Bear announces that it's "a perfect day for it" and his friends follow him up the mountain, each imagining what special treat they might share there, but all come to agree that Bear's "it" is just right.

Mouse feels sad because his best friend Bear is getting ready to go to bed for the winter.

Little Bear hears about his grandfather's exploits as a sea captain when they are cleaning out the attic together.

"Using words made up of only the five letters "beware," a little bear named Abe and a bee named Bree, who have been warned about each other, compete for the flowers in their meadow, but end up as friends willing to put aside their differences and share"--Provided by publisher.

When the geese ask him for assistance with getting new ballet gear, Bruce the ever-grumpy bear agrees to help his friends get ready to stretch their wings and follow their dream of dancing.