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Ben gets in trouble because he is different from everyone else but the problem is-Ben is a bear. It's just that no one notices because they are too busy trying to get him to be like everyone else. And what does he get in trouble for? Well, for things that any bear would do-like falling asleep at his desk during the cold winter months when he should be hibernating. Ben tries to conform - but the results are disastrous until he realizes that he must be true to himself. And then a funny thing happens; his classmates start trying to be like him....a wonderful story that illustrates the need to see children for who they are and a perfect book for teaching about individuality.

Barry Louis Polisar is a four-time Parents Choice Award winner who has written songs for Sesame Street and Weekly Reader; starred in Field Trip, an Emmy Award-winning television show for children; performed at the White House, the Smithsonian, and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; and has been featured regularly on the Learning Channel. He has won a Special Library Recognition Award for his ability to communicate with and excite children to read through his books, poems, and songs, which include Barry Louis Polisar's a Little Different; Insect Soup; Old Dogs, New Tricks; and Old Enough to Know Better. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.

David Clark has teamed with Barry on most of his books and is a graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He lives in Luray, Virginia.