The children’s book Little Bear was written by Else Holmelund Minarik, with illustrations by Maurice Sendak.

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  • Author: Else Holmelund Minarik, a Danish-born American children’s writer best known for the Little Bear series.
  • Illustrator: Maurice Sendak, who later became famous for Where the Wild Things Are.
  • First book: Little Bear , published in 1957 as part of the early “I Can Read!” line for beginning readers.
  • What it’s about: A gentle set of stories about an anthropomorphic bear cub, his Mother Bear, and friends like Cat, Duck, and Hen.

The Little Bear books went on to sell millions of copies and were eventually adapted into a popular animated TV series for preschoolers.

TL;DR: Little Bear was written by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak.

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