false 6566417 1 A huge bear is wandering through the forest - but wait a minute! Who's that he's hugging? A beaver? And a moose? And a bird? And a tree? Welcome to the world of Big Bear Hug, a contemporary fable about a bear who has an appetite for hugging everything in sight - even creatures that bears have been known to eat. One day, the benevolent bear meets up with a human. This human proceeds to do something the bear cannot understand: he raises his axe and begins to cut down a tree. Suddenly the bear doesn't feel like hugging anymore and must make a difficult decision on how to stop this destruction in his forest. The environmental message of Big Bear Hug is both funny and powerful, while simple enough to engage very young children and show them the awesome power of a hug. 6759337 1 9 2009 Big Bear Hug total:32|5:15|4:11|3:6|2:0|1:0| 32 137 43 13 4 2 false false Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 06:53:57 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 09:26:21 -0700 2009 "There once was a bear so filled with love and happiness that whenever he roamed the forest and came across another living thing, he would give it a hug." Yes, this was a bear that believed in spreading the love, and he'd never met a creature he didn't want to embrace, whether moose or sna...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 16:22:11 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 17:08:59 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 08 08:41:11 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 08:44:44 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Nov 21 11:54:53 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 11:55:31 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 12:31:04 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 12:32:58 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Oct 31 09:46:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 09:46:35 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 14:52:30 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 14:53:30 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 11:07:10 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 11:08:42 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 14:40:06 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 14:40:06 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Oct 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 16:22:25 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 16:22:48 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Sep 11 12:47:11 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 10:13:25 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 12:26:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 12:25:29 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Oct 28 19:15:26 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 25 17:16:24 -0800 2009
Favorite Illustration: When the bear tries to hug a beaver and a tree at the same time.

Favorite Quote: The bear smiled and gave the tree a great big hug. The tree felt much better.

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