Bear Party

All of the bears at Koala Park are not speaking to each other. Wise old Bear finds a way to stop the quarreling among the koalas by having a masquerade party where they were nice to each other-not knowing who they were talking to for the costumes!

Bear loves his forest home, but sometimes he gets lonely. It's hard being the biggest animal around. As the days grow shorter and autumn turns to winter, Bear springs into action and comes up with a festive plan to make friends with all the other forest creatures. Bear makes invitations for all the other forest animals, inviting them to a winter party in his den. He decorates his home and lights a roaring fire, and bakes delicious treats for the creatures he hopes will soon become his friends. But as the night grows dark, Bear worries that his forest neighbors may be too frightened to come. Just when he is about to give up hope, Bear spots Deer peeking out from behind a tree... Written by award-winning author Deborah Hodge, Bear's Winter Party is brought to life with exuberant illustrations by Lisa Cinar. Together they have created a story that is at once timeless, tender and true. Includes a recipe for Bear's own Honey Ginger Cookies.

One morning, the YUMMY scent of birthday cake wakes all the bear cubs in the forest. The cubs excitedly begin dancing arm in arm in anticipation of a big birthday party. However, the dancing abruptly stops when one little bear cub realizes he may not be invited to the birthday party because he is different from the other bear cubs; suddenly, sadness and discouragement fill the hearts of all the bear cubs as they each realize their differences amongst one another. Who will be invited to the birthday party, they wondered? Read on to find out how the bear cubs learn a lesson in inclusiveness, love, and friendship, and then find out WHO will be invited to the birthday party?

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A teddy celebrating New Year's, other holidays, birthdays, back-to-school, and more — 81 reusable patterns are ideal for embroidery, appliqué, and many other crafts.

Join Bear as he celebrates his birthday in this latest addition to the bestselling Bear series. Help Bear count backwards from 10 to 0 and find out who is making his balloons disappear.

A tiny American town's plans for radical self-government overlooked one hairy detail: no one told the bears. Once upon a time, a group of libertarians got together and hatched the Free Town Project, a plan to take over an American town and completely eliminate its government. In 2004, they set their sights on Grafton, NH, a barely populated settlement with one paved road. When they descended on Grafton, public funding for pretty much everything shrank: the fire department, the library, the schoolhouse. State and federal laws became meek suggestions, scarcely heard in the town's thick wilderness. The anything-goes atmosphere soon caught the attention of Grafton's neighbors: the bears. Freedom-loving citizens ignored hunting laws and regulations on food disposal. They built a tent city in an effort to get off the grid. The bears smelled food and opportunity. A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear is the sometimes funny, sometimes terrifying tale of what happens when a government disappears into the woods. Complete with gunplay, adventure, and backstabbing politicians, this is the ultimate story of a quintessential American experiment -- to live free or die, perhaps from a bear.

When spring comes, Bear wakes up very hungry and is treated to great food by his friends.