Snuggle in for the cabin adventure of Boyser Bear, Grandma Gray Bonnets and her golden retriever, Sunbeam. A read-aloud story for families who love the outdoors, nature and children. It is important that we keep closeness with our kids and what better way than to read together. Boyser Bear book is a wonderful story for children to enjoy. In writing Boyser Bear, Ames researched Black Bears and tried to keep Boyser as real as possible. Still he needed to have a personality. By watching the different bears through the years she observed that each bear is unique in deportment and appearance, and chose the best of all her wonderful bear adventures to create Boyser Bear. As for Grandma's big yellow dog, Sunbeam is based on Ames lovely golden retriever, who lived to be eleven years of age. And, yes, she really did chase a bear up a tree and she really did find raspberries for me. Review: "It follows the life of Boyser Bear, a black bear who lives in the woods near Grandma and her dog, Sunbeam. Their lives intermingle off and on as the years pass. Boyser is a curious bear, not always the best thing for him. The story begins at the beginning, and ends at the end, offering interesting information about the life of a black bear." Elizabeth Shawn, author of the Rachael Penzra mysteries and other books