By Elisha Cooper
Greenwillow Books
Hardcover

Why do bears hibernate? Bear doesn't think it's necessary.

He doesn't want to go to sleep for the winter. He just wants to play.

Bear decides play time will be much more fun than sleeping. He gets all of his other furry friends together and shares his big play plan to avoid sleep.

Bear Dreams Excerpt Bear can't sleep. Why do the other animals get to play outside while he has to stay in a cold cave, sleeping? It's not fair. ©2006 Elisha Cooper Published with permission from Greenwillow Books

He wants to race the bunnies. He wants to fly with the geese. He wants to climb trees with the woodpeckers.

Bear plays and plays. His friends get tired and must go to sleep. Bear wants to play more but sleep takes hold and it's up to his mom and dad to bring him back inside.

Bear Dreams will remind parents of children who aren't quite ready for bed. While all of the other animals get to play, the little bear cub needs to come inside and go to sleep. He just doesn't want to right away.