Daniel Manus Pinkwater

A bear with a secret admirer who leaves sweet, crunchy treats outside his cave each night tries to repay the kindness with honey, but comes to find out that his new friend is smaller, cuter, and fonder of carrots than any bear.

Two muffin-loving polar bears make a yearly attempt to use stealth and subterfuge to get muffins at the Yellowtooth Blueberry Muffin Festival.

Staying with Mrs. Noodlekugel while their father competes to become a speed knitter, Nick and Maxine are surprised by the return of Captain Noodlekugel, who practices his animal-taming skills on a rather untrainable bear.

Nick and Maxine accompany the eccentric lady to the eye doctor to help her four myopic mice who, after overindulging on cheesecake, go running into the streets, triggering a search that is aided by a helpful policemen and a rough-edged alley cat.

Presents an illustrated collection of nonsense verses by the English Victorian poet.