Barry Louis Polisar is a four-time Parents Choice Award winner who has written songs for Sesame Street and Weekly Reader; starred in Field Trip, an Emmy Award-winning television show for children; performed at the White House, the Smithsonian, and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; and has been featured regularly on the Learning Channel. He has won a Special Library Recognition Award for his ability to communicate with and excite children to read through his books, poems, and songs, which include Barry Louis Polisar's a Little Different; Insect Soup; Old Dogs, New Tricks; and Old Enough to Know Better. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland. David Clark has teamed with Barry on most of his books and is a graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He lives in Luray, Virginia.
"The difficulty of being different is given humorous treatment in this picture book by a respected children's writer. The trouble with Ben (an unacknowledged bear) is that he irritates his human classmates, teacher and principal when he climbs trees and swats bees. Encouraged to fit in by his bear parents, Ben is miserable drinking at water fountains, playing in shoes, and paying attention in school. Sad to be misunderstood, but happy to finally be himself, Ben decides to concentrate on those qualities that make him special. Polisar's rhythmically paced text is complemented by David Clark's wildly exaggerated, energetic drawings." --Booklist, American Library Association
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