{"product_id":"lets-scare-bear-9780823449965","title":"Let's Scare Bear","description":"\u003cb\u003eLet's scare bear  says the tiny mouse. But the pint-size bully's plan backfires in this riff on a Japanese folktale.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn ALA Notable Children's Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMouse, Fox, Spider, and Snake all want to scare Bear. But Bear is the bravest animal in the forest--nothing scares Bear. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExcept, maybe, one thing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBear says that he's scared of manju cakes. Armed with that knowledge, the animals hatch a plan to scare Bear with manju cakes. . . . lots and lots of them. . . . only to learn that the only scary thing is how much Bear loves to eat them  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYuko Katakawa's bright art is full of detail and humor, from Snake's bow and glasses to Spider's web-spun comments on their ill-fated tricks. Based on Scary Manju, a tale in the Japanese oral tradition known as rakugo, Let's Scare Bear is a trickster tale that reminds us that bullies come in all shapes and sizes--and that when we share instead, everyone wins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Holiday House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/09\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780823449965\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Yuko Katakawa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41229638303925,"sku":"9780823449965","price":7.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_99409e62-f17b-4b5c-98b7-0b57fdccf8f7.jpg?v=1634041999","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/lets-scare-bear-9780823449965","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}