In 1957, Harper published its first I Can Read title, Little Bear, written by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Large type, simple vocabulary, chapter-like divisions, and decorative pictures made Little Bear perfect for emerging readers

 

This book is part of a book series called I Can Read .

There are 62 pages in this book. This book was published 1992 by HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd .

Carolyn Croll is the author and illustrator of Too Many Babas, The Little Snowgirl, and other children's books. She lives in Philadelphia. Mary Packard is the coauthor of The Story of Christmas Story Book Set & Advent Calendar. Eleanor Coerr is the author of many books for young readers, including The Big Baloon Race, a Reading Rainbow book, Chang's Paper Pony, and The Josefina Story Quilt, a Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies. Carolyn Croll is the distinguished illustrator of many books for children, including the I Can Read Books The Big balloon race by Eleanor Coerr and Clara and the Bookwagon by Nancy Smiler Levinson. She lives in Philadelphia, PA.