Product Description
Grandmother likes Little Bear's picture so much she sends him a thank you kiss. "Will you take it to him, Hen?" she says. Hen passes the kiss to Frog who passes it to Cat who passes it to Little Skunk until Hen decides there is too much kissing -- and finally gives the kiss to the Little Bear.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 12 reviews)

great beginner reader!

Great book for children just learning to read. Plus the story was very cute!
August 30, 2008

Sweet and Endearing

This book was a favorite of my own children and now has a place of favor in my granddaughter's heart. It's one of her "goodnight" books when she comes to Grandma's for a sleepover.
July 12, 2008

Simply Adorable

A Kiss for Little Bear is a charming story about a young bear who draws a picture for is grandmother. Not surprisingly at all, this picture looks like one of the monsters from "Were the Wild Things Are." Little Bear has his friend Hen deliver the picture to Grandmother Bear. She is so delighted with the drawing that she sends Hen back to Little Bear with a kiss for him. The simple kiss gets passed on, friend to friend ("telephone style") until it finally gets to Little Bear. Little Bear ask Hen to take a kiss back to Grandmother Bear. But Hen refuses because "kisses get all mixed up." In the end, the girl and boy skunk get married, because they enjoyed the kissing. It is all very sweet and innocent.

My copy is 40 years old. I remember my mother reading this to me. It was then passed to my aunt to read to her children. When I was pregnant, my aunt gave it back to me. I love reading this enchanting story to my daughter. We giggle and trade kisses and have a great snuggle right before bed. This is another memory filled classic that I am truly thrilled to be able to pass on. Highly recommended.
June 20, 2008

Inappropriate book!

We come from a Christian home and I would agree that this story also left me with an uneasy feeling. I could see a secular view saying no big deal but there was an undertone in this book that I didn't like. It is apart of my first graders reading curriculum and I am going to ask it be removed.
1st little bears favorite picture that he drew and gave his grandma is likened to that of a little devil and second the animals are passing kisses on to one another. And especially the skunks kissing again and again and again. This is supposed to be a children's book. I don't understand what is going through the mind of an author.
I recommend you stay away from this book.

May 12, 2008

lovely story

My kids and I love the little bear stories. I had "Little Bear" as a child myself. I just recently learned about this book. We just love it. It is shorter then the others and the art is just a bit different, but still as charming as always.
In the story little bear draws a picture and has hen take it to grandmother bear, who send hen with a kiss for little bear. The kiss get passed along from friend to friend until hen gets it again and gives it to little bear. Very sweet.
October 13, 2007

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