Bear, with the help of his animal friends, remembers the story he had hoped to tell before the onset of winter.

"Imagine a world where all humans must hibernate through a brutally cold winter, their bodies dangerously close to death as they enter an ultra-low metabolic state of utterly dreamless sleep. All humans, that is, apart from the Winter Consuls, a group of officers who diligently watch over the vulnerable sleeping citizens. Charlie Worthing is a novice, chosen by a highflying hero Winter Consul to accompany him to the Douzey, a remote sector in the...

A curious young bear, who does not want to miss the delights of winter, skips his first hibernation to play in the snow, glide on the ice, and admire the glittering rows of icicles and snow-covered pine trees.

Anna gets ready for a long winter sleep and wakes up to a nice surprise. On board pages.

Shows Bear getting ready for his long winter's nap, or hibernation, and his springtime awakening.

Dormouse hibernates and dreams of spring until spring arrives, and along with it comes his dormouse friend.

Not wanting to hibernate alone, a young bear heads south and meets three grouchy dormice when he gets lost in a snowstorm.

After a bear cub persuades his friends to play with him instead of hibernating, he gets very tired and falls asleep.

Persuaded by his energetic best friend Louise the chipmunk, sleepy Arnold the bear postpones hibernation to do what Louise calls "fun winter things."

On a cold, snowy evening, several animals snuggle up to a hibernating bear in order to keep warm.