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The Wedding of Brown Bear and White Bear (Wedding of Brown Bear & White Bear)

Benjamin and the Bear Twins (Picture Puffin)

The Rescue of Brown Bear and White Bear

(The honeymoon chalet of Brown Bear and White Bear is buri...)

The Wedding of Brown Bear and White Bear (Wedding of Brown Bear & White Bear) by Martine Beck (1990-02-03)

The Rescue of Brown Bear and White Bear by Martine Beck (1991-04-03)

Benjamin and the Bear Twins

Martine Beck

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psychotherapist children"s author

Education

She studied child psychology and French literature at the University of Paris.

Career

Beck is a lifelong citizen of Paris, her city of birth. Perhaps her most commercially successful books are,, and They tell a story of two lonely bears, Brown Bear and White Bear, who find each other, marry, and have a son: Balibar.

But when they have twins, Balibar feels abandoned.

These books, illustrated by Marie H. Henry, have been translated into English as,, and, respectively. Her books have also been translated into German, Chinese, Japanese, and Greek.

FilmFair adapted the Brown Bear and White Bear stories into two animated television films (Brown Bear"s Wedding and White Bear"s Secret), with screenplays by Barbara Slade. Mélina fabrique son miel Priscilla tisse sa toile Soleillou perd sa queue Talpa cherche son repas Titine se réveille Tout-Roux fait ses provisions Zinzine fait son nid = Illustrated by Pierre Cornuel = Illustrated by Stéphane Girel = Illustrated by Agathe Hennig Henry = Illustrated by Gilbert Houbre Other children"s books Petit dictionnaire de la mythologie (1985).