Mr. and Mrs. Bear have never celebrated St. Valentine's Day because they hibernate during the winter.
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"I re-read this with my preschool-age children today. I think this is my favorite Valentine's story that I've come across. It celebrates the warm, enduring love between husband and wife. I guess I have one other Valentine favorite- "Froggy's First Kiss." " — Melanie (5 out of 5 stars)
"I re-read this with my preschool-age children today. I think this is my favorite Valentine's story that I've come across. It celebrates the warm, enduring love between husband and wife. I guess I have one other Valentine favorite- "Froggy's First Kiss." "
" Too cute! One of my favorites! "
" A good book to read around Valentine's day. This is a sweet story about how mother bear sets her alarm to wake up from hibernation, so she can plan some special things for father bear. Great illustrations! "
" I had great success with this story when I got older children for storytime. Now I get a younger crowd and should keep this in mind for any school groups "
" A cute story about two bears who wake themselves up from hibernation to celebrate Valentines day with each other. I never heard the tape, just read the story which does show the true love the bears have for each other. "
" These bears want to wake up half way through winter just to say I love you for Valentine's day. The pictures are cute too. "
" What a cute little story about one bear trying to surprise the other for Valentine's day. "
" Such a cute story about a bear couple that hibernate for the winter. However, Mrs. Bear sets the alarm early so she wakes up on Valentine's Day. They have never celebrated this day before now. She surprises Mr. Bear and they enjoy the day together. "
" I enjoy reading this book on Valentine's Day. This book provides an opportunity to discuss why the bears haven't celebrated the holiday. Also, the students like to predict what is going to happen at the end. "
" I'm not a fan of Valentine's Day, but I really like this book. It is a fun book to read to my boys. "
" This book had a perfect mix of sentimentality and laughs. The kids loved it, but it was not another book about having a vday party at school, which was a welcomed change. "
" I forgot how much I loved this story as a child until I read it to my girls last night! Such a sweet story about a bear couple that never shared a Valentine's Day together due to hibernation. "
" Kids always love to hear this story. It surprises every time! "
" This book came in one of my son's 1,000 books bags. Wife sets the alarm for Feburary 14 to surprize her husband of many years and share this very special day for the first time! "
" Cute little story of two bears who have never spent a Valentine's Day awake together (due to hibernation) until this year when Mrs. Bear sets her alarm clock for Feb 14th to surprise Mrs. Bear. She gets a surprise of her very own. Warm and loving. "
Eve Bunting has written over two hundred books for children, including the Caldecott Medal–winning Smoky Night, illustrated by David Diaz. She lives in Southern California.
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