"Ho, Mouse!" says Hare.
"Long time, no see!"
So they pop white corn.
And they brew black tea.
We loved the Bear books so much that in the first six months we expanded our collection to include Bear Wants More
, Bear's New Friend
, Bear Feels Scared
, and Bear Stays Up for Christmas
. As Nate has gotten older he's less interested in books with longer stories. But just the other day he spotted Bear Snores On high up on the shelf and asked to read it (with a point and a MORE). He seemed to love it once again, so I think we'll have to add this back into the circulation.
Oh and I should add that part of the fun for me is keeping the character voices consistent from book to book. Bear is gruff, Mouse squeaks. I have given Hare what friends call my "hermaphrodite" voice. And Badger is obviously a pirate.