Helen Plum Library

Throughout the year, a little bear struggles to learn the things his mother teaches, but she reassures him of her love no matter what he does

A little girl explains that she does not need a pacifier anymore, because she is a big kid now

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text celebrate the many shades of blue seen during the relationship of a boy and his dog as the boy grows from a baby to an adult

A pumpkin seed tries unsuccessfully to be scary until it grows into a pumpkin and Halloween arrives

"A world of being new is waiting--exciting, cool, and fascinating! Napping, crying, cuddling, playing, making friends, exploring--such a wealth of experiences await each new life."--Page [2] of cover

A mother and child plant flower bulbs in the fall, wait through the winter, and see them bloom in the spring

"When Daisy is born, her parents tell her to 'go be wonderful,' and by being herself, she is! Each year presents new milestones with humor and love"--

Since he is growing up little Brown Bear decides that it is time to give up sucking his thumb

A boy who is too big for his crib, his tricycle, and being picked up by his grandfather is just the right size for his bed, bicycle, and Grandpa's hugs

A child imagines many things to do when one is big, from one to twenty-five, including climbing a tree with fourteen branches to reach a tree house big enough for fifteen bears