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1953 Caldecott
Ward, Lynd.  The Biggest Bear.  Boston: Houghton, 1952. 

Johnny Orchard befriends a bear cub that quickly grows up and becomes a big problem.  Johnny tries to return the bear to the woods, but each time the bear comes back. There is only one way his family can think of to solve the problem—with a gun. Is this really the end of the bear? (JHP) 

Caldecott--1950s