After hearing about winter from his friends, Hedgie the hedgehog tries to stay awake to experience its wonders.

Color photographs and simple text explain the different kinds of dormancy and which animals do what, featuring ladybugs, chickadees, squirrels, earthworms, and alligators.

A bear awakens from hibernation at the end of winter to eat different things during the spring and summer, only to return to sleep at the end of autumn.

Bear, with the help of his animal friends, remembers the story he had hoped to tell before the onset of winter.

Still looking for a place to hibernate, Papa Bear follows Baby Bear to a cruise ship, and winds up on a tropical island.

Explores the reasons behind why animals hibernate.

Simple text and color photographs describe the hibernation of various animals for young readers.

Louise and her family are sad over the loss of their beloved dog, Charlie. "Life will not be the same," Louise says, as she visits a little island that Charlie loved. But on a visit to the island after Charlie's death, something strange happens: She meets a bear. At first, she's afraid, but soon she realizes that the bear is sad, too. As Louise visits more often, she realizes that getting over loss takes time. And just when she starts to feel better,...

Discover how familiar insects survive the cold winter months and ensure the safety of the next generation.

After a bear cub persuades his friends to play with him instead of hibernating, he gets very tired and falls asleep.