How Bear Lost His Tail

Synopsis of How Bear Lost His Tail

«How Bear Lost His Tail» is a children's story by Lucy Bowman, published by Usborne Publishing in hardcover (32 pages, in English).

All the animals in the forest admire the bear's tail, but to him it's just a nuisance: it tickles him when he sleeps and even the little animals climb on it. The fox, who thinks that tail is better than his own, decides to play a trick on him. Adaptation of a Native American folk tale for early readers, with puzzles at the end.

Published in 2012, it is part of the Usborne First Reading collection (level 2) and is illustrated by Ciaran Duffy.

For children aged 4 and up who are starting to read on their own.