Martin Waddell

It's bedtime, and Little Bear can't get to sleep. He's frightened of the dark, the dark all around, which not even Big Bear's largest lantern can light up. Big Bear finds a way to show Little Bear that there is no need to be afraid.

When three little bears play in the snow, they pretend to be "snow bears" and their mother goes along with the game.

Little Bear helps Big Bear gather wood, fetch water, and tidy the cave so that they can play together.

Little Bear finds a cave that is just the right size for him, but at bedtime he starts thinking about Big Bear, all alone in their big Bear Cave.

A little girl and her mother recall how a special kitten came into their lives one dark and stormy night.

When a kind and hardworking duck nearly collapses from overwork, while taking care of a farm because the owner is too lazy to do so, the rest of the animals get together and chase the farmer out of town. Farmer Duck cooks, cleans, and works hard all day as the farmer remains comfortably in bed, simply bellowing out his orders, but things change when the other farmyard animals come to her rescue and give the lazy farmer his just reward.

Little Bear does a good job of climbing rocks, bouncing on a tree branch, and crossing a stream, but Big Bear is always there to lend a helping hand when needed.

Hal and his little dog Billy calmly deal with a dinosaur's monstrous temper tantrum.

As her mother gets her baby brother ready for bed, a young girl describes how she takes care of her own babies--stuffed animals--doing the same things that her mother does.

A duckling and all his family happily await the hatching of his parents' new egg.