My husband and I were both big fans of Patricia and Richard Scarry's books when we were young, and now that we have a child of our own we want to share our favorites with him. This is how my search for Pierre Bear started; my husband has very fond memories of Pierre and so I made it my mission to find him. I did some research, and found it was in Richard Scarry's Best Story Book Ever. I brought the library's copy home for him, but alas we could not find Pierre Bear. After further research I learned that poor Pierre Bear was dumped from editions after 1973. Apparently Pierre is not PC enough for the current generation of readers. I still wanted Pierre, and so I purchased a used 1973 edition. I am not sure what aspects of the Pierre Bear story caused the ban--perhaps it is because Pierre kills a moose for food and a seal for fur? Who knows, but I say long live Pierre!
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I would also love a copy of the book with Pierre Bear. I remember my mum reading it to me almost every single night when I was a child. It was my favourite story but unfortunately my book went astray. If you ever find a few copies, please let me know! :)
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