"Ruth has a basket.
A very nice basket.
"Let's smell some smelly springtime
smells together," says Ruth.
"That is my basket," says Bruce."
Every other bear in the world may anticipate the arrival of spring with a growling stomach, and a need to get out of the den and into the many delights that spring brings. Bruce, as you know by now, is not like other bears. In fact, Bruce is the grumpiest of bears as he proves time and time again.
The fact that he thinks 'spring stinks' will be of no surprise to readers who love his antics. Everyone else in Soggy Hollow is ecstatic to welcome spring ... the mice and geese are jumping with joy. Ruth, a small and toothy bunny is doing her best to change Bruce's foul mood. She is using Bruce's own basket to gather the delights of the new season. She fills the basket with grass, daisies, fir tree branches, and a wet moose???
Bruce does not want any part of that wet moose, quickly kicking it out of the basket. Poor Moose walks morosely away. What about honey? Will honey work? Um, no!
You will have to check out the back endpaper to see why. As always, the artwork is positively perfect for our youngest readers. This is a story that will be shared with great amusement time after time. Ruth and Bruce may be polar opposites in terms of the value seen in the arrival of spring, but together they make for one terrific tale.
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