Bear Can Dance!

Bear, Goose, and Fox’s seventh outing sees Bear attempting to fly. All he wants is to “swoop and glide and feel the wind in [his] fur,” but even after coaching from Fox (who outfits Bear with a cape and goggles), flight remains out of reach for the lumbering polar bear. With music pouring out of Bear’s portable turntable, the friends realize that dancing is “like flying, but with your feet on the ground. Mostly.” Bloom’s soft pastel artwork handily captures both the warmth of this three-way friendship and the wind in Bear’s fur—while he cuts a rug. Ages 2–6. (Oct.)