A warm, inviting bedtime book from a Caldecott winning illustrator.Bear sniffed once.She sniffed twice."I smell winter in the air," said Bear. "It is time to crawl into my cave and sleep. But first I must tell Snail."Denise Fleming presents a warm-hearted story about animals of the forest settling down for their winter nap. But, like children who must go to bed for the night, they each find a way to put it off just a little bit longer. Richly illustrated in fall colors, Denise Fleming's story book world is right on target for preschoolers.
