Bears

By Ruth Krauss, illustrated by Maurice Sendak

Interest Level

Grades K - 2

Reading Level

Grade level Equivalent: Not Available

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Guided Reading: Not Available

Genre

With just 27 words, the inimitable Ruth Krauss created a charming little universe.

Now Maurice Sendak has turned her bears into a troupe of players in a slapstick comedy starring a familiar boy in a wolf suit.

Maurice Sendak

Maurice Sendak (1928 - 2012) earned the Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are.