Nancy White Carlstrom

Rhymed text and illustrations describe Jesse Bear's activities from morning to bedtime.

A collection of poems about one family's activities on Thanksgiving Day, including pondering the history behind the holiday, welcoming visiting relatives, praying for others, enjoying the good food, and giving thanks at the end of the day.

Rhymed text and illustrations describe Jesse Bear's activities from January to December.

It is both the unnoticed cottonwood seed floating in the air and the familiar raven's call that prompts children to listen, touch, be surprised, laugh, and celebrate the wonder of their creator and the beauty of creation. This enchantingly poetic story will delight children as they discover new ways to appreciate and interact with the world around them.

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

Three generations of a West Indian family gather together on a jitney that takes them and their wares to the local market.

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.

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.

Captures the sights and sounds of the season's first snowfall, leading up to the coming of Christmas.

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.