Bent Northrop Memorial Library

On a cold winter night many animals gather to party in the cave of a sleeping bear, who then awakes and protests that he has missed the food and the fun.

When spring comes, Bear wakes up very hungry and is treated to great food by his friends.

Illustrations and rhyming text portray a young bear searching for its mother and meeting many North American animals along the way in this easy-reader version of the 2007 tale. Includes note to parents and teachers, as well as activities.

Three young bears of different species--one black, one polar, and one grizzly--travel on a perilous quest to the Northern Lights, escorting a shape-shifting grizzly cub whose destiny will affect them all.

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...

Contains three easy-to-read stories that reveal the close friendship between Dog and Bear.

When he can't find his mother, a polar bear cub and his forest friends decide to build a big white bear out of snow to keep him company while he waits.

A collection of poems reflecting the experiences of a little English boy growing up in the early part of the twentieth century. Nonsense verses about people, animals, and situations. There is a beetle who is mistaken for a match, and a knight whose armour doesn't squeak.

When John Hale's parents moved from Chicago to a farm in the Dakota Territory in the late 1880s, he was not happy (too hot in summer, too cold in winter, and that is just the beginning); but after a year, and now eleven, he has settled in and made some friends at school--but when a sunny day in January 1888 turns abruptly into a deadly blizzard he will need all his strength and courage to survive what became known to history as The Children's Blizzard....