Little Bear and the Missing Pie

by Else Holmelund Minarik, Chris Hahner (Illustrator)

The pie that Mother Bear baked for Father Bear is missing. Where can it be? Join Little Bear and his friends as they look high and low for clues to the mystery of the missing pie!

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2002

About the author

Else Holmelund Minarik was the author of the Little Bear series of children's books, which were successful as books, and were also made into a successful children's TV series. The Little Bear books sold more than 6 million copies worldwide.

Else Minarik was also the author of another well-known book, No Fighting, No Biting!

She was born in Denmark, and with her family immigrated to the United States at the age of four. After she graduated from Queens College, City University of New York she became a journalist for the Rome Daily Centennial newspaper and taught first-graders during WWII. Minarik lived in Nottingham, New Hampshire.

Reviews

[Kris Dersch · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not the best Little Bear book. I think it needs more Sendak.

[Kati Zuber · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved the illustrations of Little Bear, they're cute and the coloring is very natural.