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Berkley, the terrible sleeper

"Most bears sleep all winter, but Berkley isn't most bears--he has trouble falling asleep. Momma and Poppa Bear try to help, but nothing works. What will they do if Berkley is still wide awake when winter comes?"--

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Main Author:	Sharmat, Mitchell (Author)
Other Authors:	Kurilla, Renée (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Simon Spotlight, 2015.
Edition:	Simon Spotlight edition.
Series:	Ready-to-read. Superstar reader!
Subjects:	Bears > Juvenile fiction. Bedtime > Juvenile fiction. Sleep > Juvenile fiction. Readers (Elementary)
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Summary:	"Most bears sleep all winter, but Berkley isn't most bears--he has trouble falling asleep. Momma and Poppa Bear try to help, but nothing works. What will they do if Berkley is still wide awake when winter comes?"--
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
ISBN:	9781481438322 1481438328 9781481438339 1481438336 9781480690585 1480690589
Author Notes:	Mitchell Sharmat, a graduate of Harvard University, has written numerous picture books, easy readers, and novels, and was a contributor to many textbook reading programs. He was best known for the classic Gregory, the Terrible Eater , which was a Reading Rainbow Feature Selection and a New York Times Critics' Pick. In Mitchell's honor, The Sharmat Collection displaying the books he wrote, was established at the Harvard Graduate School of Education by the Monroe C. Gutman Library. Renée Kurilla is a children's book author and #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator. She loves drawing nature, animals, and working on projects that require a little bit of research! Some of her author-illustrator titles include the It's Fall! , It's Winter! , and The Flower Garden (a 2026 Illinois Monarch Award nominee). She has illustrated many books for other authors as well including Just Because by Matthew McConaughey, Today at School by Jessica Young, Farm Boots by Lisl H. Detlefsen, and the Ada Lace Adventure series by Emily Calandrelli. Renée has a BFA in illustration and a minor in graphic design from Lesley University College of Art & Design. Before transitioning to a full-time career in children's books, she was a lead artist at FableVision Studios in Boston for ten years. She currently lives in Massachusetts with her illustrator husband, their nine-year-old daughter, a corgi puppy named Yoshi, and a million stuffed animals.