The Toys' Wedding

by Else Holmelund Minarik, Chris Hahner (Illustrator)

Since it is raining outside and Little Bear and Emily have nothing to do, they decide to throw a wedding party for their favorite toys. Original.

Genres: Picture Books

24 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2004

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

[Rosa Cline · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a wonderfully 'shorten' version of the classic Little Bear. They didn't cut out anything important out. Very sweet story about Lucy and Fisherman Bear going to be wed, but in the end Emily and Little Bear decide they are to young... so they have a 'friend' party instead...

[Pam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book, but the pictures by Chris Hahner just do not compare to Maurice Sendak's work in other Little Bear books. Else Holmelund Minarik's story is just right, as always.