Mama Dug a Little Den

(Hardback)

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This companion to the celebrated Mama Built a Little Nest explores the many different kinds of dens animals build for their babies.

Perhaps youll come across a den,
dark and deep and wide.
And it will make you wonder
Who or what might be inside!

There are so many different kinds of dens that mother animals make for their babies, from desert burrows to snow caves to elaborate underground tunnels. Jennifer Ward introduces young readers to all sorts of animals and the cozy burrows they call home in this bouncy, rhyming picture book, illustrated by Caldecott Honoree Steve Jenkins.

Author Bio

Jennifer Ward has written numerous award-winning picture books, including Just You and Me, illustrated by Alexander Vidal; How to Find a Bird, illustrated by Diana Sudyka;Round, illustrated by Lisa Congdon; and Mama Built a Little NestandMama Dug a Little Den, both illustrated by Steve Jenkins. A former elementary educator, Jennifer Ward is an experienced public speaker who travels the country, speaking in schools and at international and national writer and literacy conferences. She lives with her family in Edwardsville, Illinois. Visit her at JenniferWardBooks.com.

Steven Jenkinss many celebrated childrens books includeCan an Aardvark Barkand Fourteen Monkeys by Melissa Stewart;Hello, Baby!by Mem Fox;Mama Built a Little NestandMama Dug a Little Denby Jennifer Ward; and the 2003 Caldecott Honor recipient,What Do You Do With a Tail Like This by Robin Page.He lives in Boulder, Colorado. Visit him at SteveJenkinsBooks.com.