Karma Wilson

Bear's friends awaken him the day before Christmas and help him to stay awake as they bake fruitcakes, fill stockings, and sing carols; then, while they sleep, he prepares his own surprise.

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

The forest friends all gather to help care for Bear when he feels sick, and when they come down with the same symptoms, the newly recovered Bear returns the favor.

Bear's animal friends come to his rescue when he becomes lost and frightened in the woods.

Hilda Hippo tries other, quieter, activities when her jungle friends are disturbed by her dancing, but nothing else makes her happy until Water Buffalo suggests swimming and she finds a new way to express herself.

Dormouse hibernates and dreams of spring until spring arrives, and along with it comes his dormouse friend.

As final preparations are being made for a long-planned surprise party, Bear gets so excited he nearly ruins everything.

As friends Bear and Mouse share a day together, Bear counts various objects, from one to five, and the reader is invited to do the same.

"It's time for Bear to hibernate but he can't sleep, so his friends all band together to help"--

A very odd duck that refuses to quack shocks and flusters animals all over the farm with his clucking, honking, oinking, and neighing.