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written by MARK BARRY illustrated by KATY HALFORD ooks Aren’t For Bears ooks Aren’t For Bears UNCORRECTED PROOF — NOT FOR SALEwritten by MARK BARRY illustrated by KATY HALFORD UNCORRECTED PROOF - NOT FOR RESALEPublished by Capstone Editions, an imprint of Capstone 1710 Roe Crest Drive, North Mankato, Minnesota 56003 capstonepub.com Text copyright © 2023 Mark Barry Illustrations copyright © 2023 Katy Halford All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission of the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Barry, Mark (Children's author), author. | Halford, Katy, illustrator. Title: Books aren't for bears / by Mark Barry ; illustrated by Katy Halford. Other titles: Books are not for bears Description: North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Editions, an imprint of Capstone, [2023] | Audience: Ages 4 to 8. | Audience: Grades K-1. | Summary: Bear learns to read from a book he finds in the woods, so, hoping for more, he sets out for the city, but people tell him that books are not for bears and chase him away—except for the librarian, who understands. Identifiers: LCCN 2022044502 (print) | LCCN 2022044503 (ebook) | ISBN 9781684465507 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781684466917 (pdf) | ISBN 9781684466931 (kindle edition) | ISBN 9781684466948 (epub) Subjects: LCSH: Bears—Juvenile fiction. | Books and reading—Juvenile fiction. | Librarians—Juvenile fiction. | Libraries—Juvenile fiction. | CYAC: Bears—Fiction. | Books and reading—Fiction. | Librarians—Fiction. | Libraries—Fiction. Classification: LCC PZ7.1.B37276 Bo 2023 (print) | LCC PZ7.1.B37276 (ebook) | DDC [E]—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022044502 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022044503 Designed by Heidi Thompson For Andrea , because she is simply wonderful! -Mark For the fabulously brilliant team at Plum. -Katy x UNCORRECTED PROOF - NOT FOR RESALEThere was once a very content bear. He had all that a bear could need— woodland friends , a cozy home , and plenty of honey and nuts. But one day , Bear found something that changed everything. He found . . . UNCORRECTED PROOF - NOT FOR RESALEThe words danced across the bright white pages. Bear didn , t understand them , but suddenly he wasn , t so content. . . . a book. UNCORRECTED PROOF - NOT FOR RESALEH e w a n t e d M O R E . UNCORRECTED PROOF - NOT FOR RESALE“ Look at this! ” he said. Owl—being wise like owls are—taught Bear to read. They spent warm autumn afternoons reading together at the foot of Owl , s oak tree home. UNCORRECTED PROOF - NOT FOR RESALEThe more he read , the more books Bear wanted. He searched every day , but he never found another book. However , he did find . . . UNCORRECTED PROOF - NOT FOR RESALENext >