A grizzly bear searches for the perfect place to hibernate.

"A cozy winter bedtime story, featuring a boy and animal characters, that touches on the concept of hibernation"--

Shelby the bear is ready to hibernate, but everywhere he tries to fall asleep is far too noisy.

Every year Tortoise sleeps through winter. He assumes he isn't missing much. Will Tortoise sleep through another winter, or will his friends convince him to stay awake and experience the frosty fun of winter?

Winter is coming and it's time for black bears to hibernate; however, a black bear cub is making excuses to Mama Bear to try to avoid the inevitable.

Bear has woken up HUNGRY. He goes in search of a little snack, but before he knows it, he's gobbled up ALL the food his friends have saved for the winter! All Bear can think about is eating. He's forgotten the very important thing that he's supposed to do....

Every baby bear knows the warmth of spring only comes after sleeping through the cold of winter. For little cub Elliott, however, it's not that easy. First, something tickles his nose, rousing him from a dream, and then every shadow, noise, and passing thought keeps him up. No amount of fluffing of his pillow or tossing and turning will help. He even tries nudging his mom out of her slumber! But he's Still. Wide. Awake.

When Bear wakes up early from his hibernation, he can't remember what he is! Is he a bird? Or a moose? Maybe a fox? Just when it seems like Bear won't be able to figure it out, he finds his cave and decides another nap might help. Will Bear be able to remember what he is when he wakes up again in the spring?

"Frog is excited about the coming of winter, until he finds out that frogs sleep through the long cold months while they hibernate"--

Louise and her family are sad over the loss of their beloved dog, Charlie. "Life will not be the same," Louise says, as she visits a little island that Charlie loved. But on a visit to the island after Charlie's death, something strange happens: She meets a bear. At first, she's afraid, but soon she realizes that the bear is sad, too. As Louise visits more often, she realizes that getting over loss takes time. And just when she starts to feel better,...