"One fall day Bear is getting ready to have a picnic with Mouse. But when it's time to leave together, there is no tap, tap, tapping on Bear's front door. Where is Mouse, small and gray and bright-eyed? Bear sets out to meet him on the path, only to find his friend sitting alone on a stump, looking sad, lamenting the changes of the season--leaves falling, flowers dying, birds migrating. 'I don't like it when things go away, ' Mouse says quietly. How can the curmudgeonly Bear cheer up his usually cheery friend?"--
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Can gruff and grumpy Bear cheer up his usually upbeat friend Mouse? With signature with and whimsy, this delightfully mismatched duo is back in a much-anticipated seventh story! 
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ISBN–13: 9781536229493
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Publication Date: Sep-2025
Pages: 40
Lexile Level: 0000
Ages: 03 - 07