Hushabye, Bearcub

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Gingham Dog Press, 2003 - Juvenile Fiction - 24 pages

It’s a winter’s evening and a father and his tiny bear cub head home from a day in the snow, just as the stars appear in the sky. After mugs of hot chocolate and a quick game of peekaboo, it’s time for bath and bed! With each stanza in this lilting rhyming tale told through the father’s voice, the cub moves closer and closer to sleep, until he snuggles down for the night with:
Dream awhile, Bearcub


The nighttime is yours.

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“Til moon becomes morning,

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you’re safe in my paws.

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The soft and warm illustrations, combined with the gentle and reassuring narrative, will bring children—and their fathers and mothers—back to this book time after time. The perfect accompaniment to a bedtime rituals, this book will also be a popular Father’s Day gift.

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