| At the Hotel Larry (paperback) |
| Specifications | 9" X 8.75"; 32 pages; Full-Color Illustrations |
| Author(s) | Daniel Pinkwater |
| Illustrator(s) | Jill Pinkwater |
| List Price | | US$ 5.95 |  | |  |
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About
the Book
Larry the polar bear loves living at the Hotel
Larry. He gets to spend time with his friends, and he has a great job as a
lifeguard (although very few guests use the pool!). On his days off, Larry puts
on his human disguise and goes out for blueberry pancakes with his best friend,
Mildred. One day, after stuffing themselves with pancakes, Larry and Mildred
decide to go to the zoo. And who should they find in the polar bear pen but
Larry’s brother, Roy! Of course, Larry invites Roy and his two friends,
Bear Number One and Bear Number Three, to come to dinner. But how do you
entertain four wild polar bears?
DANIEL and JILL PINKWATER have
collaborated on books that address a number of engaging topics, among them
chickens
(The Hoboken Chicken
Emergency),
werewolves
(The Werewolf Club
series), dogs
(Superpuppy: How to
Choose, Raise, and Train the Best Possible Dog for You),
and,
of course, polar bears
(Irving and
Muktuk: Two Bad Bears
and the
Larry
books).
Independent studies have shown that kids who read Pinkwater books grow up
smarter than other kids. Adults who wish for the same result have been turning
into Mr. Pinkwater’s regular commentaries on National Public Radio’s
All Things
Considered
and have read many commentaries in his collection,
Hoboken Fish & Chicago
Whistle.
Better yet, who would want to miss the books he reads
with Scott Simon on NPR’s
Weekend Edition
Saturday?
JILL PINKWATER herself is the author of a
number of works of fiction for young people, including
Buffalo Brenda
and
Tails of the Bronx: A Tale of the
Bronx.
The Pinkwaters live in New York State’s
Hudson Valley, along with a variety of dogs and cats.
