"Otter tries to find a job for Teddy"--

Searching for his mother, a young bear finds his own independence.

It is when the fix-it man is trying to repair the television and her parents are trying to entertain her that Emma becomes so interested in reading, she no longer cares about TV.

While taking a walk with Mouse, Bear meets many other friends and sees colors everywhere.

Paddington the bear loses his shopping cart and has his immigration status questioned before receiving a surprise visit from his Uncle Pastuzu.

Each Friday Little Bear and his grandpa share a snack, a treehouse, and stories but one day Grandpa is in the hospital, too tired to tell a story, and Little Bear tells one of his own as Grandpa falls into the deepest sleep.

Adelaide explains to her teacher why bears make the best reading buddies.

When Otter starts a school, Teddy becomes sad because the other students are all good at something and it seems he is not.

"With four geese, three mice, and a very grumpy bear all crowded into one den, Bruce is ready for a new home"--

Publisher Annotation: When Nelly asks Bear what kind of bear he is, he isn't entirely sure how to answer. So off he goes to find out. But none of the different bears he meets on his travels are like him. Grizzly bears don?t have stitching; polar bears don?t have tags attached to their bottoms; spectacled bears are not as soft and bouncy as Bear is; and sun bears never wear bow ties. Disheartened, he returns to Nelly...only to discover what kind of...