Bear Tales: Three Treasured Stories

Three bear tales come alive in adaptations of traditional legends from Czechoslovakai, North American Natives and Russia. Full color illustrations throughout and a moral to each tale, suitable for beginning to intermediate readers.

Denise E. Agosto

Three pleasing adaptations well suited to bedtime lap sharing ... The watercolor illustrations ... fittingly balance to simple narrative style.
&# 151;School Library Journal, October 2000

Vlasta van Kampen has illustrated over 30 books, including "My Dad Takes Care of Me" (1987), "Muddle Cuddle" (1997) and "Monkey Tales" (1998). Van Kampen's professional work also includes poster design and illustration, cassette and CD covers, and advertising and promotional work. She lives in Toronto with her husband.