The Little Bear Stories. - illus by Barbara Firth**.

UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.[Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.First published individually and sequentially as listed titles,in 1988,1991,1996 and 1999 respectively.This complete edition first published 2001.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£14.99) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour pictorial artwork by Barbara Firth, illustrated dw/dj with brown+dark blue lettering to front; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - one small nick to head of spine/backstrip's front fold/crease - no other nicks or tears present.Top +fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread,apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original dw/dj repeated design to glazed boards/covers with bright,crisp,black ink printed letters to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain red eps.UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus (an omnibus - 4 original stories) includes 128pp [unpaginated],plus coloured illustrated title pages,double+single page and part-page vignettes,and storys' endings,full-colour pictorial illustrations - all by Barbara Firth - throughout the book and text and 4 individual plain white story separator blanks.
The four stories consist of: 'Can't You Sleep Little Bear','Let's Go Home, Little Bear','You and Me,Little Bear',and 'Well Done,Little Bear' - published in 1988,1991,1996 and 1999 respectively.
"Once there were two bears,Big Bear and Little Bear.Big Bear is the big bear and Little Bear is the little bear."
So begins each of the stories in this classic series,which has won many major awards and sold millions of copies worldwide.This beautiful volume contains all four stories about Little Bear and Big Bear - collected together for the very first time.The relationship between parent and child is presented with tender warmth,delightful reassurance and enduring magic.
Martin Waddell has twice on the Smarties Book Prize - for 'Can't You Sleep,Little Bear? and 'Farmer Duck' (also Winner of the British Book Awards Illustrated Children's Book of the Year) - as well as the Best Books for Babies for 'Rosie's Babies' and the Kurt Maschler Award for 'The Park in the Dark'.His other titles include 'Owl Babies','A Kitten Called Moonlight' and 'Night,Night,Cuddly Bear'. Barbara Firth born 20th September, 1928 - died 18th February 2013.She was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal for her illustrations in 'Can't You Sleep,Little Bear?' - regarded as a bedtime classic with it's warm and evocative illustrations - touching a chord with parents and children alike.Her other books include 'The Park in the Dark','We Love Them', 'Sam Vole and His Brothers','Tom Rabbit' (all by Martin Waddell),'A Song for Little Toad (shortlisted for the 1995 Smarties Book Prize) and 'Bears in the Forest' (runner-up for the 1995 She/WH Smith Under-5 Book Prize). Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the lighter weight of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!
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