Little Bear's personality energizes the stories in this series; his companions are engaging; and the
artwork is colorful, detailed, and humorous. Imaginative integration of text and pictures creates
relationships between the characters that are believable and warm. (Recommended for ages 2–

Little Bear chooses to ignore the map his coach gives him for the school foot race and ends up
paying a high price for thinking a shortcut will help him win. This is Book 7 in the Little Bear
Adventure Series.

Other Little Bear adventures include: Little Bear's Surprise, Little Bear's Secret,
Little Bear at Big School, Little Bear's Crunch-A-Roo Cookies, Little Bear and the Springwood Spinners,
and Little Bear's Big Adventure.

Also available Little Bear Set Books 1–7.