Fuzzy Bear Goes to School

Dawn Bentley. Piggy Toes Press, $10.95 (10pp) ISBN 978-1-58117-124-2

A little bear learns ABC's and 1,2,3's, plays outside and paints a picture in Fuzzy Bear Goes to School by Dawn Bentley, illus. by Krisztina Nagy. Pull-tabs let the bear drum and slide; a tiny note pad invites young readers to write their names. Foil and fabric accents and a scratch-and-sniff apple complete the interactive experience. (Sept.)

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