Bear for Breakfast

Donovan wakes up with one craving: bear. Like his grandfather before him, he has his heart set on it for breakfast, so he heads into the woods to track one down. Along the way, he keeps running into other animals, an ant, a squirrel and a dog, but none of them will do, so he sends each one packing. The story turns when he finally comes face to face with a large, roaring bear.

The tale grew out of a real visit. In January 1990, author Robert Munsch went to La Loche, a community in northern Saskatchewan, and asked the local children what they liked to eat. A first-grader named Donovan answered that he liked bear, and that answer became the starting point for this book.

Munsch is a Canadian children's author best known for his playful, read-aloud picture books. This one is written for young children and is meant to be read aloud, with a silly, repetitive rhythm that suits a group or a bedtime reading.