Frank Carlson Library

Rhymed text and illustrations describe Jesse Bear's activities from morning to bedtime. These are recitable rhymes about a most endearing bear, who, like all toddlers, makes the simplest tasks in an ordinary day wholly exciting and new. Catchy and fun, with illustrations that some find too sweet, but others believe are "just right." Jesse Bear, what will you wear? What will you wear in the morning! My shirt of red Pulled over my head Over my head...

At Halloween Jesse Bear picks out a pumpkin, helps make a jack-o-lantern, works on a costume, and has fun trick-or-treating.

On a trip to an amusement park, Jesse Bear counts things from one silly (giggle) to ten rocks, counting on up to twenty at the end of the book.

When Jesse Bear finds out that his older cousin is coming for a visit, he's not happy about it; but things turn out differently from what he imagined.

A young girl visits all day with the animals on a farm, until it is time for them to go to sleep and await a new day.

Rhyming texts and illustrations describe all the activities associated with Jesse Bear's birthday party.