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.

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

Bear's efforts to keep out visitors to his house are undermined by a very persistent mouse.

The Bear family attends an air show and learns all about the history of aviation.

When the bears learn of the legendary Last Great Wilderness, a fabled bear paradise, they believe that this must be their ultimate destination.

Trapped on a remote Washington island with their dreams out of reach, two sisters clash when a mysterious bear arrives swimming in the channel, forcing them to confront their conflicting desires for escape and connection.

Rhymed text and illustrations describe Jesse Bear's activities from morning to bedtime.

A young woman journeys to a distant castle on the back of a great white bear who is the victim of a cruel enchantment.

A toy bear in a department store wants a number of things, but when a little girl finally buys him he finds what he has always wanted most of all.

Bruce is a grumpy bear who likes no one and nothing but cooked eggs, but when some eggs he was planning to boil hatch and the goslings believe he is their mother, he must try to make the best of the situation.