One of the perks of my job at the library is access to so many wonderful books. I came across this title by accident, loved the illustration, and ordered a copy from another branch.

It's a cute story: how not with two of my favorite critters in it? I also liked how there was no gender applied to his new friend; no awkward 'engendering' traits like almond eyes, long lashes, or whatnot, and no pronoun inferences used other than to refer to Bear as 'he.' 'He' was an accepted neutral pronoun in my youth, but by the mid to late 60s became looked upon as meaning a male. Odd, eh?
(please let me know if the pic is right-side up: this is a Dropbox screenshot image)

It's a cute story: how not with two of my favorite critters in it? I also liked how there was no gender applied to his new friend; no awkward 'engendering' traits like almond eyes, long lashes, or whatnot, and no pronoun inferences used other than to refer to Bear as 'he.' 'He' was an accepted neutral pronoun in my youth, but by the mid to late 60s became looked upon as meaning a male. Odd, eh?
(please let me know if the pic is right-side up: this is a Dropbox screenshot image)
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Date: 2014-01-09 01:54 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-01-10 12:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-01-09 10:34 am (UTC)Yup, it is — the right side's up, which is to say that the right side's right (and the left side's left).
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Date: 2014-01-10 12:35 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-01-09 02:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-01-10 12:38 pm (UTC)http://www.willhillenbrand.com/index.html