Are there bears on Hemlock Mountain? One boy is about to find out in this classic tale.People have always told Jonathan that there are no bears on Hemlock Mountain, no bears at all. So he isn’t afraid to set out alone over the mountain. But as Jonathan discovers one cold winter night, people aren’t always right…There are bears on Hemlock Mountain! There are no bears on Hemlock Mountain, no Bears, no Bears at all! So says Jonathan's uncle James. And his mother, who sends him over Hemlock Mountain to fetch a large pot from his aunt. And Jonathan himself, as he walks over the mountain, hearing his voice to reassure himself that there are no bears. But after dawdling at his aunt's house, he crosses back over the mountain in the dark.and hears a tell-tale crunch crunch in the snow, and the sniff sniff of a large animal. This classic Newbery Honor book was first published in 1952 and is a must-have for any child's bookshelf.