We LOVED this book - What a wonder sense of humor this author has! It's great take off on some standard fables. I wish I could by this book for each and every child between the ages of 4 & 7.

The best thing about this book for me was the fact that I, as an adult, could enjoy it as much as the children. It is totally different to any other children's book I have read. I found it to be witty, charming, and imaginative.

The story sounds like something thought up by a parent and young child, with ideas from both, and some teasing from the parent. Altogether a great read, and something I would definitely reccommend to young readers

I *love* this book- the story of the grumpy kitty who is momentarily displaced in his little girl's life by a new teddy bear. Teaches sharing and tolerance, and the art is wonderful. I've given copies to most of the new moms I know, plus reserved a copy for myself.

This book will appeal to cat and teddy lovers as well as children. The message of rivalry is simple and plain enough for even young children to understand. It is a delightful book with wonderful art work.

An Adventure Story From the 1930s featuring a rich American widow, a young Asian-American, & the first panda to be caught alive.

Kiefer provides an eclectic escape that covers nature, people, politics and history...and all within the confines of a true tale! I will never gawk at those cute bears the same way again, knowing the story of their "discovery" and what that story tells us of the specific times--and the general nature of people. The read is "light," yet one learns a bit along the way. This is my version of a nearly perfect summer read. A romantic "novel" for thinking persons.

Cherish Me Always is a series of 4 books (3 have been published as of Spring 2002) that have grown out of the author's photograph collection. The photographs are shared in a graphic format that compliment the vintage photos. Poetry and literary quotes maintain the feeling of childhood storybook wonder. The child subjects of "Teddy Bears and Warm Fuzzies" are both girls and boys. Many of the toy companions shown are teddy bears, but not exclusively so. There are many identifiable and unidentifiable plush toys that do not seem to be teddy bears, but all of the plush animals seem to be loved and cherished by their child companions. This book is an enchanted journey back to the childhood days of bygone years.

This was a wonderful book! If you love history, children, photography, or teddy bears, you have to purchase this book! There is nothing on the market like this. The photographs pictured are so endearing! This makes a great gift book! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

This is an astonishing series of stories. It seems almost impossible that one mind could cover this kind of scope and do it so entertainingly and well.

As you can tell, I LOVED this book!

Greg Bear is the winner of numerous prestigious awards in all the categories. This particular collection contains many of his short stories (21), and three novellas. The stories have all been printed before, but not in one volume and would be impossible to obtain in their original format. Each tale includes an introduction that is new. Fans of the author and science fiction readers in general will relish The Collected Works of Greg Bear in spite of the near breaking of the $30.00 barrier as this anthology displays the talent of one of the late twentieth century genre's top spinners.

Harriet Klausner

I think this book is a great book to start with. It is a good way of learning to count and how to read. I also think that who ever reads this book they will enjoy it very much because of the bear looks very friendly and nice.

I loved Corduroy as a kid, so I figured my son would like him as well. This book is my son's absolute favorite. At 10-months old, he crawls to his bookshelf, grabs this book, and insists I read it to him again, and again, and again. He especially likes pointing out Corduroy, and is catching on to the counting. I will ask him to point out the books, or the milk, bread or honey, or the rag doll, and he can actually do it! The colors of the book really catch his eye. What a nice way to introduce reading to my young one. I will be buying additional Corduroy board books!

This book was a total delight. I loved it so much I spent a year looking for the sequel (and found it here!). I originally bought the book because it looked like a text that could take me away from myself and into a world of fantasy and fun; and it did that and more. This tale of a brother and sister bear on an somewhat unintended adventure is so captivating that I could barely put it down. The plot twists and turns while at the same time the bear characters are so nicely developed that I found myself wishing I could visit their world. There are striking parallels in the world of the Crimson Bears to that of modern day society that are discovered when contemplating the Kingdon of the Bears, the fantasy inspired secondary characters and political/social circumstances involved. It's a fantasy novel that makes you think and turn pages quickly. When I was done with it I loaned it to a couple of friends and they have been looking for the sequel too! Besides the characters and plot being well developed the excecptionally descriptive prose used is truly outstanding, stimulating and mind-stretching. At times the text is lighthearted and funny and then reverts to serious and suspensful. An awesome read. Really anticipating reading the sequel!

Okay, I'll admit it. I haven't read this book. Yet. I do plan on doing so eventually, however. But I did have Dr. LaFarge as my Adavnced Placement English teacher my senior year at the Horace Mann school in the Bronx, and he rocked. I mean, the class was just a lot of fun, and he's a great teacher. So if he wrote this book, it's a pretty safe bet that it's going to be great. Therefore, you should buy this book and make him a rich and famous writer. (English teachers don't get paid all that much, I'll bet, and are rarely celebrities. But Dr. LaFarge deserves to be.)

This book was another good description of a Louisiana Governor's election. The previous book "The Last Hayride" told of Edwin Edwards return to the governorship of Louisiana. After being elected to a third term as governor Edwards was indicted. The scandal that followed caused Edwards to be unseated. Four years later, in 1991, Edwards was able to make a comeback. He wound up in a runoff with the Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan,David Duke. You are led on a campaign path by the author. This book describes the processes that finally led to another political comeback for Edwin Edwards. This was a very colorful and well written book that describes Louisiana politics.

A companion piece to Maginnis' excellent "Last Hayride," this book covers the 1991 Louisiana gubernatorial campaign, which pitted former Klansman David Duke against frequent indictee (and three term governor) Edwin Edwards. Maginnis writes beautifully, and readers will feel like they are in Louisiana and on the trail with the candidates (all of them; Maginnis also covers the others races of that election). Highly reccomended to anyone interested in politics, power, or personality.

My 3.5 yr old little boy loves this book. Mama Polar Bear is busy making a surprise for Polar Bear Claude but he wakes from him nap and thinks she doesn't love him anymore because she's too busy to give him a cuddle! Little does he know until the end that she is making him a surprise and that his Grandma Polar Bear is coming for a visit.

Adorable story - heartwarming illustrations.

My three year old daughter always asks me to read this to her. Are you a busy parent who doesn't always have time when your preschooler wants you to play with them? Then you will relate to Claude's mom as she tries to pull off a suprise party for Claude the polar bear. Mom tries to direct Claude to various activities as she attempts to get ready but time goes slowly for Claude who only wants to spend time with his mommy. Eventually Claude gets tired of waiting and when he decides that mom is so busy and she does not love him anymore he runs away to the garden. A happy ending occurs when Claudes grandmother shows up for the party and Claude sees what his mother has really been up to. Busy parents can relate to Claude's mom dilema of having things to do while wanting to spend time with their child while preschoolers can emphasize with Claudes impatience. The illustrations are so adorable and wait till you see what Claude's mom fixes to eat at the party, yum! A great story to enjoy with your child. I recommend it to all.

Five star rating. Great pictures, humerous story for young and old alike. We checked it out of library weekly, and had each chase memorized after reading the story several times each day when he was 5 yrs old. My son is now 16 and we bring up Cully every so often and get a good laugh.

This book for 3-4 year olds (and any adult) I could read over and over again, the pictures complement the text and the quiet humor of both is worth any money. A great pity that this book is out of print.
Cully-cully wakes and decides to go hunting for a bear skin. He and the bear end up chasing round a large tree, overtaking each other.
As the bear staggers of into the distance cully-cully counts yet another bear as he continues to run around the tree. The book ends with cully-cully exhaustedly asleep but without the bear skin