Description: A berry-loving boy and a rhyme-spouting bear take a fabulous journey through Berryland. "Berries and jam are roundly celebrated in a lilting text that, coupled with the jaunty colored pictures, make it hard to resist thinking about one of summer's lusher treats. . . ."--"Booklist." Full-color illustrations.
Brief description:
Bruce Degen (1945-2024] was the bestselling author and illustrator of the beloved, perennial favorite Jamberry and numerous award-winning books for children. He was the author and illustrator of Daddy Is a Doodlebug and Sailaway Home as well as the illustrator of the highly acclaimed Magic School Bus series by Joanna Cole; the ever-popular Jesse Bear books by Nancy White Carlstrom; Jazzmatazz! by Stephanie Calmenson; and Shirley's Wonderful Baby by Valiska Gregory (available at your local library).
Bruce Degen's involvement with art ranged from painting and printmaking to teaching art in New York City schools and directing an artists' lithography studio in Israel. Mr. Degen studied art at the Cooper Union and Pratt Institute. He was born in Brooklyn, New York--just like Charlie Muttnik.
Review Quotes:
"An inimitable feat and feast for all ages." - Publishers Weekly
"This is the catchiest rhyming book you'll ever read, and the illustrations of a little boy and a bear frolicking through meadows, streams, and forests of berries are so bright and happy, you'll want to go berry picking yourself." - Brightly