A typically wonderful Oxenbury family sets out with gusto on a bear hunt, and the old story comes to life. Paintings are simply marvelous ... Rosen's retelling is spare, with a driving rhythm, and some new sounds add sparkle to the traditional tale. A predictable story in which brave bear hunters go through grass, a river, mud, and other obstacles before the inevitable encounter with the bear forces a headlong retreat.

"A toy bear in a department store wants a number of things, but when a little girl finally buys him he finds what he has always wanted most of all."

It's bedtime at the monkey house, yet the five rambunctious little monkeys keep jumping on their bed until, one by one, each falls off. On board pages.

Unsuspecting Jemima Puddle-Duck foolishly allows the cunning Fox to help her find a "safe" nest. Kep, the barnyard collie, and her pups rescue Jemima Puddle-Duck from the fox's cooking pot.

"Illustrations and rhyming text portray a young bear searching for its mother and meeting many North American animals along the way."--Title page verso.

Little Gorilla's family and friends try to help him overcome his special growing pains.

Everyone tells a small boy that the carrot seed he has planted will never grow, but his patience is rewarded. Despite everyone's dire predictions, a little boy has faith in the carrot seed he plants.

Rhyming text and illustrations briefly point out what animals have teeth, their uses, and how to care for them.

A little girl provides instructions for properly babysitting one's grandmother, such as taking trips to the park and singing duets.

When Old Bear falls asleep for the winter, he has a dream that he is a cub again, enjoying each of the four seasons. On board pages.