Bear Outside by Jane Yolen, Jen Corace Medieval It's an achingly sad story

It's an achingly sad story about accepting the limits of one's power

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Bear Outside by Jane Yolen, Jen Corace Medieval It's an achingly sad storyLots of people have inner strength, but one girl wears hers as a bear outside. Some folks have a lion inside, Or a tiger. Not me. I wear my bear on the outside. In this imaginative picture book by Jane Yolen, acclaimed author of many distinguished children's books including Owl Moon and How do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight, a girl explores the many ways she expresses herself by imagining that she wears a bear as her personal protective shell. They go