Central Kansas Library System

"A bear finds a piano in the woods, learns to play it, and travels to the big city to become rich and famous, but ultimately discovers that his old friends in the forest back home are still the best audience of all"--

Harvey the bear searches for the perfect Father's Day present and decides that thanking his dad is the best gift of all.

While taking a walk with Mouse, Bear meets many other friends and sees colors everywhere.

When Bear is too sick to play, his animal friends go to his cave to make him soup and tea and keep him company.

Charminly depicts Little Bear's delight in visiting his grandparents. Little Bear visits his grandparents one day and gets all he wants to eat, listens to stories, and plays to his heart's content.

A small but effervescent overnight guest tries the patience of a curmudgeonly bear who needs absolute quiet to fall asleep.

Rhymed text and illustrations describe Jesse Bear's activities from morning to bedtime. These are recitable rhymes about a most endearing bear, who, like all toddlers, makes the simplest tasks in an ordinary day wholly exciting and new. Catchy and fun, with illustrations that some find too sweet, but others believe are "just right." Jesse Bear, what will you wear? What will you wear in the morning! My shirt of red Pulled over my head Over my head...

Frida and Bear love to draw. When Bear runs out of ideas, Frida suggests they play the shape game.

Despite all their efforts none of the animals can get bear to wake up from his winter sleep.

Despite Bear's efforts to ignore his birthday, Mouse will not rest until his friend celebrates.