I confess that I really don't like most children's books
about Thanksgiving. Especially those that attempt to tell it's
"history". They're just so lacking. They never mention that one of
the first acts of the first Pilgrims was to ransack a Native American Village,
dig up and steal their winter provisions and desecrate and rob a few graves for
good measure all in the name of their God's providence! I dunno why, but they
always seem to miss that part.
So instead, I turn to nature and there are a surprising
number of books that deal with bears going into hibernation! A topic I am
especially fond of these short, cold November days. This one is by Jim Arnosky
and is called "Every Autumn Comes The Bear". It's a very simply told
tale of a bear that lives on a wooded mountain behind the author's farm and
this bear's encounters with the other animals on the mountain on his way to his
winter's nap. The medium is watercolor and the images are just luscious! Here
are just a few.
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