Karma Wilson

Bear's friends awaken him the day before Christmas and help him to stay awake as they bake fruitcakes, fill stockings, and sing carols; then, while they sleep, he prepares his own surprise.

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

While taking a walk with Mouse, Bear meets many other friends and sees colors everywhere.

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

The forest friends all gather to help care for Bear when he feels sick, and when they come down with the same symptoms, the newly recovered Bear returns the favor.

In rhyming text, parents express their love for their multicultural babies.

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.

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

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.

Bear's cave fills with animal friends as he sleeps in this classic story from New York Times bestselling team of Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman. "In a cave in the woods,in his deep, dark lair,through the long, cold wintersleeps a great brown bear.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...