Bears are curious, and so are kids! In this sweet Step into Reading, kids can follow a mother bear and her two cubs from winter hibernation to summer sun through an entire year. Kids will learn simple bear facts in this engaging, kid-friendly story that will appeal to even the youngest of animal lovers.

Joyce Milton?has written several books for Penguin Young Readers, including?Bats?and?Pocahontas: An American Princess. Milton currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.?Christopher Santoro?has been illustrating children’s books for more than 30 years. He has been honored by the Society of Illustrators, the American Institute of Graphic Arts, the American Library Association, and?The New Yorker. Some of his titles include Open the Barn Door, It's Haunted, and Noah's Ark.