Bear Who Wasn't There

"Irresistible...playfully existential."
-- O, The Oprah Magazine

"Bear''s search for himself doesn''t matter so much as the charm of Lavie''s storytelling voice as he narrates it...Erlbruch gives the bear big, puzzled-looking eyes and a lovable grin. He lives in a forest made of ornate trees seemingly lifted from vintage engravings, whose delicate lines play off Bear''s dumpy figure. Bear''s encount...