The Bear and the Blackberry

Portland, OR: Kantourian Press, 1999. Hardcover. Fine. Dory Kanter. Signed by Author(s). Signed by both Stephen and Dory Kanter on title page. Clean and unmarked. Accordion binding in red boards. Front cover has a goldenrod-colored paper paste-on. Illustrations by Dory Kanter. 6 pages. 8.5 x 5.5 inches. Children's story about a bear who lives in a forest and loves to eat blackberries. So much so, that he's eaten millions of them. But now there are only three, two, no, only one berry left. The berry makes a deal with the bear, tricking him Brer Rabbit-style. Stephen Kanter is Emeritus Dean and Professor of Law at the Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. Dory Kanter was a graduate of Reed College ('71) and is an award winning Pacific Northwest artist. She has been conducting painting tours and workshops around the world since 1995.