Book Summary: This book is about a bear who goes out looking for food because he is hungry. The weather starts to get cold so bear decides to turn back for home but he doesn't make it back home before it gets dark outside. Bear becomes scared. His friends start to worry about bear because he has been gone for a long time and a storm is coming. So bear's friends decide to go out looking for him. Bear perks up when he thinks he hears the voices of some of his friends. When his friends find him they give him a bear hug and this helps to calm bears fears. They all make it home safe and fall asleep. Personal Reaction: This book is a book about friendship. When you may think your alone, your really not. Friends will always be there to help comfort you when you are feeling lonely or scared. Classroom Extension: 1) Have students draw a picture of a time they felt scared or alone. 2) Have students write a few sentences of how someone helped them to not be afraid and what that person(s) did to help them feel loved.

After a long winter a great brown bear gets sick. He feels so awful so his friends the mouse, hare, badger, gopher, mole, raven, and wren goes to the cave a takes care of him. After they make bear feel better they all get sick, and bear has to take care of them. This book is really cute and can help with explaining how germs a spread but also how to take care someone who is sick.