Brother Hugo and the Bear

by Katy Beebe

Book Overview

A clever tale that will charm book lovers

Brother Hugo can't return his library book -- the letters of St. Augustine -- because, it turns out, the precious book has been devoured by a bear Instructed by the abbot to borrow another monastery's copy and create a replacement, the hapless monk painstakingly crafts a new book, copying it letter by letter and line by line. But when he sets off to return the borrowed copy, he finds himself...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802854079
• ISBN13: 9780802854070
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
• Length: 34 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.4" x 11.8"
• Age Range: 5 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 4