Karma Wilson

One by one, a whole host of different animals and birds find their way out of the cold and into Bear's cave to warm up. But even after the tea has been brewed and the corn has been popped, Bear just snores on! See what happens when he finally wakes up and finds his cave full of uninvited guests, all of them having a party without him!

"When spring comes, Bear wakes up very hungry and is treated to great food by his friends"--Verso page.

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

There's a small green frog on a half-sunk log in the middle of the bog. He eats one tick, two fleas, three flies, four slugs, and five snails. And the frog gets a whole lot bigger. Then a hungry gator shows up, ready to eat the big fat frog. The frog opens his mouth wide to scream and out comes everything he's eaten! And the frog gets a whole lot smaller. The gator swims off, the frog keeps away from the log, and the insects keep away from the frog....

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

None of her jungle friends can find Hilda Hippo a quieter, less disruptive replacement for dancing, her favorite hobby, until Water Buffalo suggests an activity that allows Hilda to express her dance creativity in a new way.

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.

When his stubborn pigs refuse a sudsy cleaning, a determined farmer learns that mud baths can be just as fun.

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.

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