An acrobatic act begins with one bear on a unicycle and ends with twenty-one bears and sixteen wheels flying through the air.

Sister Bear loves taking care of her pet goldfish, Goldie. Sister feeds Goldie every morning and evening, cleans out her tank, and even gets her a beautiful fishbowl castle! But when Papa and Mama find Goldie floating belly-up in her tank, they worry about how Sister will feel. How will the Bear family cope with the loss of Goldie, the best goldfish in the world?

Mama, Sister, and Brother are excited about the puppy they bring home from Farmer Ben's farm, even though she takes a lot of care.

When the Bear family goes to the seashore, they find a map which they hope will lead them to buried treasure.

Brother and Sister Bear keep asking for all of the toys they see on TV commercials.

When Sister finds a baby chipmunk in the yard, the Bear family cares for it in their home until it lets them know that it is no longer a baby.

"Sister Bear and her new friend, Miranda, make a lot of bad decisions--riding down Dead Bear's Hill, eating Ben's apples, running through Mizz McGrizz's tulips. When Mama Bear finds out about these things, she wants Sister to stop playing with their new neighbor. But is it really all Miranda's fault?"--p. [4] of cover.

When the Berenstain family wakes up feeling grumpy, a little laughter changes everything.

When Mama, Papa, Sister, and Brother decide to clean their house, they find that it is hard to part with things that they care about.

The Bear Detectives go to work when someone steals the money Farmer Ben has made from selling his delicious and popular watermelons.