Bent Northrop Memorial Library

A little boy is excited at the prospect of spending the night at his friend's house but worries how he'll get along without his teddy bear.

Paddington Bear had traveled all the way from Peru when the Browns first met him in Paddington Station. Since then, their lives have never been quite the same ... for ordinary things become extraordinary when a bear called Paddington is involved --

When Old Bear falls asleep for the winter, he has a dream that he is a cub again, enjoying each of the four seasons.

Princess Aasta and her new friend, a polar bear named Kvitebjørn, play in the garden, travel to the North Pole, and have supper with the king.

Rabbit gives Pooh a pumpkin seed, and he watches it turn from a vine into a flower, and then into a small green ball before becoming a pumpkin.

Three much-loved baby bears begin to wonder if their parents have a favorite.

Bear and his friends persuade a bashful owl to play with them.

Publisher Annotation: The sun is setting, and everyone in the forest is getting sleepy. The mice, rabbits, and deer all give great big yawns as they snuggle up with their families for the night. But someone isn't sleepy just yet. Little Bear thinks he can stay awake a bit longer. Can he do it? Chris Haughton's bold and vibrant illustrations will captivate little ones eager to stay up just a teeny bit longer, while sweet depictions of animals cozying...

"Little Bear doesn't want to go to sleep, so he tries everything he can think of to distract his father. In the end it's an exhausted dad who falls asleep"--

Little Bear longs to be as big and fast as his mother. In the arctic snow, Mother Bear shows the little polar cub what it's like to be grown up.