After his new kitten hides from him, Barthlomew the bear learns to be gentle when playing with him. A playful bear leads a group of animals through counting by one, and a mylar mirror on the final page allows the reader to become part of the group.
Photographs show two polar bear cubs frolicking in the water at a zoo.
Brief text describes different kinds of bears and the things they do in this simple science book. The only thing Prince Peter wants for his birthday is a teddy bear, but the king and queen have other ideas. When a mischievous little girl steals a boy's teddy bear from a restaurant, the boy's dog comes to the rescue. Jesse Bear counts everything from sticks to stars and bubbles to Band-Aids in these rhyming poems. From putting up ten umbrellas to building twenty sand castles, a group of bears enjoy a day at the beach.