Washoe County Library System

Deep below snowy, cobblestone streets, tucked away in networks of winding subterranean tunnels, lives a civilization of hardworking mice, terrified of the bears who live above ground. Unlike her fellow mice, Celestine is an artist and a dreamer, and when she nearly ends up as breakfast for ursine troubadour Ernest, the two form an unlikely bond.

When the Bear Family vacations in an old lighthouse rendered obsolete by modern technology, they discover it's rumoured to be haunted. Although the cubs encounter mysterious sights and sounds, they're anything but spooked. In fact Brother and Sister actively pursue the clues to the point where they not only reveal the 'ghost' but come up with a way to give new life to the old lighthouse as well as the old lighthouse keeper.

The Great Spirits send Kenai, along with Nita, a girl who knew Kenai way back when he wasn't a bear, on a great big, exciting journey to break a pact they made years ago.

Brother Hugo can't return his library book, "The letters of St. Augustine", because, it turns out, the precious book has been devoured by a bear! Instructed by the Abbot to borrow another monastery's copy and create a replacement, the hapless monk painstakingly crafts a new book, copying it letter by letter and line by line. But when he sets off to return the borrowed copy, he finds himself trailed by his hungry new friend. Once a bear has a taste...

A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family, who offer him a temporary haven.

A collection of 7 beloved children's stories presented in story book form.

Children make terrible pets: Lucy, a young bear, mmets a charming little boy in the forest -- All the world: Story follows a circle of family and friends over the course of a day and shows the importance of all things great and small in our world -- Crow call: Liz and her father, who has been away at war far longer than she can remember begin their journey to reconnect -- Elizabeti's doll: When her new baby brother arrives, Elizabeti, a young Tanzanian...

A young Native American boy's father is killed by a mother bear protecting her cubs. With revenge on his mind, Kenoia sets out into the woods only to find himself magically transformed into the creature he hates most, a bear. Luckily, a bear cub befriends him and Kenoia sets out to become human again. Kenoia begins to see the world through the eyes of what was once his prey and is forced to learn a lesson about nature and life. In the meantime, Kenoia's...

This series teaches children simple life lessons and family values through the adventures of Mama, Papa, Sister and Brother Bear living in Bear Country.

A ream of free ride tickets given to Mama at the supermarket prompts the Bear family to go to the amusement park. Brother boasts to friends and family that he'll fearlessly ride the legendary Thunderbolt roller coaster. However, when Brother sees how scary the ride actually is, he spends the rest of his day desperately trying to avoid it. The moment of reckoning for his boastful behavior comes as Brother is about to board the dreaded ride and backs...