Smiling Bears: A Zookeeper Explores the Behavior and Emotional Life of Bears is a 2009 book by Canadian writer Else Poulsen, first published by Greystone Books. In the book, the author chronicles her insights gleaned as a zookeeper responsible for rehabilitating "bears in crisis".Bear Smart Society, Smiling Bears , Book review. Retrieved 23 November 2012 Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson called Smiling Bears "An inspiring trip into the minds and reality of bears."Greystone Books, Smiling Bears. Retrieved 23 November 2012
Awards and honours Smiling Bears received shortlist recognition for the 2010 "Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction".Faculty of Arts, 13 September 2010, Shortlist announced for the 2010 Edna Staebler Award, Wilfrid Laurier University, Headlines (News Releases). Retrieved 23 November 2012
See also List of Edna Staebler Award recipients
References
External links Else Poulsen, Home page. Retrieved 23 November 2012