The Ring Bear: A Rascally Wedding Adventure

by David Michael Slater

Westley and his mom are the perfect pair of pirates. That is, until she tells him she's going to marry Stan. When she asks Westley to be the ring bearer at the wedding, he hears "Ring Bear." So ... there's only one thing to become a REAL bear and wreck everything!

" This is a sweet, charming, funny, tender book. The art is warm and witty, the writing understated and, precisely because it isn't maudlin, it brought a tear to my eye. It's not a 'problem' story, to be trotted out when a kid's mother is about to remarry. It's a story any kid could enjoy, treating the remarriage issue as the simple fact of family life that it so commonly is."
Orson Scott Card, author of Ender's Game

Genres: Picture Books, Family

32 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2004

About the author

David Michael Slater is an acclaimed author of over 40 books of fiction and nonfiction for children, teens, and adults.

Reviews

[Sheri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Little boy and his mother love to play pirates but Mother's boyfriend is not invited into their imaginative play. But things change as the boy's mother marries the boyfriend and the boy must
accept things and changes.

[Starr Elementary · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a cute book! Anticipation of the "Ring Bear" adorably told from a little boy's perspective.

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little boy's mom is getting married and he isn't too pleased about the whole deal. This is a nice book about change.