BEAR FOR A DAY

Assignment: Imagine yourself as a bear for the day. What would you do? Caldecott Honor and three-time Geisel Awardwinning author and illustrator Corey R. Tabor offers an inspiringand surprisinganswer in this funny picture book for fans of Mo Willems, David Shannon, and Peter Brown.

If you were a bear for a day, what would you do? Probably wake up, eat breakfast, go for a motorcycle ride, and rescue your best friend from a rogue hot air balloon. You know, normal bear stuff!

You certainly wouldn't stand in front of the whole class and give a boring, detailed, and informational report about bears.

Dynamically illustrated from the bear's perspective, the Caldecott Honor and three-time Geisel Awardwinning Corey R. Tabor delivers an innovative and crowd-pleasing picture book. This funny, mischievous, and surprising picture book about creativity, friendship, where ideas come from, and the fun of using your imagination, will be a hit at home, at story times, and in classrooms.

Corey R. Tabor is the author and illustrator of the Caldecott Honorwinning Mel Fell, three-time Geisel Award winner for Fox Has a Problem, Fox at Night, and Fox the Tiger, and Geisel Honor recipient for Fox versus Fox. His other acclaimed titles include the young graphic novel chapter books Sir Ladybug, Sir Ladybug and the Queen Bee, and Sir Ladybug and the Bookworms; the picture books Bear for a Day, Cranky, Crabby Crow (Saves the World), Ursula Upside Down, Simon and the Better Bone, Snail Crossing, Fox and the Bike Ride, and Fox and the Jumping Contest; and the I Can Reads Fox versus Winter, Fox Is Late, and Fox Plays Ball. Corey R. Tabor lives in Tacoma, Washington, with his wife and son and spends his time making pictures and stories.