Karma Wilson

"On a cold winter night many animals gather to party in the cave of a sleeping bear, who then awakes and protests that he has missed the food and the fun."--

Bear's animal friends come to his rescue when he becomes lost and frightened in the woods.

When Bear discovers he has a loose tooth, his friends try to help make it fall out.

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

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.

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

"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."--

Just as Lewis the mouse is settling into his near-perfect home for the winter, still wondering what is missing, he hears noises and must roar to scare away whatever horrid creature is scratching and tapping at his tree.

While all the other animals on the farm enjoy eating their regular food, the cow chooses to eat the one thing that she loves best.

Egged on by a ground squirrel, a dog named Doug digs miles underground--taking a detour through the White House--until he returns home, goes to bed, and dreams of digging some more. --