Nancy White Carlstrom

Rhymed text and illustrations describe Jesse Bear's activities from morning to bedtime.

A collection of poems about one family's activities on Thanksgiving Day, including pondering the history behind the holiday, welcoming visiting relatives, praying for others, enjoying the good food, and giving thanks at the end of the day.

At Halloween Jesse Bear picks out a pumpkin, helps make a jack-o-lantern, works on a costume, and has fun trick-or-treating.

Jesse Bear is admonished not to get wet under a variety of tantalizing circumstances, until finally he receives permission in his own wading pool.

Three mothers and their offspring--fox, rabbit, and human--wait for the first snow of winter.

On a trip to an amusement park, Jesse Bear counts things from one silly (giggle) to ten rocks, counting on up to twenty at the end of the book.

Young readers are invited to answer questions posed on each page with animal noises, actions, and die-cut peek-through holes.

Rhymed text and illustrations describe Jesse Bear's activities for preschoolers.

Sammy wakes up to Monday morning sunshine, has breakfast, and heads to preschool.

Jesse Bear experiences the excitement of a family reunion filled with grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins and lots of food, games, and storytelling.