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Mika : the bear who didn't want to sleep / Erik Kriek ; translated by Laura Watkinson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Dutch Publisher: London ; New York : Flying Eye Books, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: First English editionDescription: 28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1912497018
  • 9781912497010
Uniform titles:
  • Mika het beertje dat niet slapen wilde. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "It is winter in the snowy Far North, and all the bears are settling down to hibernate ... all the bears except Mika, who is too curious to sleep!"--Back cover.Summary: "A charming winter tale from celebrated Dutch illustrator Erik Kriek that introduces children to animals' winter habits and the dazzling beauty of the Northern Lights. Mika the little bear loves to run and play all about the forest, but he soon learns that he is meant to spend the long, cold winter months hibernating with his mother and father. When the old owl tells Mika about the Northern Lights that appear every winter, he can't stand the thought of missing something so beautiful, and so he sets out on a secret, snowy adventure to find them!" -- Publisher's website
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Picturebook Natural World Kriek Erik Checked out 06/26/2024 33111009352176
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Picturebook Natural World Kriek Erik Checked out 05/18/2024 33111009149838
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Join Mika, a cute little bear on secret quest to avoid hibernation so that she can see the beauty of the Northern Lights for herself! For fans of classics like Are You My Mother? and The Berenstain Bears.

Mika is a little bear who loves to run and play all over the forest, but she soon learns that winter is on its way, and she is supposed to spend these long, cold months hibernating with her mother and father. When the Old Owl tells Mika about the Northern Lights that appear every winter, she can't stand the thought of missing something so beautiful, and so she sets out on a secret, snowy adventure to find them!

The perfect christmas gift for new parents this season, especially those looking for a bear book with a loveable character.

Originally published in 2016 by Rubinstein Publishing B.V., Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

"It is winter in the snowy Far North, and all the bears are settling down to hibernate ... all the bears except Mika, who is too curious to sleep!"--Back cover.

"A charming winter tale from celebrated Dutch illustrator Erik Kriek that introduces children to animals' winter habits and the dazzling beauty of the Northern Lights. Mika the little bear loves to run and play all about the forest, but he soon learns that he is meant to spend the long, cold winter months hibernating with his mother and father. When the old owl tells Mika about the Northern Lights that appear every winter, he can't stand the thought of missing something so beautiful, and so he sets out on a secret, snowy adventure to find them!" -- Publisher's website

In English. Translated from the Dutch.

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