Jane Chapman

When Bear insists that he will not share his honey, the other animals are determined to get their share anyway.

In this counting book, increasingly larger groups of animals try to help a duck that is stuck in the sleepy, slimy marsh.

When Bear is too sick to play, his animal friends go to his cave to make him soup and tea and keep him company

While taking a walk with Mouse, Bear meets many other friends and sees colors everywhere.

A bear named Big and a mouse named Small head out to play. They climb a hill and cross a stream, but with each new adventure, Small finds himself in trouble. "A little help, please!" Small says to Big each time. When they return home, it's Big who needs Small's help for something very important!

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

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.

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

When one little bear wishes for snow on Christmas, they get more... and more... and MORE! What now? --

Describes the parental behavior of Emperor penguins, focusing on how the male keeps the egg warm until it hatches and how the parents care for the chick after it is born