Maurice Sendak

With Papa off to sea and Mama despondent, Ida must go outside over there to rescue her baby sister from goblins who steal her to be a goblin's bride.

Chicken soup with rice is valuable all throughout the year, no matter what the month.

Describes the adventures of Little Bear in which he goes fishing, has the hiccups, looks for a mermaid, and welcomes Father Bear home from the sea.

Little Bear visits Grandmother and Grandfather Bear, where he tries on Grandfather's hat, enjoys Grandmother's cooking, and, best of all, hears stories of Mother Bear when she was little.

Mr. Rabbit was trying to help a little girl decide what would be the perfect birthday gift for her mother. The little girl said her mother liked red, yellow, green and blue but when Mr. Rabbit suggested such things as a red roof, a yellow taxicab, a green emerald and a blue lake the little girl said these things would not do. Mr. Rabbit and the little girl finally found the perfect gift.

Little Bear's thank-you kiss from Grandmother gets passed on to him by many animals and greatly aids the skunks' romance.

After hearing how her toy nutcracker got his ugly face, a little girl helps break the spell and changes him into a handsome prince.

Presents five stories of the adorable bear cub and his loving mother, as well as their friends Hen, Duck, and Cat.