A toy bear who is anxious to have a home is befriended by a little girl who is willing to spend her own money to buy him. A teddy bear spends his days at a store, waiting for someone to buy him. In 1968, a girl named Lisa fell in love with a little brown bear wearing green overalls with one button missing, and thousands of readers followed suit, making Corduroy one of the best-loved children's books of all time. Now, forty years later, Viking proudly...

A bear cub rubs too much dirt on himself and requires a bath. This simple story for beginning readers teaches the 'ub' sound through rhyming text and bright, original illustrations. Additional features to aid in comprehension include a word list for review, a note to parents and educators, and an introduction to the author and illustrator.

Small Bear outgrows the bed his father made him when he was a baby--and none too soon.

Adopting for their own the lost bear they find in Paddington Station, the Browns have some exciting first moments with him.

In this story (told in the form of a television broadcast), bears emerge from hibernation demanding to be fed

When a small boy named Eddie goes searching for his lost teddy in the dark woods, he comes across a gigantic bear with a similar problem.

One cold day, Thomas builds a cave of pillows and blankets where he can read, but when he goes to get a flashlight, a young "bear" goes inside and nothing Thomas does discourages the bear from being near him.

A rich new cub named Queenie McBear teases Sister Bear and steals her Double-Dutch partners away before the big tournament.

A child faces the challenging task of putting a bear to bed.

When Mama Bear decides to turn her hobby into a business, each member of the Bear family tries to help a little more around the house.