Bear Books for Kids
A list of our favorite bear books for kids! Kids will love learning more about bears, following the stories of these fictional bears, and looking through the pictures of these cute bear books for kids.
These books about bears are great for young children. Many of them are cute bear picture books but we have also included some bear books for older children well.
The picture books about bears are full of color and include images that will catch their eye. The bear books for older kids are filled more with facts and real pictures to help them learn more about the amazing creatures.
Our Favorite Bear Books for Kids
We have some fun bear books for children of all ages. From board books about bears to bear books for young readers, you’re sure to find something they will love to read.
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Last year we purchased a bear book for one of our friend’s daughter along with a teddy bear stuffed animal. It was such a cute and interactive book. She loved looking at the images, pressing the buttons, and hearing the sounds. It quickly became one of her favorite books about bears.
Hey, Bruce!: An Interactive Book (from the Mother Bruce series) was the name of the book. It was about little mouse brothers who put poor Bruce through a lot (in a fun way of course) so I thought it would be a great addition to her collection of books about bears.
We also purchased a hardcover version of the classic book Goldilocks and the Three Bears which included a few bear figures they could play with as they read through the book.
Fun Bear Books for Kids
No matter the age, these bear books for kids will be a fun read. From bedtime stories to educational bear books for kids, these are a few of our favorites!
Bedtime Bear (Touch and Feel Books)
Children can join the young animals in the forest as the day ends and everyone settles down for bed in this gentle rhyme. A bear curls up before falling asleep; a bunny snuggles with her parent as she closes her eyes; a chick chirps and settles into his nest; and a fox wraps her fluffy tail around her. Soon, the forest is quiet, and all the animals are asleep. This is one of the best bear books for kids that features touch-and-feel elements throughout.
All Things Bears For Kids
This colorful book filled with amazing real-life images aims to combine fun with education to help you learn all about bears. It’s one of those bear books for kids that’s great for kids interested in learning more about bears.
The Bear Ate Your Sandwich
A tale of a bear, lost in the city, who happens upon an unattended sandwich in the park. The bear’s journey from forest to city and back home again is full of happy accidents, funny encounters, and sensory delights.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Probably one of the most popular and well-known bear books for kids! Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? is a classic picture book about bears and must-have book for every child’s library.
All About Bears
A beautifully illustrated book, All About Bears is one of our favorite bear books for kids. Within the book, kids will be able to learn how many kinds of bears are there, which kind can walk the farthest on two legs, which bear spends the most time up in a tree, and more.
Bear Sees Colors (The Bear Books)
Kids will love exploring the different colors with bear as he makes his way through the world. Bear Sees Colors was one of our favorite bear books for kids.
Big Bear Hug (Life in the Wild)
A huge bear is wandering through the forest – but wait a minute! Who’s that he’s hugging? A beaver? And a moose? And a bird? And a tree? Welcome to the world of Big Bear Hug, a contemporary fable about a bear who has an appetite for hugging everything in sight – even creatures that bears have been known to eat.
Learn About Bears – First Facts for Kids
This book includes questions to encourage children to take a moment to think about the world around them. It contains fun facts to help children to get familiar with this big, strong, furry animal and is beautifully presented with highly detailed, full page photographs of bears throughout.
Bear Finds Eggs
Mama Meadowlark can’t find her eggs! Bear and his friends pitch in to help and search high and low. Each time they find an egg, they paint it with bright colors so they don’t lose it again and add it to Hare’s handy basket. Will they be able to return all the eggs to their mother?
The Very Cranky Bear
This is about four animal friends (Moose, Lion, Zebra, and Sheep) who try and cheer up a very cranky big bear who is trying to sleep. It’s a great way to teach kids more about being nice to others and cheering them up.
Baby Bear: Finger Puppet Book
What does Baby Bear eat when he’s hungry? Follow along with this cute little bear as it experiences the world with his bear family. It’s a great book that has a comforting story and a fun plush finger puppet with peek-a-boo holes in every page.
Bear Hugs! from Brown Bear and Friends (World of Eric Carle)
This very special hug in a book is the perfect way to say I love you. Using a range of images from the World of Eric Carle, and featuring Brown Bear, Polar Bear, Panda Bear, Baby Bear and more, this special gift book celebrates the affirming power of a hug.
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear
How will Little Mouse stop the bear from eating his freshly picked, red ripe strawberry? This is a fun read aloud book that kids will laugh and have fun reading.
Grizzly Bear Munch!
Barry the grizzly bear is very clumsy! He goes looking for food, but he seems to keep hurting himself trying to find some! When he tries to eat an apple, a spider bites him. When he goes into the river for salmon, he bumps his head on a rock.
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
A story by Helen Oxenbury and Michael Rosen, this bear book for kids will take them on a journey. A young girl and her family go through a field of grass, wade through a deep, pass a cold river, struggle through swampy mud, and find their way through a big, dark forest to find a bear.
Bear Snores On (The Bear Books)
Bears’s cave fills with animal friends as he sleeps in this classic book from New York Times bestselling team of Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman. One by one, a whole host of different animals and birds find their way out of the cold and into Bear’s cave to warm up. But even after the tea has been brewed and the corn has been popped, Bear just snores on!
The Berenstain Bears Books
These are always classic reads and something you’ll probably find in every child’s book collection! These are some of the most beloved bear books in children’s literature. These were always my favorite bear books for kids growing up.
Peace At Last
A story by Jill Murphy, Peace At Last is a lovely story for bedtime about a this poor bear who just can’t sleep. The cute book tells the story of how he tries everything he can but still has trouble. One of the cutest bear books for kids!
These delightful children’s books about bears for kids will make a great gift for any occasion or for when you need the perfect addition to your bedtime story collection.
Do you have any favorite bear books for kids?