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Else Holmelund Minarik

Born

in Denmark

September 13, 1920

Died

July 12, 2012

Genre

Children's Books

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Else Holmelund Minarik was the author of the Little Bear series of children's books, which were successful as books, and were also made into a successful children's TV series. The Little Bear books sold more than 6 million copies worldwide.

Else Minarik was also the author of another well-known book, No Fighting, No Biting!

She was born in Denmark, and with her family immigrated to the United States at the age of four. After she graduated from Queens College, City University of New York she became a journalist for the Rome Daily Centennial newspaper and taught first-graders during WWII. Minarik lived in Nottingham, New Hampshire. ...more

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Average rating: 4.27 · 104,796 ratings · 1,675 reviews · 144 distinct works • Similar authors

	Little Bear (Little Bear, #1) by Else Holmelund Minarik, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) 4.26 avg rating — 59,886 ratings — published 1957 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Bear's Friend (Little Bear, #3) by Else Holmelund Minarik, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) 4.32 avg rating — 14,231 ratings — published 1960 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Kiss for Little Bear (Little Bear, #5) by Else Holmelund Minarik, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) 4.30 avg rating — 13,690 ratings — published 1968 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Bear's Visit (Little Bear, #4) by Else Holmelund Minarik, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) 4.30 avg rating — 9,544 ratings — published 1961 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Father Bear Comes Home (Little Bear, #2) by Else Holmelund Minarik, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) 4.28 avg rating — 3,486 ratings — published 1959 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Little Bear Treasury: Little Bear/ Little Bear's Friend/ Little Bear's Visit by Else Holmelund Minarik, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) 4.42 avg rating — 994 ratings — published 1982 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Fighting, No Biting! (An I Can Read Book, Level 2) by Else Holmelund Minarik, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) 3.99 avg rating — 598 ratings — published 1958 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adventures of Little Bear (An I Can Read Book) by Else Holmelund Minarik, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) 4.35 avg rating — 378 ratings — published 1985 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Bear and the Marco Polo: A Charming I Can Read Story About Imagination and Family Memories for Kids (Ages 4-8) (I Can Read Level 1) by Else Holmelund Minarik, Dorothy Doubleday (Illustrator) 3.99 avg rating — 254 ratings — published 2009 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Maurice Sendak's Little Bear: Little Bear's Valentine by Else Holmelund Minarik, Heather Green (Illustrator) 3.79 avg rating — 218 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Else Holmelund Minarik

Little Bear (5 books)
by

Else Holmelund Minarik,

Maurice Sendak (Illustrator)

4.28 avg rating — 101,829 ratings

Quotes by Else Holmelund Minarik (?)

“And maybe... you are a little fat bear cub with no wings, and no feathers.”
― Else Holmelund Minarik

tags: bears, cubs, feathers, wings

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“Birthday Soup is good to eat, but not as good as Birthday Cake.”
― Else Holmelund Minarik, Little Bear

tags: birthdays, cake, food, soup

11 likes

“You can't have that wish, my Little Bear,' said Mother Bear.”
― Else Holmelund Minarik, Little Bear

tags: parenting

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