It was a dark and stormy night on Plum Street. Inside the little white house, it is Sam's bedtime, Mrs Bear reads him a story, tucks him in, and brings him warm milk. What else do you think a little bear would like to get before going to sleep?

On the first night of winter, Little Miss Bear will not go to sleep. She simply refuses. "Winter is for sleeping," Mother Bear tells her. "But why, Mother?" Little Miss asks. "Because that's what bears do. All bears sleep, all winter long." All winter long is much too long for Little Miss Bear. She is going to miss her stars and her moon, and she is going to miss rolling on hills. Most of all, she is going to miss Mother Bear. But Mother finds a special...