Else Holmelund Minarik

Little Bear enjoys a visit with his grandparents.

One summer Little Bear makes friends with Emily and her doll Lucy.

The mischievous antics of a friendly dachshund and a cat upset the entire household.

Little Bear looks forward to giving his mother a valentine and to figuring out who the secret admirer is who sent him one.

Sometimes Rosa and Willy behave like the two little alligators in the stories Cousin Joan tells them.

Overhearing other animal and human mothers call their children beautiful, Young Hippo tries to find out if he is beautiful as well.

Describes the adventures of Little Bear in which he goes fishing, has the hiccups, looks for a mermaid, and welcomes Father Bear home from the sea.

Four brief tales in which Little Bear plays in the snow, has a birthday party, goes to the moon, and dreams about things he would like to do.

In Where the Wild Things Are, Max makes mischief, sails away, tames the wild things and returns home for supper. In A Kiss for Little Bear, Little Bear's drawing for Grandmother inspires a kiss from her to hen to cat to skunk to little skunk and back again until it finally reaches Little Bear. In Little Bear's Visit, a visit to Grandmother and Grandfather's house means a perfect day of fun for Little Bear. In Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present,...