Bonus Bibliography: Here Come the Bears

Be Gentle!: by Virginia Miller
Candlewick 1997 (32p)
After his new kitten hides from him, Barthlomew the bear learns to be gentle when playing with him.
One Bear, One Dog: by Paul Strickland
(Math)
Dutton 1997 (24p)
A playful bear leads a group of animals through counting by one, and a mylar mirror on the final page allows the reader to become part of the group.
Follow the Leader: by Miela Ford
Greenwillow 1996 (32p)
Cavorting in the snow at a zoo, two polar bears play a game of follow the leader.
Bear Play: by Miela Ford
Greenwillow 1995 (32p)
Photographs show two polar bear cubs frolicking in the water at a zoo.
The Happy Day: by Ruth Krauss
Harper 1949 (32p) also paper
A bear and other woodland animals wake from their winter slumber to discover a flower blooming in the snow. Available in Spanish as Un día feliz.
Bears, Bears, and More Bears: by Jackie Morris
(Science)
Barron's 1995 (24p)
Brief text describes different kinds of bears and the things they do in this simple science book.

Small Bear Lost: by Martin Waddell
Candlewick 1996 (32p)
Left behind on a train, the resourceful Small Bear sets off to find his way home and has a number of adventures.
Prince Peter and the Teddy Bear: by David McKee
Farrar 1997 (32p)
The only thing Prince Peter wants for his birthday is a teddy bear, but the king and queen have other ideas.
The Bear Who Didn't Like Honey: by Barbara Maitland
Orchard 1997 (32p)
When a bear cub who is taunted by his siblings as being a “scaredy bear” rescues a smaller cub from his precarious perch in a tree, he proves that he is a brave bear after all.
You and Me, Little Bear: by Martin Waddell
Candlewick 1996 (32p)
When Big Bear realizes that spending time with Little Bear is just as important as working, he joins Little Bear for a game of hide-and-seek.
This Is the Bear and the Bad Little Girl: by Sarah Hayes
Candlewick 1995 (32p)
When a mischievous little girl steals a boy's teddy bear from a restaurant, the boy's dog comes to the rescue.
A Bear for Miguel: by Elaine Marie Alphin
(Multicultural)
Harper 1996 (64p)
María trades her stuffed bear to help her family get the things they need at the market.
Let's Count It Out, Jesse Bear: by Nancy White Carlstrom
(Math)
Simon 1996 (32p)
Jesse Bear counts everything from sticks to stars and bubbles to Band-Aids in these rhyming poems.

Bears at the Beach: Counting Ten to Twenty: by Niki Yektai
(Math)
Millbrook 1996 (30p)
From putting up ten umbrellas to building twenty sand castles, a group of bears enjoy a day at the beach.
Bearsie Bear and the Surprise Sleepover: by Bernard Waber
Houghton 1997 (40p)
When Bearsie Bear opens his door to let Moosie Moose in on a cold winter night, a succession of animals follow Moosie in this cumulative story.
Gotcha!: by Gail Jorgensen
Scholastic 1997 (32p)
After a pesky, buzzing fly dive-bombs her birthday cake, Bertha the bear causes a ruckus by chasing the fly.
Bearobics: A Hip-Hop Counting Story: by Vic Parker
(Math)
Viking 1997 (32p)
When a bear turns on his boom box and starts exercising to music, kangaroos, penguins, gorillas and other animals in numbers from one to ten come out to bop and shoowap along with him
“I Don't Care!” Said the Bear: by Colin West
Candlewick 1996 (24p)
The only animal that a big bear is afraid of is the little mouse that's following him.
The Three Bears: by Byron Barton
Harper 1991 (32p)
Bold, brightly colored pictures enliven a simple version of a favorite story.
It's the Bear!: by Jez Alborough
Candlewick 1994 (32p)
While picnicking in the woods, Eddie and his mom run into a very big and very hungry bear.