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.

When Bear is too sick to play, his animal friends go to his cave to make him soup and tea and keep him company.

Grandad bakes Grandma a whopper of a birthday cake. Includes recipe and directions for chocolate cake.

When Bear discovers he has a loose tooth, his friends try to help make it fall out.

Two cows, Mabel and Molly, take the farmer's truck and go for an eventful joyride into town.

A frog in the bog grows larger and larger as he eats more and more bugs, until he attracts the attention of an alligator who puts an end to his eating.

Little Mortimer Mouse, longing to see something green at winter's end, follows the lead of the big people and plants, waters, and weeds his last sunflower seed until, finally, with God's help and a lot of patience, he harvests his crop.

Dormouse hibernates and dreams of spring until spring arrives, and along with it comes his dormouse friend.

Just as Lewis the mouse is settling into his near-perfect home for the winter, still wondering what is missing, he hears noises and must roar to scare away whatever horrid creature is scratching and tapping at his tree.

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.