About this item
Featuring Bear and Hare from their Caldecott-Honor winning Tops & Bottoms, the Stevens sisters celebrate perseverance and teamwork in this laugh-out-loud story of triumph over trickery.Bear would rather sleep all day than work on his farm, and Fox knows just the kind of help he needs - a donkey! When Fox tricks Bear into buying a donkey egg, Bear can't wait for it to hatch so he can meet his new friend. But donkeys don't come from eggs! And when the "egg" finally opens, Bear gets a fruity surprise. Luckily, Bear doesn't have to face disappointment alone . . . Hare is there to help!
About the Author
Janet Stevens began drawing as a child. Pictures decorated her walls, mirrors, furniture and school work -- including math assignments. While this didn't always sit well with her teachers, it was what she loved to do. Janet's father was in the Navy therefore she moved a great deal and attended many schools while growing up. After graduating from high school in Hawaii in 1971 she landed a job creating Hawaiian designs for fabric. The printed fabric was then made into aloha shirts and muumuus. After she graduated from the University of Colorado in 1975 with a degree in Fine Arts Janet began compiling a portfolio of "characters", bears in tutus, rhinos in sneakers, and walruses in Hawaiian shirts. In 1977, she attended "The Illustrator's Workshop" in New York City, where it was suggested that her characters might find a home in a children's book. Luckily for libraries (and children's book readers in general) , publishers agreed and her first book was published in 1979. Janet is the author and illustrator of many original stories and frequently collaborates with her sister, Susan Stevens Crummel. Her trademark humorous animals also accompany the texts by such authors as Eric Kimmel and Coleen Salley, Janet has received numerous book awards, including a Caldecott Honor Award, Time Magazine's Ten Best Children's Books , the Wanda Gág Best Read-Aloud Book. Child Magazine's Best Books of the Year. . Janet's books have been named ALA Notables and have repeatedly appeared on the New York Times Best Seller List. She is particularly proud of her state book awards, voted on by children -- which include Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, New York, North Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Nebraska and Washington. Janet has received the prestigious Texas Bluebonnet Award twice.
