# Little Bear

**Author:** Else Holmelund Minarik
**Grade range:** Grades K–1
**Age range:** 5–6
**First published:** 1957
**Page count:** 63
**Genre:** Realistic Fiction
**ISBN-13:** `9780439445139`
**ISBN-10:** `0439445132`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/little-bear
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

Celebrate the timeless warmth of a mother's love with the very first ever I Can Read book! Meet Little Bear, a friend to millions of children. And meet Mother Bear, who is there whenever Little Bear needs her. When it is cold and snowy outside, she finds just the right outfit for Little Bear to play in. When he goes to the moon, she has a hot lunch waiting for him on his return. And, of course, she never forgets his birthday. This classic from Else Holmelund Minarik and Maurice Sendak was written in 1957 and remains as beloved today as it was then.

## Themes

- mothers and sons
- madres e hijos
- bears
- osos

## Where this book is assigned

### Common Core State Standards (ELA)

- **recommended** · Kindergarten grade — [source: CCSS ELA Appendix B, grades K-1 story exemplar](https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/standards-instruction/appendix-b-text-exemplars-and-sample-performance-tasks.pdf)
- **recommended** · 1st grade — [source: CCSS ELA Appendix B, grades K-1 story exemplar](https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/standards-instruction/appendix-b-text-exemplars-and-sample-performance-tasks.pdf)

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