Curmudgeonly Bear succumbs to Mouses entreaties and discovers the joy of books in a hilarious story that fans will covet for their own library. Bear does not want to go to the library. He is quite sure he already has all the books he will ever need. Yet the relentlessly cheery Mouse small and gray and brighteyed thinks different. When Bear reluctantly agrees to go with his friend to the big library neither rocket ships nor wooden canoes are enough for Bears picky tastes. How will Mouse ever find the perfect book for Bear Children will giggle themselves silly as Bears arguments give way to his inevitable curiosity leading up to a satisfying story hour and a humorously justright library book. show more