Sometimes inspiration comes from pretty obvious places. Jesse’s preschool recently held a “Teddy Bear Week,’’ which rekindled his love for a brown Beanie Baby bear that we picked up at a garage sale last summer. Coincidentally, at our library last month, we checked out a book called “Where’s the Bear,’’ which turns out to be catnip for the 3-year-old mind. (Sample text: “There’s the bear. There’s the bear. There’s the bear. There!’’) Jesse’s new refrain became, “I’m looking for bears!’’

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