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Author: David M. McPhail

In this lively children’s picture book, a big brown bear is painting a house when a playful little bear, wielding a baseball bat, inadvertently knocks him off his ladder. The mishap turns the bear blue, adding a whimsical twist to the tale.

First publish date: 1999

Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books

Authors: David M. McPhail

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