FREEPORT – L.L. Bean will welcome Maine children’s book illustrator Melissa Sweet Sunday, Feb. 18, and Friday, Feb. 23, as part of Kids Winter Fun Week. To celebrate Sweet’s latest books, “Baby Bear’s Chairs and Baby Bear’s Books,” L.L. Bean will put on a Baby Bear treasure hunt at its flagship store.

Families are welcome between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. each day to participate in the treasure hunt in search of Baby Bear’s favorite chair. At the end of the treasure hunt there will be honey sticks, Baby Bear’s books and giveaways.

The event is geared toward children ages 2 to 7.

Children will follow bear prints throughout the store to discover Baby Bear’s hidden chairs. At each chair, they will be asked a simple question about bears, bees or books to obtain a clue to the next hidden chair.

Melissa Sweet and author Jane Yolen won the Gold Kite Award and Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award for the “Baby Bear” books. Sweet has illustrated many other books for children, including “Carmine: A Little More Red,” “The Boy Who Drew Birds,” “A Story of John James Audubon,” and “Girls Think of Everything.”

She lives in Rockport with her family and their dog, Rufus.

Admission: free. The L.L. Bean store is at 95 Main St. FMI: Call 1-800-559-0747, ext. 37222.