Bear about Town

10 best books like Bear about Town (Stella Blackstone): Spring Is Here, Kiss Kiss! (Mini Edition), Worms for Lunch?, The Paper Crane, When Winter Comes, Tico and the Golden Wings, The Dog Who Belonged to No One, Sleepy, Oh So Sleepy, A Story for Bear, In Like a Lion Out Like a Lamb

AuthorWill Hillenbrand
Looking at Hillenbrand's Goodreads page just now made me realize that Mole and Bear are characters in a series of books. I'll have to look for some of the others at the library, because my 3-year-old daughter really enjoyed this one. She grabbed it from the Spring display at the library and we read it together...
AuthorMargaret Wild
ISBN1416934405
I found this story to be absolutely adorable. It's about a baby hippo who started his morning off really fast. He ran out of the water eager to play. He was so preoccupied with starting the day that he left without giving his mama a kiss! He was wandering around the land and saw every little animal giving their...
Worms for Lunch?
AuthorLeonid Gore
ISBN0545243386
In the vein of THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR, Leonid Gore follows a curious worm through die-cut pages to discover what different animals like to eat for lunch.

"Who on earth would eat worms for lunch?" the curious little leaf-loving worm wants to know....
Not the mouse who likes cheese....
The Paper Crane
AuthorMolly Bang
ISBN0688073336
A beautifully illustrated retelling of an ancient Japanese folktale by Molly Bang, the celebrated creator of numerous picture books including the Caldecott Honor Books Ten, Nine, Eight; The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher; and When Sophie Gets Angry—Really, Really Angry . . .

Business...
AuthorNancy Van Laan
ISBN0689817789
As bland as the snow.

Very repetitive. I certainly couldn't read this to my kid because it would drive me crazy.

Every other page is, “Where, oh where does the X go/When winter comes and the cold winds blow?” And then it says where it goes. It's in rhyme. It's all about the different...
AuthorLeo Lionni
ISBN0394817494
As a child, the German version of Leo Lionni's Tico and the Golden Wings (Tico und die goldenen Flügel) was a personal favourite which I repeatedly requested as a read-aloud (I have always loved birds and how Tico attains his golden wings and how he then disposes of them in a charitable manner and is again...
AuthorAmy Hest
ISBN0810994836
A timeless tale of friendship by New York Times bestselling author Amy Hest.

Once there was a small dog with
crooked ears. He belonged to no one.
And once there was a wisp of a girl
named Lia. . . .
The dog who belonged to no one spent
his days quite alone. . . . He longed for a friend.

No...
AuthorDenise Fleming
ISBN0805081267
Baby animals are going to sleep one by one, but the tiny human baby is the most special of all. Denise Fleming's knack for understanding the preschool set shines through in this gentle good-night story, illustrated with her signature pulp paintings.

Take a colorful look at all the tired...
AuthorDennis Haseley
ISBN0152002391
Open your heart and imagination to this magical fantasy about friendship and reading...

One sunlit afternoon, ab ear discovers a mysterious fragment of paper that leads him to a cabin and to an unlikely friend. Although he can't understand her words, he returns day after day all summer to hear...
AuthorMarion Dane Bauer
ISBN0823422380
A fresh take on a familiar saying, perfect for the first rainy days of spring.

Rattling windows with the roar of a late-winter storm, March shows up like a lion-- wild and messy, muddy and wet. In rhythmic, exuberant text, Newbery Honor-author Marion Dane Bauer conveys the changeable nature...
AuthorElisa Kleven
ISBN0140558098
We LOVE LOVE LOVE this book! We have had it for many years (I think my daughter was 2 when we got it, she's now 10) and we still read it. Very sweet story about friendship and language. The illustrations are fantastic (as they are in all Elisa Kleven books). This book was read many many times when my daughter...
AuthorJennifer Fosberry
ISBN1402266480
New York Times best-selling author, Jennifer Fosberry, continues her Isabella series with Isabella: Girl on the Go. In this book, Isabella, plays side by side with her father as he accomplishes his to-do list. From archaeologist, to astronomer, Isabella travels around the world, exploring the greatest...
AuthorGrace Lin
ISBN0375861017
This simple, young, and satisfying story follows a Chinese American family as they celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival.

Each member of the family lends a hand as they prepare a moonlit picnic with mooncakes, pomelos, cups of tea, and colorful lanterns. And everyone sends thanks and a secret...
AuthorAnna McQuinn
ISBN1580894046
We all know how much Lola loves books. In this third book in the Lola series (LOLA AT THE LIBRARY and LOLA LOVES STORIES), Lola has a new baby brother and she can’t wait to share her love of reading with him. Lola gets ready for little Leo’s arrival by reading books about brothers and sisters and picking...
AuthorStephen Gammell
ISBN0761357904
"Rain's gone! Time to play!" commands the queen. Well, she's not really a queen--just an ordinary girl who has an extraordinary day. She meets Mudkin, a friendly creature who whips up a robe and crown for her. Away they go to meet Her Majesty's subjects. Even if the kingdom lasts only until the next rain...
AuthorGeorge Shannon
ISBN0152060731
Snow is coming, coming soon, so Rabbit needs to find food fast. Just in time, a turnip turns up, and a second one, too. Who in the woods wouldn't want to tuck away an extra turnip for the long winter? Not Rabbit. He chooses a different path--and starts a wave of generosity that spreads among all his forest...
AuthorLauren Thompson
ISBN1416906649

A little frog’s first leap out into the world is a big, scary thing. But luckily, his mama is always there to catch him when he comes home. As the leaps get bigger, the frog gets braver—and before he knows it, he’s soaring out to the moon and beyond! Brought to life with touching text from New York...
AuthorGerald McDermott
ISBN0152165967
Monkey is hungry for the delicious mangoes on the island in the river, but he can't swim! How will he get there? Crocodile offers to carry Monkey across the water on his back, so Monkey hops aboard. Trouble is, Crocodile is hungry, too—for Monkey! Will clever Monkey come up with a way to get the mangoes...
My Farm Friends
AuthorWendell Minor
ISBN0399244778
Is there anything cuter than a little lamb or playful piglet? Farm animals are fascinating, and they are full of surprises, too. Naturally, cows make milk- but did you know they need to drink a bathtub-full of water every day? And of course turkeys gobble- but sometimes they purr like cats. Wendell Minor's...
King Jack and the Dragon
AuthorPeter Bently
ISBN0803736983
An irresistible knights-and-dragons fantasy for the very young, in the tradition of Oxenbury's enduring classic We're Going on a Bear Hunt

Jack, Zack, and baby Caspar spend all day fighting dragons in their homemade fort. But when Sir Zack and Caspar are taken inside for bed, King Jack - alone...
Chester Raccoon and the Big Bad Bully (Chester the Raccoon
AuthorAudrey Penn
ISBN1933718153
In this latest addition to the Kissing Hand book collection, Chester Raccoon must learn to deal with another common problem of childhood: a bully at school.

When Mrs. Raccoon learns that there is a bully problem at school, she decides to investigate the situation. But after seeing the bully...
Old MacDonald Had a Farm
AuthorJane Cabrera
ISBN0823421414
If you're expecting to read a picture book of the song exactly as it's sung, you won't be disappointed in this book. I was expecting something a little different, I guess, so I didn't think this book was anything special. The art's nice though.[return][return]But the last spread showing Old MacDonald,...
I Am the Dog
AuthorDaniel Pinkwater
Jacob is the boy.

Max is the dog.

Until they decide to change places.

Now Jacob gets to eat kibble, chase squirrels, and snooze, just like a real dog. Max brushes his teeth, goes to school, and plays video games, just like a real boy. The question is: Who has the better deal?

Story...
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