The Dancing Bear Author:Michael Morpurgo, Sir Ian McKellen A resonant story about a lonely girl who adopts an abandoned bear cub. When a rock star and his film crew arrive to shoot a music video, the whole town is caught up in the excitement and Roxanne leaves behind her beloved bear forever. "This tightly constructed short story has a gentle tone. . . .Charcoal illustrations are soft and blurred, spare... more » and yet suggestive enough to assist readers in visualizing additional details in order to keep the story in mind." -- School Library Journal« less