Everyone's favorite bears (and some you may have never met before) fish, munch, dive, cuddle, and climb their way through this playful romp. The simple rhyming text is enhanced with fun facts about new cubs (pandas are born no bigger than a stick of butter!) and bears around the world (the spectacled bear is the only species native to South America), while Bob Barner's richly textured paper collage illustrations bring the bears of the world to life....

Papa and Brother Bear demonstrate the difference between big and small with a variety of objects from hats and heads to suits of clothes.

When an author starts writing, children yell that they want more bears in the story.

The entire Bear family becomes involved in an attempt to clean and organize the cubs' messy room.

When there is too much noise in the tree house, Mama and Papa Bear wonder if they will ever get any peace and quiet!

The Berenstain Bear cubs have an adventure on Halloween night that proves Mother's adage, "Appearances can be deceiving."

"Lonely without friends her age to play with, Sister Bear is delighted when a new little girl cub moves into the house down the road."--Title page verso.

Sister Bear is upset by all the attention her new baby sister is receiving.

Brother gets in trouble when he allows television, his boom box, the telephone, and other distractions to keep him from doing his homework.

"Brother, Sister, and Honey Bear are taking a trip in Grizzly Gramps's pickup truck, and along the way, they see lots of cool ways to get around! From fire trucks to garbage trucks to cement mixers and more, the cubs are amazed at all the things these vehicles can do. Ride along with the Berenstain Bears as they learn about all the different kinds of trucks."--Jacket.