Overview: Enter the world of Little Bear. Children will be entranced by Little Bear's trip to the moon, his birthday party, and his wishes and adventures. This is the first of the five classic books about Little Bear, introducing the funny and strikingly childlike bear cub and his friends. The combination of Else Holmelund Minarik's simple, yet eloquent, stories and Maurice Sendak's warm, tender illustrations have made this beloved character an enduring...

Little Bear enjoys a visit with his grandparents

One summer Little Bear makes friends with Emily and her doll Lucy

When Little Bear learns that his friend Emily is about to have a birthday, he decides to throw her a last-minute party with the help of his mother and his friends Hen, Cat, Owl, and Duck

Little Bear looks forward to giving his mother a valentine and to figuring out who the secret admirer is who sent him one

Little Bear and his friends pitch a tent in the garden. They are going to camp out for the very first time. But Little Bear finds sleeping outdoors isn't very peaceful especially when something out there is making a spooky noise

After Little Bear meets a bear cub living alone by a stream, he and his friends help the cub find his missing parents