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  <title><![CDATA[Ginger Bear]]></title>
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  <default_description>Any child who loves cookies will enjoy this inventive tale of Ginger Bear, a cookie in the shape of a bear, who sets out to avoid being eaten. As she did with &lt;i&gt;Traction Man Is Here! &lt;/i&gt;and &lt;i&gt;The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon&lt;/i&gt;, Mini Grey has created a totally original book that is fun to read and fun to look at.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">2004</original_publication_year>
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[For all the off-beat oddness that Mini Grey seems drawn to, she perfectly captures the imaginary world that children often give to inanimate objects.  Ginger Bear (known as Biscuit Bear in the UK) is a cookie made by Horace as he &quot;helps&quot; his mom with baking.  Luckily for Ginger Bear (and u...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23534867">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is not the kind of book you would read to a group, it's the kind with a lot going on the pictures and text going all over the place...not the kind of picture book I usually like.  But I love this one anyway.  It's whimsical with terrific pictures.  What happens when Ginger Bear comes to life an...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4483929">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not quite as funny as Traction Man, Ginger Bear is still an odd and endearing character who takes her role as a cookie seriously. When she decides to &quot;make friends,&quot; she literally makes them -- out of flour and butter and sugar! Mini Grey remains adept at using pattern and mixed media in h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6613484">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Mon Nov 19 11:10:14 -0800 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Maybe it's because I've never met a cookie I didn't like, but I really enjoyed this book.  I laughed at Ginger Bear <em>literally</em> making new friends.  The cookie circus made me smile. And I loved that even though &quot;the life of a cookie is usually short and sweet&quot; Ginger Bear finds a safe place ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9311902">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love Mini Grey's art. You get the feeling that she really loves pencils. Even though I've always been a pen girl, I think the pencil people are probably right.  This proves it. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[<br/>Mini Gray is brilliant and this book, the American version of the same story, Biscuit Bear, is also.<br/><br/>You will never look at cookies quite the same way.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;Bongo the dog liked cookies. (But not in a way that is necessarily good for the cookies.)&quot; Is this not brilliant? Of course it is. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Oh, the drama!  The boys love it!  Samuel's favorite page is the fantastic cookie circus.]]></body>
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