Nancy White Carlstrom

Rhymed text and illustrations describe Jesse Bear's activities from morning to bedtime. These are recitable rhymes about a most endearing bear, who, like all toddlers, makes the simplest tasks in an ordinary day wholly exciting and new. Catchy and fun, with illustrations that some find too sweet, but others believe are "just right." Jesse Bear, what will you wear? What will you wear in the morning! My shirt of red Pulled over my head Over my head...

On a trip to an amusement park, Jesse Bear counts things from one silly (giggle) to ten rocks, counting on up to twenty at the end of the book.

A collection of poems celebrating such Halloween phenomena as monsters, witches, haunted houses, and jack-o-lanterns.

Rhymed text and illustrations describe Jesse Bear's activities from January to December.

Captures the sights and sounds of the season's first snowfall, leading up to the coming of Christmas.

From early morning to bedtime, rhymes present the activities of Jesse Bear as he dresses, plays, eats, and gets ready for bed.

Rhymed text and illustrations describe Jesse Bear's activities for preschoolers.

A poem which calls upon all creatures to give glory and praise to the Creator.

A father describes the coming of winter to his little girl.

Spending a day outdoors, Anna revels in the joys of sun, sky, grass, flowers, berries, frogs, ants, and beetles.