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Gr 1–3—All that Bear wants is to make his friends laugh. He decides that he will do a stand-up routine on the local stage. He practices every morning in front of the mirror and finally gains the confidence to book a performance. The only problem is that Bear has stage fright. He ends up feeling humiliated and runs away, only to encounter a little hummingbird that can ma...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

"Bear had a dream. His dream was to make his friends laugh." But poor Bear has stage fright, and his debut appearance on the Woodland Stage flops. Despondent, Bear goes to the local watering hole, orders a root beer, and says to himself: "What's the use? I'll never tell another joke again." But when hummingbird Emmy, a gifted performer but lousy writer, finds Bear's crumpled-up list of jokes, she perceives its comedic genius and regales the crowd with an impromptu perfo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

"Bear had a dream...to make his friends laugh." But poor Bear has stage fright, and his debut flops. When hummingbird Emmy finds Be...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Bear’s secret desire to impress his peers makes him easy to relate to (“He imagined what his friends would say. ‘You’re so funny, Bear,’ Fawn would call. ‘Great jokes!’ Chuck would shout.”), and it makes his stage fright that much more poignant. Framed by white space a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More