydesignedforbeginningreaders.ElsaHolmelundMinarikandMauriceSendakteameduptocreatethesesimplestoriesthataredeeplycomfortingandlovinglyplayful.Inonestory,“BirthdaySoup“,LittleBearcannotfindhismotherandpresumesshehasforgottenhisbirthday.Withtheprospectofguestsarrivingandnocakeinsight,hesetsouttomakebirthdaysoup(allhisfriendslikesoup).Justasthegatheringissittingdownforsoup,MotherBearshowsupwithabig,beautifulbirthdaycake.“Ineverdidforgetyourbirthday,andIneverwill,“shesaystohersonashehugsherleg.In“LittleBearGoestotheMoon“,LittleBeardeclaresthathewillflytothemooninhisnewspacehelmet.MotherBeartellshimtobebackbylunch,andheis.Thegentle,teasingreparteebetweenLittleBearandhismotherwilldelightyoungreaders,andthespaciouslayoutandlargetypewillencouragethemtokeeponreading!(Ages4to8)--Thistextreferstothehardcovereditionofthistitle.--Thistextreferstoanoutofprintorunavailableeditionofthistitle.
