Else Holmelund Minarik

Little Bear enjoys a visit with his grandparents.

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

Describes the adventures of Little Bear in which he goes fishing, has the hiccups, looks for a mermaid, and welcomes Father Bear home from the sea.

After Little Bear meets a bear cub living alone by a stream, he and his friends help the cub find his missing parents.

Little Bear hears about his grandfather's exploits as a sea captain when they are cleaning out the attic together.

Overhearing other animal and human mothers call their children beautiful, Young Hippo tries to find out if he is beautiful as well.

Presents five stories of the adorable bear cub and his loving mother, as well as their friends Hen, Duck, and Cat.

In Where the Wild Things Are, Max makes mischief, sails away, tames the wild things and returns home for supper. In A Kiss for Little Bear, Little Bear's drawing for Grandmother inspires a kiss from her to hen to cat to skunk to little skunk and back again until it finally reaches Little Bear. In Little Bear's Visit, a visit to Grandmother and Grandfather's house means a perfect day of fun for Little Bear. In Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present,...

The bear family extends a dinner invitation to a hungry cricket.

Four brief tales in which Little Bear plays in the snow, has a birthday party, goes to the moon, and dreams about things he would like to do.