Jane Chapman

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.

Bear's animal friends come to his rescue when he becomes lost and frightened in the woods.

Bear thanks his friends for bringing food dishes to his dinner party and finds a way of sharing something of his own.

Describes the parental behavior of Emperor penguins, focusing on how the male keeps the egg warm until it hatches and how the parents care for the chick after it is born.

As friends Bear and Mouse share a day together, Bear counts various objects, from one to five, and the reader is invited to do the same.

Unhappy in his cramped, cold hole, Mortimer Mouse moves into a nativity scene thinking it is the perfect home for him, until he discovers who truly belongs there.

A mother tigress raises two cubs and teaches them all they need to know until they are ready to rely on themselves.

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

When Bear is too sick to play, his animal friends go to his cave to make him soup and tea and keep him company.

Mouse waits by the river for her Special Friends one fine day, joined by Rabbit, Frog, and Turtle, who stop to see why she is there and stay to keep her company as insects, other creatures, and a single cloud pass their way