The Biggest Bear

by Lynd Ward, Lynd Ward

BearsBears in fictionFictionCaldecott MedalFolklore

4.0

Open Library

About this book

Johnny goes hunting for a bearskin to hang on his family's barn and returns with a small bundle of trouble.

Themes & subjects

BearsBears in fictionFictionCaldecott MedalFolkloreJuvenile fiction

About the author

Lynd Ward

26 June 1905 – 28 June 1985

Lynd Kendall Ward (June 26, 1905 – June 28, 1985) was an American artist and novelist, known for his series of wordless novels using wood engraving, and his illustrations for juvenile and adult books. His wordless novels have influenced the development of the graphic novel. Strongly associated with his wood engravings, he also worked in watercolor, oil, brush and ink, lithography and mezzotint. Ward was a son of Methodist minister and political organizer Harry F. Ward. His most well known books are Gods' Man and his Caldecott-winning The Biggest Bear.