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Big Brown Bear gets his four fellow bears into their cozy, warm beds without much trouble, but in the middle of the night a strange sound frightens them awake.

"Ursula, a bear, and Ricardo, a human, are preparing for the water ballet competition. But a new regulation at the community pool--no bears--leaves Ursula cut from the contest. Luckily, she encounters a group of undaunted animal swimmers at a local pond, and Ursula and her new team figure out a way to participate in the competition and make sure everyone is welcome at the pool once and for all"-- Provided by publisher.

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.

Overview: In 1968, a girl named Lisa fell in love with a little brown bear wearing green overalls with one button missing, and thousands of readers followed suit, making Corduroy one of the best-loved children's books of all time. Now, forty years later, Viking proudly celebrates Don Freeman's classic with a very special anniversary edition. With an extra-large trim size and special features including an embossed cover and four bonus spreads of never-before-seen...

Little Bear is so full of questions and concerns about Santa that he cannot fall asleep on Christmas Eve.

"When a bear wants honey, there are two ways he can get it. He can buy it at a store...Or he can go out bravely among the wild bees and try to capture the honey himself. Poppa Bear, in this story, wasn't smart enough. Unlike most Poppas that we know, he was sort of stupid, and he got into lots of funny troubles with the bees." Publisher's note.

While hunting with his father, Little Polar Bear drifts out to sea and ends up in a jungle where a friendly hippopotamus helps him return home.