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Father Bear comes home

  • 1959 first published
  • 62 pages
  • 36 editions

Published in 1959, Father Bear comes home is a mermaid fiction novella by Else Holmelund Minarik. It deals with animals, bears, ships and pictorial works.

34 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 36 editions across 10 languages.

It runs to roughly 62 pages — about an hour of reading at an average pace.

About Father Bear comes home

Describes the adventures of Little Bear in which he goes fishing, has the hiccups, looks for a mermaid, and welcomes Father Bear home from the sea.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Animals
  • Bears
  • Children's stories
  • Ships
  • Pictorial works
  • Children's fiction
  • Little bear, Fictitious character : minarik
  • Families
  • Osos
  • Ficción juvenil
  • Familias
  • Homecoming
  • Hiccups
  • Mermaids
  • Fathers and sons

Quick answers

Who wrote Father Bear comes home?

Father Bear comes home was written by Else Holmelund Minarik and first published in 1959.

What genre is Father Bear comes home?

It is usually shelved as Mermaids & Sea Creatures.

How long is Father Bear comes home?

The median edition has 62 pages, about about an hour of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Father Bear comes home?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Animal Family, The Sea Fairies and Die Fließende Königin.

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