"Bear cubs Button and Mungo are so excited for Christmas! They're especially happy when just before bed, they see that it's snowing. It snows all night, and suddenly, there's too much snow! It blows in through the mail slot, comes in through the window, and blocks the chimney. "How will Santa deliver our presents?" Mungo cries. Can the bears save Christmas?"--

"Grandma has a surprise for Ollie, a visit from his baby cousin, Lily! But Ollie feels jealous. Why does Lily get all the tickles and cuddles? And why won't Grandma play Ollie's favorite game? Ollie used to be Grandma's special owlet. Is it possible for Grandma to have room in her heart for two?"--

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 has come up with the perfect way to say thanks--a nice big dinner! When Bear decides to throw a feast, his friends show up one by one with different platters of delicious food to share. There's just one problem: Bear's cupboards are bare! What is he to do?

Though it is winter in the forest, Bear can't sleep and his many animal friends are filled with suggestions to help him get to bed, from hot tea to lullabies

Bear's friends awaken him the day before Christmas and help him to stay awake as they bake fruitcakes, fill stockings, and sing carols; then, while they sleep, he prepares his own surprise

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

Describes the parental behavior of Emperor penguins, focusing on how the male keeps the egg warm until it hatches and how the parents care for the chick after it is born

As friends Bear and Mouse share a day together, Bear counts various objects, from one to five, and the reader is invited to do the same

In the same way that baby animals stop whatever they are doing and close their eyes for the night, so a child must finally go to sleep when bedtime comes