Jane Hissey

A group of toy animals try various ways of rescuing Old Bear from the attic.

Weekly Reader Children's Books Presents Old Bear

A beautifully-illustrated classic picture book treasury from popular author-illustrator Jane Hissey featuring five of her most-loved stories.

Old Bear Stories

Little Bear's Dragon and Other Stories

It's winter time, and Jolly Tall the giraffe has been gazing out of the window, waiting for it to snow. When it seems as though snow will never come, Little Bear, Rabbit and the other toys set to work to find him some.

Jolly Snow

Little Bear is lost! During a game of hide-and-seek he manages to hide himself so well that he completely disappears! Soon, a frantic bear hunt is underway, as Old Bear, Bramwell Brown, Duck and Rabbit turn the house upside down in their search for the smallest teddy. But where Little Bear is concerned, nothing is ever quite as straightforward as it seems, and you can be sure there is a surprise or two in store!

Little Bear Lost

The other toys come across a fearsome dragon sleeping in a den under the chair and worse it is wearing Little Bears trousers! Could it really have eaten little bear?

Little Bear's Dragon

Jane Hissey's Òld bear' stories have an unlimited appeal.

When Old Bear, scruffy and worn out, is stored in the attic, his friends Bramwell Brown, Little Bear, Duck, and Rabbit devise an ingenious scheme to rescue him.

Old Bear

Ugle

When a strange package arrives in the nursery, everyone is puzzled. What on earth could it be? Little Bear is sure it's full of treasure, but Duck has his doubts. 'It's probably empty,' he grumbles. But when the box speaks, it is clear that something much more exciting than treasure is inside. A beautiful brand new edition of Jane Hissey's classic playroom adventure, Jolly Tall.

Jolly Tall

Tomi și prietenii lui creează o operă de artă! Jucăriile vor să picteze fiecare propriul tablou, dar lucrurile nu merg tocmai cum și-au dorit. Așa că Tomi le arată tuturor ce pot face lucrând împreună.

Pictăm împreună

"Ruby, Blanket, and Blue were planning a game. 'Let's play dress-up, so we don't look the same.'" But Ruby doesn't know what to be: a cowboy? Witch? Ghost? Fortunately, with Blanket's help she realizes: "I can wear anything! I can be what I wish—A pirate princess or a unicorn fish!" Jane Hissey's delightful story celebrates the power of children's boundless imagination.

Ruby, Blue and Blanket

Little Bear hears a noise in the middle of the night, and when he and the other toys go to investigate, they make a new friend. Suggested level: junior.

Hoot

Ruby, Blue, and Blanket are having a race, but then the Naughty Cats get in the way. Everything Ruby, Blue and Blanket try to do, the Naughty Cats interfere. But what can they do? Luckily Blanket has a brilliant idea which saves the day, and the Naughty Cats aren't so naughty anymore!

Ruby and the Naughty Cats

Ruby, Blue and Blanket are playing dressing up, but Ruby doesn't know what to be: a cowboy, a witch or a ghost in a sheet? 'I just can't decide ' she cries. Luckily, Blanket's idea makes everyone happy, but who will win the glittering prize?

Little bears trousers have gone missing. What a nursery disaster! Fortunately his friends are there to rally round and in the end, the trouser hunt turns into quite an exciting adventure.

Little Bear's Trousers

It's nearly Christmas, and Old Bear and the toys are putting the finishing touches on the tree. But something's missing: the silver star that goes on top. When Little Bear climbs into the attic to find it, an open window and a gust of wind send him on a wintry adventure . . . and he drops the star. It looks as if they won't have the most important decoration after all--until someone special saves the day.

Little Bear and the Silver Star

A special edition of twelve enchanting tales from the nursery which are perfect for bedtime reading. Meet lots of new toys from the nursery on their day-to-day adventures. Kind Sarah Elizabeth shows Old Bear, Bramwell Brown and Rabbit how, with a bit of nifty needlework, they can be saved from the jumble sale; Monkey helps Teddy No-nose find a nose and Polly Bear makes a smashing snowman that won't melt. Delightful stories that children will enjoy again and again.

Jane Hissey

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