Author(s): Carmen Oliver

Hardback Picture Books

All the students in the class are assigned reading buddies, except for Adelaide. She already has one, a bear And Adelaide is quite persuasive as she explains to her language arts teacher, Mrs. Fitz-Pea, and the reader, that bears really do make the best reading buddies: they sniff out good books and their claws are just right for turning pages. And the bear looks rather friendly (and studious) in these crayon-bright, contemporary illustrations, making this is must-read picture book for story time