The bear was good friends with all his neighbors - until the day he found a woodcutter's wagon. For although he invited some of his friends to share in his rides downhill he made them do all the pushing back to the top. It was clever goat who finally showed the bear that the best way to enjoy his new possession was to share its ups and downs with his friends. And when the bear had learned his lesson they all played happily together.

This is a book for elementary school grades 2 and 3 students. After Lazy Bear kills a rattlesnake that had terrified the pioneers, Lazy Bear is helped by a man who removes from his paw the rusty nail that had handicapped him.

Peter and Mary are old and forgotten ― that is, until Lazy Bear arrives with gentle magic, poetry, and delightful repartee. Tender and understanding, charming and humorous, children and adults alike are transported to a make believe land where anything can happen.

This reassuring, easy-to-read bedtime story for toddlers sweetly introduces the eight species of bears around the world as a mother bear soothes her cub to sleep. Richly textured and realistic illustrations wrap readers in the warmth of this loving story. Additional facts at the end of the book for young naturalists to grow with make this the perfect book for parents and little cubs to share.

Hare solves his family’s problems by tricking rich and lazy Bear in this funny, energetic version of an old slave story. With roots in American slave tales, Tops & Bottoms celebrates the trickster tradition of using one’s wits to overcome hardship. “As usual, Stevens’ animal characters, bold and colorful, are delightful. . . . It’s all wonderful fun, and the book opens, fittingly, from top to bottom instead of from side to side, making it perfect for story-time sharing.”--Booklist

2014 CELI Children's Read Aloud Book Winner A quirky, rhyming picture book about farm animals behaving badly before bedtime. This is my cow, she's called Daisy. She should eat grass but she's too lazy. Instead she eats jelly on a spoon, all through the morning till late afternoon. This quirky, rhyming picture book about farm animals behaving badly will have children laughing and, eventually, lull them to sleep along with the tuckered-out animals.

A normally thoughtful bear becomes lazy and downright unkind after he discovers a wagon to play with.