The Mountain Top Bears

By T. A. Joseph

When two curious bear cubs go exploring, they learn the value of true friendship and courage. Junior and Sis, bear cubs from Mountain Top and their friends, Henri the dog, Reggie the fox, and the two hilarious raccoons, Barney and Clyde, face danger from wolves, coyotes, and man.

Junior and Sis are saved by the courage of their mother and

• Language: English
• Publisher: JEBWizard Publishing
• Release date: Dec 1, 2020
• ISBN: 9781734355390

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Copyright

Copyright © 2020 by T.A. Joseph

All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the Publisher's express written permission except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

Printed in the United States of America by IngramSpark

First Printing, 2020

ISBN 978-1-7343553-5-2 (Print)

ISBN 978-1-7343553-9-0 (eBook)

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A Special Thank You

THE AUTHOR WISHES TO SEND SPECIAL THANKS TO:

James Girard and Steve McQueen (that’s right) for their incredible technical and creative skills and patience in assembling the very rough manuscript for our Publisher.

Michelle Lane, a gifted artist whose wonderful creativity with the illustrations give a necessary dimension and excitement to the story.

My daughter Leah, who has generously shared her beloved dog Henri, one of the stars in the story you are about to read, with the author, who loves them both deeply. (You can see a real photo of Henri at the very end of the book.)

Mr. Joe Broadmeadow, a renowned author in his own right and the Publisher of JEBWizard Publishing. Joe’s instincts and courage have brought this book, by a heretofore unknown author, to you. A thank you to Joe seems insufficient.

I hope you do not dismiss this book as for kids only. The author knows you will be pleasantly surprised by this bear family and their new friends. Their story will hold your undivided attention, regardless of your age, during one amazing, adventure-filled night in their lives.

Enjoy.

Table of Contents

A Special Thank You

Table of Contents

Prologue

Junior and Sis, Out and About

Reggie and Rose Become a Couple

The Bear Family Goes Foraging

The Cage

The Plan

Enter Reggie

Danger

Trapped

Mother Acts

Loading Up with Goodies

Lost

Very Unwelcomed Coyotes

Sis is Trapped

The Coyotes Prepare to Attack

Under Attack

The Tide Turns

Their Fallen Hero

Reggie’s Family Reunited

Homecoming

The Second Homecoming

EPILOGUE

People should stick together, but not spaghetti.

This little book, written to entertain young people and anyone young at heart, quietly imparts one of the most important messages.

In the author’s world, genuine heroes are the families and friends who stick together, who place unqualified love and the well-being of their family and friends above their own.

I extend special kudos to the many millions of single parents; you quietly do the impossible every day and make it look easy!

Christmas always arrives early for the Mountain Top Bear family. Mother and Father, along with Junior and Sis, begin their holiday activities of finding and eating lots of food early.

Most humans know why.

Shortly after Thanksgiving, the Mountain Top Bear family takes a very long nap. The nap lasts until around the end of March. Humans call it hibernation. It surprises many people to learn other animals besides bears hibernate. For example, skunks, groundhogs, snakes, turtles, and bees all hibernate.

So, as winter approaches, the bears must find lots of extra food to eat. They need to put on many pounds of additional weight; because once they go to sleep and hibernate, they will not be eating again until Spring.

This year, things have been moving right along. Once Halloween was finally over—the bears were glad; they are not wild about the taste of pumpkins—it was time to get serious and find lots of food.

Besides the food they find in the forest—you know: nuts, apples, berries, tender leaves, and certain other kinds of foods found in the wild—this time of the year, the bears often visit humans’ homes for additional food, which the bear family in this book called goodies. The humans have another name