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A children's story about a man living in rural Alaska. While picking blueberries, he encounters a fierce grizzly bear who challenges him to answer a riddle. Can his quick thinking save him?
The rhythm and rhyme make it a joy to read aloud. Adults and children alike will enjoy the fun wordplay. You will be eager to read to the end of this humorous tale with a bit of danger.  

Reviews

The Riddle of John the Little by Rose Christianson is a delightful tale set in wild Alaska and told in rhyme. Kids and adults alike will enjoy the adventure of John Little as he encounters something much more wild and dangerous than berries...a grizzly bear! The rhythm of the riddle feels like being in a large rocking chair on a porch. 

Bonus for classroom teachers: This riddle is chock-full of two-syllable words with a double consonant and consonant-le syllables! 

- Shahnaz Shanow

Reading Specialist

Corvallis, Oregon

I wish I'd had The Riddle of John the Little to read aloud at library story times. Children will delight in this playful story of a sweet and scary encounter between the hero and a grizzly bear. 

Wonderful wordplay humor! 

- Judith Edelstein

Children's librarian in Manhattan, Kansas, retired

Now in Corvallis, Oregon

About the Illustrator

Cindy Boehmer-Rains information coming soon!

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