Bear Hugs: Romantically Ridiculous Animal Rhymes [Hardcover]

Karma Wilson (Author), Suzanne Watts (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 28, 2004

Rhino Mister and Rhino Miss

gaze at the moon in rhino bliss.

They rub their rhino tusks like this.

And now you've seen

rhinocerkiss!

Join the fun in the romantically ridiculous and the ridiculously romantic escapades of your favorite animals!

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About the Author

Karma Wilson's previous picture books include Bear Snores On, Bear Wants More, Bear Stays Up for Christmas, and Mortimer's Christmas Manger, all illustrated by Jane Chapman, One Day in the Middle of the Bog, illustrated by Joan Rankin, and Hilda Must Be Dancing and Bear Hugs illustrated by Suzanne Watts. She lives with her family in Fortine, Montana. Karma Wilson's website is at karmawilson.com.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books; 1 edition (December 28, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689857632
• ISBN-13: 978-0689857638
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #375,168 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm a wife, mother of three, writer and photographer. I love to write fun stories, poems, songs, etc... I especially love to write in rhyme because I think that well written rhyme naturally teaches children to expand their vocabulary and love books and reading.

I spend my time in the wilds of northwest Montana, where there are lots of bears and animals like the ones in my bear books! I love the wilderness and all of the animals that live there. My husband and children are also avid lovers of the outdoors.

I am also an amateur photographer. Give me a camera and I'll spend hours snapping photos.

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6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Danceable Rhythms and Loads of Entertainment for All Ages, January 2, 2005

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Julie Jordan Scott "Writer, Life Coach - Owne... (Bakersfield, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bear Hugs: Romantically Ridiculous Animal Rhymes (Hardcover)

Simply looking at this cover and allowing its color and vivid animal-cartoon emotion will tell you much of the "story" of this book, it's pure gloriousness comes from the combination of humor in the poetic words from Karma Wilson or the sweet-amusing illustrations from Suzanne Watts and the fun-thoughts gleaned from the words and illustrations.

My 7 year old read this to my 3 year old and I listened in.

I am not sure who got the most out of it - we were all engaged for our own reasons. The frog (a croak-in heart... I couldn't help but start singing in a country twang with that one) the cat's meow "The one I love the most? Me, myself and I", "sealed" with a kiss - now think of two seals kissing....

Just how wide is your smile right now? That's exactly why you need this book, to get it even wider and to evoke that laughter wanting to spring up from your belly