Else Holmelund Minarik
Else Holmelund Minarik was the author of the Little Bear series of children's books, which were successful as books, and were also made into a successful children's TV series. The Little Bear books sold more than 6 million copies worldwide.
Else Minarik was also the author of another well-known book, No Fighting, No Biting!
She was born in Denmark, and with her family immigrated to the United States at the age of four. After she graduated from Queens College, City University of New York she became a journalist for the Rome Daily Centennial newspaper and taught first-graders during WWII. Minarik lived in Nottingham, New Hampshire.
“You can't have that wish, my Little Bear,' said Mother Bear.”
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“Birthday Soup is good to eat, but not as good as Birthday Cake.”
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“And maybe... you are a little fat bear cub with no wings, and no feathers.”
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