Brother Bear gets into a box. Papa Bear turns the box upside down, takes it outside, and puts it on a truck. The simple art and rhyming text make this a perfect choice for teaching spatial concepts.
One day while Brother Bear is hunting bullfrogs, he finds a tiny, muddy kitten instead, and when he takes it home and introduces it to Mama, Papa, Sister, and the family dog, they all decide to keep it.
Papa Bear is enthused about preparing for Bear Country School's Halloween Ghost Walk, but learns that "one person's fun is another person's nightmare."
Annoyed that Sister Bear always beats them at baseball and other "boy" type activities, her brother and other male cubs try to exclude her from their new club.