Gentle Ben Author:Walt Morey Fog Benson kicked viciously at the peacefully sleeping bear. "Get up, Ben!" Then in a drunken rage, Benson grabbed the scythe hanging on the wall. He jabbed at Ben again and again.
My 13 yr. old son laughed and cried throughout this book and ended it saying it was one of the best books he had ever read. This from a boy that generally hates to read!
A 1965 ALA Notable Book and winner of the Sequoyah Children's Book Award, Gentle Ben tells the story of friendship between a small boy and a large Alaskan brown bear. Together they face adventures troubles and the upset townspeople who are determined to destroy Ben.