The Bear Who Loved Puccini

by Arnold Sundgaard, Dominic Catalano (Illustrator)

Barefoot, a young brown bear in the deep forests of Minnesota, falls in love with the music of Puccini and goes to the city to pursue a career as an opera singer.

40 pages, Hardcover

First published June 3, 1992

Reviews

[Daniel · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like that this book exposes young children to opera, especially when funding for arts education is generally lacking these days. I wasn't expecting the plot of a bear family who was on speaking term swith a Chippewa Indian chief, moving to Saint Paul, Minnesota to start a career in opera, and ending up at La Scala in Milan, but I like the unexpected sometimes. There's a bit too much text for me to use this in storytime, but I would definitely hand it to a child in the library.

[Esodhiambo · Rating 3 out of 5]

following dreams
opera
support of friends