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Books in the Bears genre:

The Three Bears (1967)

A new retelling of this favorite story.

Pooh’s Pot O’Honey (1968)

A set of four miniature adventures of Pooh: Pooh hears a buzzing noise and meets some beesPooh goes visiting and gets into a tight place.Pooh and Piglet go hunting and nearly catch a Woozle.Eeyore loses a tail and Pooh finds one.... View More

Author(s): A. A. Milne
Illustrator(s): Ernest H. Shepard

Five Hundred Animals from A to Z (1970)

Surely the largest, most inclusive animal picture book of them all.

Author(s): Joseph A. Davis
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

Gobble, Growl, Grunt (1971)

A book of animal sounds.

Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Rojankovsky’s Wonderful Picture Book (1972)

A collection of some of Rojankovsky’s best illustrations from the Golden Books.

The Night Ride (1973)

Three abandoned toys escape the dustbin and go on an exciting ride through the night to find a new home.

Author(s): Aingelda Ardizzone
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Winnie-the-Pooh (1973)

The adventures of Pooh Bear, Christopher Robin and their friends in the Hundred Acre Wood. For this edition the pictures have been colored. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): A. A. Milne
Illustrator(s): Ernest H. Shepard

The House at Pooh Corner (1974)

Ten stories about Pooh, Christopher Robin and their friends. For this edition E. H. Shepard has colored the illustrations. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): A. A. Milne
Illustrator(s): Ernest H. Shepard

The Smartest Bear and His Brother Oliver (1975)

Ronald decides to stay up all winter and finish reading the encyclopedia to prove he is better than his brother Oliver. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Alice Bach
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

The Most Delicious Camping Trip Ever (1976)

Ronald and Oliver, the twin bear cubs, go camping with Aunt Bear. Read online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Alice Bach
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

Noah’s Ark (1977)

Peter Spier tells the story in pictures of Noah, the Ark and the Flood.

Author(s): Jacobus Revius
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Caldecott Medal
Caldecott Medal - 1978

Millicent the Magnificent (1978)

The bear twins, Oliver and Ronald, want to be acrobats like Millicent. Read online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Alice Bach
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

Domus Anguli Puensis (1980)

A Latin translation of The House at Pooh Corner.

Author(s): A. A. Milne
Illustrator(s): Ernest H. Shepard

Warren Weasel’s Worse than Measles (1980)

Ronald Bear sets out to prove he can solve all the problems of the world, but Warren Weasel has him stumped. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Alice Bach
Illustrator(s): Hilary Knight

Hilary Knight’s The Twelve Days of Christmas (1981)

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me …

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Hilary Knight
Illustrator(s): Hilary Knight

Alphabears (1984)

The bears from Amanda to Zak learn their ABC’s.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Kathleen Hague
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

Numbears (1984)

Teddy bears introduce the numbers from one to twelve.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Kathleen Hague
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

Polar Bear Cat (1984)

A cat dreams of being a polar bear.

Author(s): Nicola Bayley
Illustrator(s): Nicola Bayley

Bad Bear (1985)

Children's picture book.

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): Eric Hill

Bear’s Birthday (1985)

A bear has a noisy birthday party. A little man has a big hat. And a door is opened to a monstrous surprise. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): Colin McNaughton

Favorite Nursery Tales (1986)

This collection includes The Three Little Kittens, The Three Bears and The Three Little Pigs.... View More

Author(s): Garth Williams
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

Out of the Nursery, Into the Night (1986)

A collection of teddy bear dreams.

Author(s): Kathleen Hague
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

Bear Hugs (1989)

Short poems about bears.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Kathleen Hague
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

Big Bear’s Treasury Volume One (1992)

A collection of stories and poems by various authors and illustrators.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Nicola Bayley
Et al

Big Bear’s Treasury Volume Two (1992)

A collection of stories and poems by various authors and illustrators.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Nicola Bayley
Et al

The Teddy Bears’ Picnic (1992)

This popular song was written by Jimmy Kennedy in 1932 to music by John Walter Bratton originally written in 1902. It has been recorded by many artists, including Bing Crosby. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Jimmy Kennedy
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

J. B.’s Harmonica (1993)

JB’s father plays the harmonica and so does he. Or should he?

Author(s): John Sebastian
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

The Random House Book of Easy-to-Read Stories (1993)

A collection of sixteen stories by favorite authors and illustrators.

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear (1993)

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, turn around.

A classic action rhyme.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

Big Bear’s Treasury Volume Three (1994)

A collection of stories and poems by various authors and illustrators.

Author(s): Antonia Barber
Various
Illustrator(s): Nicola Bayley
Et al

The Candlewick Book of Animal Tales (1996)

A collection of stories and poems by various authors and illustrators.  Includes Polar Bear Cat by Nicola Bayley. 

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Nicola Bayley
Et al

Calendarbears: A Book of Months (1997)

Each month of the year with the bear family.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Kathleen Hague
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

The Bravest Ever Bear (1999)

Fairy tale characters tell their stories from their own perspective, with new endings, and find themselves encountering each other as their stories overlap. We count 30 unnumbered pages. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): Paul Howard

Ten Little Bears (1999)

A counting rhyme featuring teddy bears.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Kathleen Hague
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

Hilary Knight’s The Twelve Days of Christmas (2001)

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me …

This new edition is in a slightly larger format and includes new endpapers and sheet music.

Author(s): Hilary Knight
Illustrator(s): Hilary Knight

Love Songs of the Little Bear (2001)

Four poems by a famous writer, illustrated by a famous artist.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Susan Jeffers

Teddy Bears’ Mother Goose (2001)

A nursery rhyme book featuring teddy bears.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

Sleep Tight, Sleepy Bears (2012)

Another lullaby from the archives.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Julie Clay

Can I Come Too? (2013)

A mouse journeys to see the largest creature, picking up other curious animals along the way.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Brian Patten
Illustrator(s): Nicola Bayley

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