Download or read book Bear Noel written by Olivier Dunrea and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2006-10-03 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A story for lovers of animals, art, and holiday harmony As Christmas approaches, the animals of the north woods tremble with excitement. Bear Noel is coming! He strides toward them with his gift-laden sack, while they roll and romp in the snow, waiting. It is Christmas Eve, the one night of the year when a hare and a wolf, a fox and a boar, a hedgehog and a possum, an owl and a mole can gather peacefully, in the spirit of the happy holiday. Olivier Dunrea's gentle story about the advent of Christmas and his exquisite, snow-filled pictures evoke all the warmth and wonder of a magical time.