Karma Wilson

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

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.

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

When Bear discovers he has a loose tooth, his friends try to help make it fall out.

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.

The other animals at school make fun of Sweet Briar because she is a skunk and has a strong smell, until she uses her scent to chase away a hungry wolf.

A sleepy polar bear cub asks his mother questions about the night sky as he gets ready to go to sleep.

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

A homeowner remembers visits from all the animals whose tracks, feathers, and other traces are visible--except for the moose whose prints are everywhere.