a bedtime for bear (bear and mouse)  <p><b>when the impish mouse comes to spend the night, bear is in for a rude--and very funny--awakening in this irresistible new story starring the unlikely pair. (ages 5-7)</b><br /><br />bear must have absolute quiet when he goes to bed. he likes to set out his glass of water, adjust his nightcap, fluff his favorite pillow, and then drift peacefully to sleep. but the effervescent mouse, small and gray and bright-eyed, finds it terribly hard to be as quiet as a . . . well, you know. with masterfully paced slapstick humor, droll repartee, and comic visual details, the curmudgeonly bear and his irrepressible friend mouse return in a third wry adventure that will have readers of all ages laughing in recognition.</p>