- The Three Bears by Byron Barton
- Dog and Bear: Two Friends, Three Stories by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
- Jamberry by Bruce Degen
- Moon Bear by Brenda Z. Guiberson, illus. by Ed Young
- Orange Pear Apple Bear by Emily Gravett
- Very Hairy Bear by Alice Schertle, illus. by Matt Phelan
- Little Bear’s Little Boat by Eve Bunting, illus. by Nancy Carpenter