Else Holmelund Minarik

Meet Little Bear, and Mother Bear, who is there whenever Little Bear needs her. When it is cold and snowy outside, she finds just the right outfit for Little Bear to play in. When he goes to the moon, she has a hot lunch waiting for him on his return. At night she helps him get to sleep. And, of course, she never forgets his birthday.

Little Bear's thank-you kiss from grandmother gets passed on to him by many animals and greatly aids the skunks' romance.

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

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

In A Kiss for Little Bear, Little Bear's drawing for Grandmother inspires a kiss from her to hen to cat to skunk to little skunk and back again until it finally reaches Little Bear. In Little Bear's Visit, a visit to Grandmother and Grandfather's house means a perfect day of fun for Little Bear. In Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present, a little girl wants to give her mother a special present and asks Mr. Rabbit for help. In Where the Wild Things Are,...