This book is amazing to read i am 23 now but grew up reading it. Infact as a joke to myself i call myself little bear and my boyfriend is big bear. It doesnt matter where in history the book was because as a kid you dont care lol my 24th birthday is next month (November) and am going to suggest to my bf he buys me that book. Whenever i think about reading that book as a kid i smile because i had such a lousey childhood but that book made me happy in my head the bears where both male sodaddy bear used to always say to little bear lets go home little bear lol and little bear used to get so curious about things he'd hear noises and become sared LOVED IT