Most Popular Books by Karma Wilson

In this playful and charmingly illustrated Classic Board Book, Bear has so much to give thanks for! What better way for Bear to say thanks than over a nice, big dinner? Bear decides to throw a feast! One by one, Bear’s friends show up with different platters of delicious food to share. There’s just one problem: Bear’s cupboards are bare! What is he to do?

Bear and his friends persuade a bashful owl to play with them.

Mama Bird and Mama Cat and even teensy-weensy Mama Mole must leave their little ones from time to time. But rain or shine, in a tree or in the sea, mamas everywhere find their way home with cozy hugs and lots of love, because mamas always come home.

When Bear is too sick to play, his animal friends go to his cave to make him soup and tea and keep him company.

The day before Christmas, snuggled on his floor, Bear sleeps soundly with a great big snore. "Dear Bear. Get up!" Mouse shouts in his ear. "We won''t let you sleep through Christmas this year." Bear''s friends are determined that he''sawake for Christmas and they get him up from his hibernation on Christmas Eve. Bear is excited to experience the holiday with his friends and tries very hard to stay awake, helping to find the right Christmas tree, making mint tea and singing carols. Finally, though, it''s his friends who have fallen asleep - and Bear Stays Up! He makes food and presents for his friends, not noticing that Father Christmas has also come to visit. Christmas morning dawns bright and happy for all!

Explore colors with Bear in the first of a new concept picture book series from the New York Times bestselling creators of Bear Snores On. Colors, colors everywhere! Can you find colors just like Bear? Karma Wilson’s playful text and Jane Chapman’s adorable illustrations creatively introduce colors to the youngest Bear fans, who will delight in discovering a rainbow of fun.

Even the smallest readers can have big fun with Bear in this sweet introduction to opposites from the New York Times bestselling creators of Bear’s New Friend. Bear is big, big, big, and mouse is small, small, small but these friends stick together through all the highs and lows! Join Bear and mouse as they spot all the opposites in their little glen. Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman team up again to bring the youngest Bear fans a delightful concept book that begs to be read out loud.

Bear''s friends help him understand about losing teeth.

Bad weather frightens Bear, but his woodland friends are there to help him in this Classic Board Book from bestselling duo Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman! In the deep, dark woods by the Strawberry Vale, a big bear lumbers down a small, crooked trail… The sun is setting and it’s getting chilly. When Bear’s friends discover that he is not at home in his lair, they march out into the cold to find their pal. Friends don’t let friends stay lost! Wren, Owl, and Raven take to the skies while Badger, Mole, and Mouse search on the ground. Pretty soon Bear is found, and once he’s back in his cave, he feels quite safe with his friends all around. Little ones are sure to love the Classic Board Book edition of this sweet, reassuring Bear story!

A collection of over one hundred poems includes such amusing entries as "Balloonaphobia" and "Aliens Under My Bed."

When spring comes, Bear wakes up very hungry and is treated to great food by his friends.

The horse loves hay, the chickens need feed, the geese munch on corn, the hogs devour slop, the dog eats treats, but the cow loves…COOKIES? With an original twist on the ordinary barnyard book, the latest read-aloud from bestselling author Karma Wilson is a clever exploration of a curious incident on the farm. As the farmer makes his rounds each day, most of the animals chew on the foods a young reader would expect. But when it’s time to feed the cow, she feasts on a special treat. Wilson’s signature style and Marcellus Hall’s spirited watercolors will delight children on and off the farm—because when it comes down to it, who doesn’t love milk and cookies?

A childs bedroom is transformed into a magical court, complete with all the extravagance of a royal princess, in this bedtime story book by the author of "Bear Snores On." Full color.

Poor Bear is not feeling well, he''s achy, sneezy and has a stuffed up nose. Lucky Bear''s friends are there to make him feel better.

A sleepy polar bear cub asks his mother questions about the night sky as he gets ready to go to sleep.

In a cave in the woods, in his deep, dark lair, through the long, cold winter sleeps a great brown bear.

Cozy up to this tender tale about overcoming fears and finding friendship, from the New York Times bestselling author of Bear Snores On. Lewis Mouse is preparing his nest for winter. It is cozy and it is warm, and yet something is missing. All of a sudden— SCRITCH, SCRATCH, TAP, TAP, TAP! Lewis hears the scariest noises! Who can be making those sounds? He uses his bravest voice to shout, “WHO GOES THERE?” and scare off whoever it is. But could it be that he has nothing to be afraid of? Perhaps whoever is making the noise might make Lewis’s home even cozier!

Numbers, numbers everywhere. Can you count along with Bear?

Two cows, Mabel and Molly, take the farmer''s truck and go for an eventful joyride into town.

As Bear and his friends stroll through the forest, they find different kinds of bird''s eggs and leave gifts for the soon-to-be chicks.

Rhyming text depicts the chaos caused by shouting at the zoo.

Here are more than 120 hysterical, philosophical, rhetorical, and commonsensical poems and pictures that explore the perfectly not-so-perfect world of picky kids, Miss Muffet''s revenge, magic homework wands, yellow snow, and Sunday''s sundaes! New York Times bestselling author Karma Wilson and renowned New Yorker cartoonist Barry Blitt have created a brilliantly entertaining poetry collection sure to be a source of pleasure and inspiration to kids everywhere.

Dogs love to dig but one dog named Doug takes digging to new heights (and depths) in this laugh-out-loud picture book from New York Times bestselling author Karma Wilson and celebrated illustrator Matt Myers. Meet Doug. Doug is a dog that loves to dig. But when Doug digs he doesn’t just dig holes in the backyard. He digs…ditches the size of tractors! He digs…tunnels through gold mines! He even digs his way into…the White House! But not even the Secret Service can stop this digging doggy, because when Doug digs, oh boy, does Doug DIG!

A boy gives thanks to the Lord for all that he has in this illustrated interpretation of Psalm XCII.

A small child imagines what it would be like if he were one of God''s small creatures, such as a mouse, squirrel, owl, or chickadee.

''Kiss my little Baby Cakes On the nose. Smooch my little Baby Cakes On the toes.'' This reassuringly repetitive text features a sing-song baby game for parent and child, with irresistible illustrations of babies playing with their soft toys.

While Mr. Murry Mouse worries too much, his neighbor Thumbkin is carefree, but with friendship their attitudes meet in the middle.

Colours, colours everywhere! Can you find colours just like Bear? Karma Wilson''s playful text and Jane Chapman''s delightful illustrations introduce colour to Bear fans, which will delight and surprise.

From celebrated author Karma Wilson comes a fun and spirited retelling of Psalm 100:1 that makes the well-known verse real to young readers.

From New York Times bestselling duo Karma Wilson and AG Ford comes this sweet, read-aloud picture book that celebrates how utterly irresistible our litte ones are and how much we adore those beautiful faces! I love your face, I really do! Nobody has a face like you. Your eyes, your ears, your button nose, your chubby cheeks, I just love those. You take me to my happy place. Little one, I love your face. From the top of their heads to the tip of their chins, there''s no better way to let your little one know how much you love everything about them -- especially those beautiful faces! I Love Your Face combines a warm and playful message of love from bestelling author Karma Wilson with beautifully illustrated, multicultural babies by AG Ford, that all families will love to read and share together. Full of joy, heart, and adoration, this is the perfect gift for baby showers, new parents, or any occasion, and will beg to be read again and again alongside favorites like Guess How Much I Love You and I Love You, Stinky Face!

Little Pip liked it when her family was just three. But now the egg seems to be all her parents can think about and Pip can''t understand why. Her parents are very excited about the egg and tell her this new change will make their family "just right". But Little Pip isn''t so sure… she thinks her family is just right the way it is and a boring old egg can''t make it any better! All through the long, harsh winter Pip''s parents look after the egg, keeping it warm and safe. Little Pip learns to help as much as she can, even though she still doesn''t know what all the fuss is about… until, one day the egg cracks open, and Little Pip meets her new baby brother for the first time! An adorable and reassuring story, perfect for introducing the idea of a new baby coming into the family.

There''s an animal strike at the zoo! oh no, oh my! What''s a zookeeper to do when the lions and tigers and bears refuse to roar and prowl and growl? And when little Sue, who has been waiting all year for this trip to the zoo, enters the gate, will the animals decide to give their strike a break? Karma Wilson''s fun, playful text paired with Margaret Spengler''s bright and lively pastels create an unforgettable, irresistible zoo of chaos and fun!

Meet the one and only Duddle Puck, a plucky duck who does anything but quack in this picture book from New York Times bestselling duo Karma Wilson and Marcellus Hall that is anything but stereotypical. Everyone knows that ducks quack, right? Well, everyone except Duddle Puck, a puddle duck who just won’t quack. Duddle Puck just loves to make all sorts of barnyard sounds as he jigs around the farm. He can cluck, honk, oink, and neigh with the best of them. But quack? Nope. The other barnyard animals think there’s no room on a farm for a duck that won’t behave like a duck. Yet as they try to teach Duddle Puck be a proper duck, they may just find that their rules aren’t all they’re “quacked” up to be.

It''s Christmastime, and Mortimer Mouse, unhappy in his cramped, cold hole, goes in search of a new home. He spies a nativity scene that looks just right for him, so he moves the statues out and settles himself into the manger! But when he hears the Christmas story being told and realises that the statues are of Mary, Joseph and Jesus, he understands that the crèche is meant for them and returns everything to its rightful place. Then, suddenly, a Christmas miracle occurs and Mortimer discovers a new home, at last!

A collection of short poems celebrating love and friendship between animals, from cats and sheep to giraffes and crocodiles.

Bear''s many animal friends try to help him get to sleep in time for winter hibernation in this companion story to "Bear Snores On." Full color.

There''s a frog on the log in the middle of the bog. A small, green frog on a half-sunk log in the middle of the bog ...