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From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)

This companion volume to Bear Snores On (Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2002) features the same friendly bear and his animal friends in another rhyming, rollicking story. Winter is over and Bear wakes up hungry. No matter how much he eats, he can’t satisfy his appetite. “And the bear wants more!” His friends have a surprise in store in Karma Wilson’s merry picture book. Jane Chapman’s acrylic artwork shows a forest of happy companions. (Ages 2–4)

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From Publisher's Weekly

January 1, 2003
Several books follow the footsteps of earlier titles. The ursine hero from the best-selling Bear Snores On emerges from hibernation in Bear Wants More by Karma Wilson, illus. by Jane Chapman. The "more" he wants is food, of course: "When springtime comes,/ in his warm winter den/ a bear wakes up/ very hungry and thin!" His friends are happy to indulge him, but when he heads home, stuffed, he's in for a surprise.

From AudioFile Magazine

Ravenous is the word to describe Bear as he awakes from his winter hibernation. Neither the strawberries nor the clover can satiate his appetite. By the time Bear arrives back at his den for a wake-up surprise party, he has a bit of difficulty attending the event. (Think of Pooh at Rabbit's house.) Karma Wilson brings personality to her characters in just the way she conceived them. The squeaks of pleasure, the roars of frustration, and the eager anticipation of pleasing a friend are genuine and contagious. She paces herself so that both the story and illustrations can be enjoyed. Springtime music completes the recording. Young listeners will want MORE themselves. A.R. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine