Karma Wilson

On a cold winter night many animals gather to party in the cave of a sleeping bear, who then awakes and protests that he has missed the food and the fun.

"Bear feels sad. All his friends are off being busy and he's by himself. He can't think of anything to do to cheer himself up. Even building a fort is no fun! But when he finds a beautiful field of flowers, Bear gets the perfect idea to turn his day around: gathering gifts to share with his friends when they get back!"-- Provided by publisher.

Bear thanks his friends for bringing food dishes to his dinner party and finds a way of sharing something of his own.

When spring comes, Bear wakes up very hungry and is treated to great food by his friends.

Bear and his friends persuade a bashful owl to play with them.

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

Hilda Hippo tries other, quieter, activities when her jungle friends are disturbed by her dancing, but nothing else makes her happy until Water Buffalo suggests swimming and she finds a new way to express herself.

When springtime comes, Bear wakes up very hungry! His friends help him find good things to eat, but will his hunger EVER be satisfied?

Bear's cave fills with animal friends as he sleeps in this classic story from New York Times bestselling team of Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman. "In a cave in the woods,in his deep, dark lair,through the long, cold wintersleeps a great brown bear.One by one, a whole host of different animals and birds find their way out of the cold and into Bear's cave to warm up. But even after the tea has been brewed and the corn has been popped, Bear just snores...

On a cold winter night many animals gather to party in the cave of a sleeping bear, who then awakes and protests that he has missed the food and the fun.