Jane Chapman

Bear has come up with the perfect way to say thanks--a nice big dinner! When Bear decides to throw a feast, his friends show up one by one with different platters of delicious food to share. There's just one problem: Bear's cupboards are bare! What is he to do?

In this counting book, increasingly larger groups of animals try to help a duck that is stuck in the sleepy, slimy marsh.

When Bear discovers he has a loose tooth, his friends try to help make it fall out.

Bear and his friends persuade a bashful owl to play with them.

Bear's animal friends come to his rescue when he becomes lost and frightened in the woods.

As she goes around seeing the babies of the other farmyard animals, Dora becomes less and less proud of her first eggs--until they hatch into cute chicks.

A little white owl earns the friendship of the more colorful owls he has discovered by entertaining them with beautiful stories.

Little Pip the penguin comes to terms with the presence of an Egg, which will soon hatch into a little brother or sister.

While Dora is out looking for their breakfast all six of her chicks disappear.