Karma Wilson's warm and inviting Bear books teach valuable life lessons to young listeners. One cool autumn day, Bear's friends decide to visit him, but he can't come out to play-poor Bear is sick. Never fear though, his woodland pals are working very hard to make him feel better. They bundle him up, make him broth, and even sing him lullabies. With all this love and attention, Bear will be back on his paws in no time. "The rhyming text and oft-repeated refrain ("Bear feels sick") make this book irresistible when read aloud."-School Library Journal
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"Just as great as any other bear books by Wilson! Julia and I both love these books and we get excited when we go to read any of them. We even get excited when we reread any of them. If someone asked me for a fun to read children's book Wilson would be the very first person I named! "
— ?Eva? (5 out of 5 stars)
" We love the BEAR books! Wish we had all of them for keeps! "
— LoriAnn, 2/6/2014" Checked out from our school library during flu season, and it came in handy when youngest was home sick... "
— The, 2/3/2014" I like books that are fun to perform and the rhythm of Karma Wilson is easy to read out loud to my kids while they get in the story. Even a "sad" book as my 3yo calls this one is good. Karma is one of my favorite kids book authors of all times. "
— Zacaro, 1/31/2014" Beautiful illustrations and a wonderful example of caring friends makes this a sweet read aloud! "
— Linda, 1/28/2014" This book was about a bear who gets sick and all of his friends come together to help him feel better. I enjoyed reading this book to my daughter and thought it would be great to incorporate into a classroom to discuss feelings. "
— Stephanie, 1/21/2014" Great story about friendship and taking care of each other! "
— Karen, 1/18/2014" I love this book! Bear gets sick and all of his friends pitch in to help make him feel better. "
— Awilliams, 1/17/2014" Cute. Bear is feeling sick, so his friends take care of him. Nice illustrations. "
— Cara, 1/17/2014" Such a sweet tale of a bear who gets sick and his friends who are true friends and care for him. Then when his friends get sick bear shows what real friendship does by caring for them. Cute story and great lesson stuck in there as well. "
— Mandy, 1/5/2014" A nice story to read about friends taking care of each other. A good book for me since I was getting over a little summer cold. "
— Tom, 12/31/2013" i like rhyming kids books and this was one of them - also it was about helping others when they are sick - nice story "
— jenna, 12/28/2013" Once again. I love this book. Like I said before O'm not a huge fan in books that rhyme, but I feel in love with this one. "
— Amber, 12/13/2013" very cute. teach about caring for others. cute pictures. "
— Heather, 11/27/2013" Good for didactic purposes, but not a classic. Very popular though. "
— CRC, 11/26/2013" Bear feels very sick and his friends are there to take great care of him. Good thing - as soon as bear feels better all of his friends are sick. No fear - bear is there to return the favor. "
— Michelle, 10/25/2013" 877128 This is a sweetheart of a bear. I like this book in the series in particular because of the tender ending! "
— Julene, 10/5/2013" Cute book to read aloud with rhyming text and simple story about bear getting sick and his friends helping him feel better. The friends fall sick and he reciprocates. Love the illustrations, too. "
— Sheri, 6/21/2013" Very captivating books! "
— Rebekah, 4/14/2013" This book would be great when talking about friends. It also has a lot of rhyming words. "
— Brittany, 1/20/2013" I really enjoy reading the Bear books by Karma Wilson. In this one bear gets sick and his friends care for him. "
— Inspired, 12/18/2012" Bear got really sick then his friends got him better. Then the friends got sick and bear helped them feel better. So I liked how they helped each other. "
— Anna, 10/15/2012" They're a bit cutesier than I normally like, but I find it difficult to resist bear and his friends! "
— Polly, 8/17/2012" we love Karma Wilson's books about Bear & his friends! "
— Melony, 6/26/2012" I can't resist a book with such a good rhythm, and it really captures the way being sick is so hard for kids (and adults!) because you still feel icky even if someone's taking care of you. "
— Amy, 6/19/2012" My new favorite picture book! "
— Bethany, 3/24/2012" Love all the Bear books! "
— Sadie, 11/20/2011" We love this entire series of "Bear" books. "
— Jenny, 10/14/2011" My five year old says, "I really love it! I like how the animals visit and take care of bear." "
— Heather, 9/14/2011" Such a cute and thoughtful story and catchy wording. "
— Sandee, 6/5/2011" We love the BEAR books! Wish we had all of them for keeps! "
— Loriann, 5/4/2011" Bear feels sick and his friends help him! This is a great tool to use in the PreK-1st classroom to build community, discuss illnesses and spreading germs and how we take care of those we care about. "
— Sarah, 2/16/2011" Very cute and well rhymed. The story and pictures are adorable. "
— Michelle, 9/28/2010" My preschool class loves the bear series. "
— Leann, 4/21/2010" Adorable illustrations and story about forest friends who take care of Bear who is too sick to play. "
— Edna, 4/21/2010" I really liked this book because it was cute. I liked how in the end all of the friends that had been helping the bear got sick just as the bear got better. I wouldn't say this was the best children's book in the universe but it was an enjoyable read. "
— Tara, 4/18/2010" Checked out from our school library during flu season, and it came in handy when youngest was home sick... "
— Tess, 4/14/2010" Karma Wilson/Jane Chapman's bear is back and he is not feeling well. His woodland friends do everything they can to get him back on his feet again. Sweet "
— Kim, 2/11/2010" Bear feels very sick and his friends are there to take great care of him. Good thing - as soon as bear feels better all of his friends are sick. No fear - bear is there to return the favor. "
— Michelle, 2/5/2010" This book was about a bear who gets sick and all of his friends come together to help him feel better. I enjoyed reading this book to my daughter and thought it would be great to incorporate into a classroom to discuss feelings. "
— Stephanie, 2/5/2010" All of bears friends help take care of him after bear gets a cold. Once he feels good, bear has to take care of all of them because they are now sick. "
— Sarah, 10/29/2009" A great book to read when your child doesn't feel well. "
— Ginny, 10/8/2009Karma Wilson’s books include the international bestseller Bear Snores On, Bear Wants More, Bear Stays Up for Christmas, and Mortimer’s Christmas Manger. She is an amateur photographer and enjoys spending time outdoors with her family where they live in Fortine, Montana.
John McDonough, one of AudioFile magazine’s Golden Voices, has narrated dozens of audiobooks, and won eleven Earphones Awards. He is known for his narrations of children’s books, including Robert McCloskey’s Centerburg Tales and Albert Marrin’s Commander-in-Chief Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. Outside of his audiobook work, he has starred in a revival of Captain Kangaroo on the Fox Network.