Little Bear (book)

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Little Bear is a series of children's books, originally published in 1957, written by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Initially they were extremely simple, barely more advanced than the famous Dick and Jane books, but grow more sophisticated as the plot and characters develop, especially in subsequent books.

Each "book" initially conisted of four stories, each of which involved Little Bear, and a slowly growing cast of support characters, generally named after their species. The Little Bear character and his immediate family display many bear-like characteristics and mannerisms, but only on occasion, and live in a culture and technology which seems to be the seaside equivalent of a Little House on the Prairie setting.

This series of books went on to spawn a TV series of the same name, including specials and a "feature length" direct-to-video release.