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Text copyright © 2004 by Sally Grindley
Illustrations copyright © 2004 by Eleanor Taylor

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Published by Bloomsbury, New York and London

First U.S. Edition 2004
Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books 175 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10010

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data available upon request

ISBN 978 1 58234 882 7

Printed in China by South China Printing Company, Dongguun City, Guangdong

3579 10 8642

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off for a picnic the little bears promise to be good.
But Grandfather Bear seems totally unaware of all the
things the cubs do... not to mention the bull
running toward their picnic!

A charming picture book from the creators of No Trouble at All

with pictures and words that don’t always tell the same story.

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