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About The Book
The day before Christmas, snuggled on his floor,
Bear sleeps soundly with a great big snore.
"Dear Bear. Get up!" Mouse shouts in his ear.
"We won't let you sleep through Christmas this year."
Bear's friends are determined that he'sawake for Christmas and they get him up from his hibernation on Christmas Eve. Bear is excited to experience the holiday with his friends and tries very hard to stay awake, helping to find the right Christmas tree, making mint tea and singing carols. Finally, though, it's his friends who have fallen asleep - and Bear Stays Up! He makes food and presents for his friends, not noticing that Father Christmas has also come to visit. Christmas morning dawns bright and happy for all!
Bear sleeps soundly with a great big snore.
"Dear Bear. Get up!" Mouse shouts in his ear.
"We won't let you sleep through Christmas this year."
Bear's friends are determined that he'sawake for Christmas and they get him up from his hibernation on Christmas Eve. Bear is excited to experience the holiday with his friends and tries very hard to stay awake, helping to find the right Christmas tree, making mint tea and singing carols. Finally, though, it's his friends who have fallen asleep - and Bear Stays Up! He makes food and presents for his friends, not noticing that Father Christmas has also come to visit. Christmas morning dawns bright and happy for all!
About The Illustrator
Jane Chapman is the illustrator of over one hundred books for children, including Dilly Duckling by Claire Freedman and I Love My Mama by Peter Kavanagh, as well as Karma Wilson’s Bear Books series and Mortimer’s Christmas Manger. She lives with her family in Dorset, England. Visit Jane at JaneKChapman.com.
Product Details
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's UK (October 9, 2014)
- Length: 32 pages
- ISBN13: 9781471123078
- Ages: 3 - 99
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- Book Cover Image (jpg): Bear Stays Up for Christmas Paperback 9781471123078(2.5 MB)
- Author Photo (jpg): Karma Wilson Photograph courtesy of the author(0.1 MB)
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