Karma Wilson

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

Bear and his friends persuade a bashful owl to play with them.

Bear has come up with the perfect way to say thanks--a nice big dinner! When Bear decides to throw a feast, his friends show up one by one with different platters of delicious food to share. There's just one problem: Bear's cupboards are bare! What is he to do?

Though it is winter in the forest, Bear can't sleep and his many animal friends are filled with suggestions to help him get to bed, from hot tea to lullabies.

As Bear and his friends stroll through the forest, they find different kinds of bird's eggs and leave gifts for the soon-to-be chicks.

"A big bear and a small mouse discover all of the opposites between their animal friends"-- Provided by publisher.

As friends Bear and Mouse share a day together, Bear counts various objects, from one to five, and the reader is invited to do the same.

As final preparations are being made for a long-planned surprise party, Bear gets so excited he nearly ruins everything.

Dormouse hibernates and dreams of spring until spring arrives, and along with it comes his dormouse friend.

Two cows, Mabel and Molly, take the farmer's truck and go for an eventful joyride into town.