When she takes a beating from the class bully, Sister Bear learns a valuable lesson in self-defense--and forgiveness.

Little Bear's four adventures include taking a trip to the moon and having a birthday party.

When a lonely little boy receives an invitation to play written on a paper boat, he is sure that he has finally found the friend he's been longing for, but Bear isn't quite the playmate the boy had imagined.

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 curious bear observes how leaves change throughout the seasons.

Little Bear finds a cave that is just the right size for him, but at bedtime he starts thinking about Big Bear, all alone in their big Bear Cave.

"Far up in the north is a blueberry-blue house with a grass roof, where Lisa and Nils live. One day a tourist arrives: Otto has cycled for months, maybe years to visit his friends and to see the northern lights. But Otto is from a land where it's always warm. He had no idea it could get so cold up here"--Back cover.

An energetic squirrel hoards acorns but forgets where he hid them after being distracted by a berry-gathering bear.

"Using words made up of only the five letters "beware," a little bear named Abe and a bee named Bree, who have been warned about each other, compete for the flowers in their meadow, but end up as friends willing to put aside their differences and share"--Provided by publisher.

The Little Bears explore their forest home but never stray too far from their Mama.