Bent Northrop Memorial Library

Meet Little Bear, and Mother Bear, who is there whenever Little Bear needs her. When it is cold and snowy outside, she finds just the right outfit for Little Bear to play in. When he goes to the moon, she has a hot lunch waiting for him on his return. At night she helps him get to sleep. And, of course, she never forgets his birthday.

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

When Lucy, a young bear, discovers a boy lost in the woods, she asks her mother if she can have him as a pet, only to find him impossible to train.

One summer Little Bear makes friends with Emily and her doll Lucy.

From the day Paddington was discovered on a railway platform in London, he was seldom far from imminent disaster... but it always seemed to turn into hilarious fun.

A woman tells her young son the true story of how his great-great-grandfather, Captain Harry Colebourn, rescued and learned to love a bear cub in 1914 as he was on his way to take care of soldiers' horses during World War I, and the bear became the inspiration for A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh.

A bear almost gives up his search for his missing hat until he remembers something important.

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.

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...

A caterpillar reassures a worried bear that they will see each other again when the caterpillar emerges from its cocoon.