When Bear is too sick to play, Mole, Hare, Mouse and the rest of the gang go to his cave to make him soup and tea and keep him company so that he gets better soon! 100,000 first printing. - (Baker & Taylor)

When Bear is too sick to play, his animal friends go to his cave to make him soup and tea and keep him company. - (Baker & Taylor)

The sixth installment of Karma Wilson's award-winning, New York Times bestselling series about a Bear and his forest friends.

Autumn has come to the woods, and Bear doesn't feel well. He sniffles and sneezes. He cannot sleep. He aches all over. Worst of all, he's feeling too poorly to play with his friends.

How Bear's good friends take care of him with herbal tea and lullabies until he begins to FEEL BETTER is the heart of this loving story that will be familiar to any little one who has ever had the sniffles. - (Simon and Schuster)

Karma Wilson is the bestselling author of several picture books, including the Bear Books series, Where Is Home, Little Pip?, and A Dog Named Doug. Karma lives in Montana.

Jane Chapman is the illustrator of over one hundred books for children, including Dilly Duckling by Claire Freedman and I Love My Mama by Peter Kavanagh, as well as Karma Wilson's Bear Books series and Mortimer's Christmas Manger. She lives with her family in Dorset, England. Visit Jane at ChapmanandWarnes.com. - (Simon and Schuster)

Karma Wilson is the bestselling author of several picture books, including the Bear Books series; Where Is Home, Little Pip?; and A Dog Named Doug. Karma lives in Montana.

Jane Chapman is the illustrator of over one hundred books for children, including Dilly Duckling by Claire Freedman and I Love My Mama by Peter Kavanagh, as well as Karma Wilson’s Bear Books series and Mortimer’s Christmas Manger. She lives with her family in Dorset, England. Visit Jane at JaneKChapman.com. - (Simon and Schuster)

Booklist Reviews

When Bear "feels achy with a stuffed-up nose," his friends come to his rescue with plenty of "TLC." They tend him with a cool cloth, hot broth, and herbal tea, but nothing seems to work. Finally, their lullabies put him to sleep, and he awakens "feeling like new." His friends, however, are now sick, but he assures them, "You took care of me . . . now. I'll take care of you." With the characteristic gentle humor of Wilson and Chapman's earlier "Bear" books, the jaunty rhymed narrative invites children to chime in on the "still feels sick" refrain. The large, appealing autumnal illustrations match the lively tone and make this an excellent choice for fall and flu-season story times. Copyright 2007 Booklist Reviews.