Harold the bear loves fall, but he's not excited when the days get shorter, indicating winter is on its way. Harold doesn't want to hibernate because he's worried his friends will forget about him.
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Time to Hibernate with a GREAT Book!
As the weather turns colder and many animals hibernate for the winter, cozy up with these fun reads.
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- As winter falls across the forest, many forest animals prepare for a long snooze, but Badger doesn't feel like sleeping.
- Winter has arrived, but a little groundhog named Tess is not ready to hibernate yet. Mommy and Daddy try everything they can think of to get Tess to go to sleep, but she outsmarts them every time.
- Everybody at the station! It's time for winter hibernation! Young readers will be soothed and delighted as this story introduces them to different types of hibernating animals.
- As their time of hibernation approaches, a bear cub sets out to find enough dreams to sustain him and his mother during the Big Dreaming.
- Readers will learn about different types of dormancy and the animals that practice them. The book also explores how animals prepare for dormancy by storing food or finding shelter.
- Lilting read-aloud text and stunning pictures combine to make an irresistibly appealing picture book that follows these fascinating animal friends through the year's cycle.
- Based on the song of the same name, "Hibernate with Me," is a gentle reminder that no matter how sad, small or scared you feel, you are worthy of love and that brighter days are ahead.
- Every year, Tortoise sleeps through winter. He assumes he isn't missing much. However, his friends are determined to keep him awake and prove otherwise!
- Frog is excited about autumn and the coming of winter. But when Owl informs him that frogs hibernate until spring, Frog comes up with all kinds of reasons why he's not going to sleep through winter.
- It's time for black bears to do what they always do this time of year ― hibernate. Kids will get a kick out of this romp of a tale about a black bear cub who finds every excuse imaginable to avoid the inevitable go-to-bed moment.
- As Dormouse dreams ― and snores ― his way from winter to spring, he imagines going on fantastical adventures with his best dormouse friend.
- It's time for Bear to hibernate, but he can't fall asleep because his cave is crowded with his animal friends. So Bear reserves a room at the Hibernation Hotel but still can't sleep.
- A warm-hearted story about animals settling down for their winter nap. But like children who must go to bed for the night, they find a way to put it off just a little bit longer.
- A whole host of different animals and birds find their way out of the cold and into Bear's cave to warm up. But Bear snores on! Find out what happens when he finally wakes up!
- In this gorgeous, lyrical celebration about the passing of seasons, readers follow a mother bear and her cubs throughout the year.
- Bear is supposed to hibernate this time of year, but he doesn't want to miss out on any of the fun. Can Bear really stay awake all winter long?
- Just when William is ready to fall asleep in his cozy cabin, there is a tap on his window. A chipmunk is just the first in a parade of mammals, each bigger than the last until the bed is full.
- Snow is on the way, and as Hedgie wanders around the farm, all his friends tell him of the winter-time fun he will miss as he hibernates.
- It's winter, and deep in the forest, Bear should be fast asleep. But when his friends come by to check on him, they realize that Bear is still awake!
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