The winter holidays are a time for visiting family and friends and the Bear family is lucky to have them all over the world! Everyone in the Bear family wants to visit somewhere different for Christmas, so they come up with the solution of flying around the world in their balloon house! First they visit the Polar bears in the far north who are fishing through the ice. Then it's off to sunny Peru to visit the Spectacled Bears. As their travels continue, the family sees how different bears around the world prepare for the coming of Christmas. Finally they return home in time for a visit from Santa Bear! After receiving their presents, the children show Santa all the exciting places they have visited. Award-winning illustrator Kestutis Kasparavicius brings the excitement of Christmas to life with his colorful and expressive paintings.

 

This book is part of a book series called World Tour .

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2002 by Abrams .

Kestutis Kasparavicius has illustrated many books for children, including "The Last Chimney of Christmas Eve "by Linda Oatman High, and "The Pied Piper of Peru "by Ann Tompert. He lives in Vilnius, Lithuania. "