Books in Spanish
For the Library Corner
- Oso en bicicleta (The Bear's Bicycle)
- by Emilie Warren McLeod
A boy and his bear take an exciting bicycle ride.
- Un oso y nueve más (One Bear and Nine More)
- by Keith Moseley
(Math)
Bears engaged in different activities help children learn colors and the numbers one through ten in this pop-up book.
- Osito (Little Bear)
- by Diane Namm
Childrens
Little Bear's fussy eating habits frustrate his parents.
- Pipo y el oso (Pippo and the Bear)
- by Chris Riddell
Ben invites a bear home for tea, and the two have a wonderful time.
- Un día feliz (The Happy Day)
- by Ruth Krauss
In the middle of winter a bear and other forest animals awake to discover a single flower blooming in the snow.
- El oso (Bears)
- by Claude Delafosse and Philippe Biard
(Science/Health)
Turning transparent pages changes the illustrations in this simple science book about bears.
For Teacher Read Aloud
- La cama de Horacio (Horacio's Bed)
- by Camilla Ashforth
When a rabbit can't find a bed to sleep in, his artist friend, a teddy bear, draws a bed for him.
- ¿No duermes, osito? (Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?)
- by Martin Waddell
Little Bear can't sleep because he's afraid of the dark, but Big Bear shows him that the stars and moon bring light even to the night.
- ¡Osito! ¿Dónde estas? (Teddy! Where Are You?)
- by Ralph Steadman
When Grandpa can't find his old teddy bear for his granddaughters, he takes them to the toy store to show them what a real teddy looks like.
- Moné (Moné)
- by Consuelo Armijo
A toy bear is treated like a human by the children that live in its household.
- Un bolsillo para Corduroy (A Pocket for Corduroy)
- by Don Freeman
(Multicultural)
When Corduroy goes to the laundromat with Lisa and her mother, he looks for a pocket for his overalls.
- Osito (Little Bear)
- by Else Holmelund Minarik
Little Bear's adventures include taking a trip to the moon and having a birthday party.
- Un beso para osito (A Kiss for Little Bear)
- by Else Holmelund Minarik
After Little Bear sends his grandmother a gift, his thank-you kiss gets passed on to him by his animal friends.
- Al oso le duelen las muelas (The Bear's Toothache)
- by David McPhail
When he finds a bear with a toothache outside his window, a boy tries to think of ways to remove the tooth.
- ¡Qué bonito es Panamá! (Panama Is Beautiful)
- by Janosch
A bear and a tiger leave home to look for Panama, the land of their dreams.
- Quique duerme fuera de casa (Ira Sleeps Over)
- by Bernard Waber
Ira is afraid that his friend Reggie will laugh at him if he brings his teddy bear along on his first sleep-over.
- Los osos (Bears)
- by Susan Kuchalla
(Science/Health)
A bear stays busy looking for food in the summer so he'll stay warm through his winter hibernation.
For Shared Reading
- ¿Dónde está mi osito? (Where's My Teddy?)
- by Jez Alborough
A boy who loses his teddy bear finds a gigantic teddy bear and a real bear in the woods.
- Vamos a cazar un oso (We're Going on a Bear Hunt)
- by Michael Rosen
A father and his children go over fields, through woods, and across rivers looking for a bear in its cave.
- El poni, el oso y el manzano (The Pony, the Bear, and the Apple)
- by Sigrid Heuck
In this rebus story, Pony and Bear look for Pony's missing apples.
- El oso más elegante (The Best Dressed Bear)
- by Mary Blocksma
Childrens
A bear who wants to be the best dressed bear at a dance receives help from the animal clerks in a store.
Books in English
(English Language Development)
For the Library Corner
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears
- by Byron Barton
Harper
Bright, bold pictures illustrate this retelling of a favorite tale.
- Bear Play
- by Miela Ford
(Science/Health)
Greenwillow
Two polar bear cubs frolic in the water at the zoo.
- Bears, Bears, and More Bears
- by Jackie Morris
(Science/Health)
Barron's
Simple information is provided about different kinds of bears.
For Teacher Read Aloud
- Let's Count It Out, Jesse Bear
- by Nancy White Carlstrom
(Math)
Simon
In rhyming poems, Jesse Bear counts everything from sticks to stars and bubbles to Band-Aids.
- Blueberries for Sal
- by Robert McCloskey
Puffin
A young girl and a bear cub get their mothers mixed up while picking blueberries.
- This Is the Bear and the Bad Little Girl
- by Sarah Hayes
Candlewick
When a mischievous girl steals a boy's teddy bear, the boy's dog comes to the rescue.
For Shared Reading
- “I Don't Care!” Said the Bear
- by Colin West
Candlewick
The only animal that a big bear is afraid of is the little mouse that's following him.
- Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?
- by Bill Martin, Jr.
Holt
The question “What do you hear?” is posed to a variety of zoo animals.