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Big Brown Bear gets his four fellow bears into their cozy, warm beds without much trouble, but in the middle of the night a strange sound frightens them awake.

"Three much-loved baby bears begin to wonder if their parents have a favorite." --

Leaving the den as the weather warms, Baby Bear discovers blue birds, red strawberries, orange butterflies, and other colorful things in nature.

"Three little bears set out, on a dark night, to explore a mysterious hollow tree and, once inside, make surprising discovery after surprising discovery." --

Use each of the senses and follow the friendly bear around his house to discover why his family is so busy. With brightly colored abd witty illustrations, and a simple rhyming text.

When the Berenstain family wakes up feeling grumpy, a little laughter changes everything.

Illustrations and rhyming text portray a bear cub who understands that because Papa is a soldier, he sometimes must go, but imagines what it would be like to stay near by riding in Papa's backpack.

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.

Mouse and Mole feel afraid one dark night crossing a mush-mucky swamp and a marsh-misty wood.

Oliver the bear becomes lost when he chases a leaf to the edge of the woods, but then he comes up with an idea to find his way back home.