51 illustrations

A scene from the nursery rhyme, <em>A Bear Hunt</em>.

A Bear Hunt

A scene from the nursery rhyme, A Bear Hunt.

A scene from the nursery rhyme, <em>How A Baby Bear Rides "Piggy-Back"</em>.

Baby Bear

A scene from the nursery rhyme, How A Baby Bear Rides "Piggy-Back".

A bear, painting

Bear

A bear, painting

Bear wearing a coat and hat

Bear

Bear wearing a coat and hat

Papa Bear kneeling down holding out his top hat.

Papa Bear

Papa Bear kneeling down holding out his top hat.

Mama Bear is dressed up to go out, prepared with her hat, shawl, and basket.

Mama Bear

Mama Bear is dressed up to go out, prepared with her hat, shawl, and basket.

Baby Bear from "Goldilocks and the Three Bears."

Baby Bear

Baby Bear from "Goldilocks and the Three Bears."

Papa Bear running after Goldilocks as his top hat flies off.

Papa Bear

Papa Bear running after Goldilocks as his top hat flies off.

Mama Bear running after Goldilocks leaving her basket behind.

Mama Bear

Mama Bear running after Goldilocks leaving her basket behind.

Baby Bear running after Goldilocks.

Baby Bear

Baby Bear running after Goldilocks.

Baby Bear pointing at Goldilocks.

Baby Bear

Baby Bear pointing at Goldilocks.

Baby Bear running after Goldilocks.

Baby Bear

Baby Bear running after Goldilocks.

Bear and fox walk toward store-house

Bear and Fox

Bear and fox walk toward store-house

Scene from the story, "The Bear and the Skrattel."

Bear and Skrattel

Scene from the story, "The Bear and the Skrattel."

Scene from the story, "The Bear and the Skrattel."

Bear and Skrattel

Scene from the story, "The Bear and the Skrattel."

An illustration of a bear dressed in shirt and pants with a giraffe and monkey watching.

Bear Dressed in Shirt & Pants with Giraffe & Monkey

An illustration of a bear dressed in shirt and pants with a giraffe and monkey watching.

A family watching a bear invade their home and eat their jam.

Bear Eating

A family watching a bear invade their home and eat their jam.

"A family of bears not far from the camp frolicked and splashed in a shallow natural basin." -University Society, 1912

Bear Family

"A family of bears not far from the camp frolicked and splashed in a shallow natural basin." -University…

A bear playing the violin.

Bear Playing Violin

A bear playing the violin.

An illustration of a walking bear wearing overalls.

Walking Bear

An illustration of a walking bear wearing overalls.

"Two bears on mischief bound..."-University Society, 1920

Bears 1

"Two bears on mischief bound..." -University Society, 1920

"Whitey came and turned him over."-University Society, 1920

Bears 10

"Whitey came and turned him over." -University Society, 1920

"Then did Whitey roar with laughter..."-University Society, 1920

Bears 11

"Then did Whitey roar with laughter..." -University Society, 1920

"Not aware what's coming after..."-University Society, 1920

Bears 12

"Not aware what's coming after..." -University Society, 1920

"The jar is broken on his head..."-University Society, 1920

Bears 13

"The jar is broken on his head..." -University Society, 1920

"Jar and honey both are fled."-University Society, 1920

Bears 14

"Jar and honey both are fled." -University Society, 1920

"Sad and sorry, very slow,see the comrades homeward go."-University Society, 1920

Bears 15

"Sad and sorry, very slow, see the comrades homeward go." -University Society, 1920

"A big jar of honey found."-University Society, 1920

Bears 2

"A big jar of honey found." -University Society, 1920

"Before they made a better plan..."-University Society, 1920

Bears 3

"Before they made a better plan..." -University Society, 1920

"Both to eat at once began."-University Society, 1920

Bears 4

"Both to eat at once began." -University Society, 1920

"Whitey bumped on Bruin's crown..."-University Society, 1920

Bears 5

"Whitey bumped on Bruin's crown..." -University Society, 1920

"Bruin then pushed Whitey down."-University Society, 1920

Bears 6

"Bruin then pushed Whitey down." -University Society, 1920

"This to rough and tumble led..."-University Society, 1920

Bears 7

"This to rough and tumble led..." -University Society, 1920

"Till they were heels over head."-University Society, 1920

Bears 8

"Till they were heels over head." -University Society, 1920

"Bruin thought he was in clover..."-University Society, 1920

Bears 9

"Bruin thought he was in clover..." -University Society, 1920

Three bears dancing.

Bears Dancing

Three bears dancing.

This is a drawing of Huon of Bordeaux a character in a 13th century French epic "Chason de Geste", which is translated "Songs of Heroic Deeds". It was illustrated by artist F. Mason in 1895.

Huon of Bordeaux

This is a drawing of Huon of Bordeaux a character in a 13th century French epic "Chason de Geste", which…

Scene from "East of the Sun and West of the Moon."

Elsa

Scene from "East of the Sun and West of the Moon."

Goldilocks runs from the three bears.

Goldilocks

Goldilocks runs from the three bears.

A scene from the nursery rhyme, <em>His First Pair</em>.

His First Pair

A scene from the nursery rhyme, His First Pair.

A scene from the story, <em>How the Children Saved the Bears</em>.

How the Children Saved the Bears

A scene from the story, How the Children Saved the Bears.

From Kipling's The Jungle Book, Baloo singing the Law of the Jungle to a pack of wolves.

Baloo Singing to Wolves

From Kipling's The Jungle Book, Baloo singing the Law of the Jungle to a pack of wolves.

A scene from the story, <em>How Mamma Bear Got Cubbie Home</em>.

Mamma Bear

A scene from the story, How Mamma Bear Got Cubbie Home.

The bear stands sponsor for the cub.

Mowgli's Brothers

The bear stands sponsor for the cub.

Mr. Bear finds Brer Rabbit.

Mr. Bear

Mr. Bear finds Brer Rabbit.

Reynard the Fox bets Bruin the Bear that he cannot eat a lot of honey without getting an upset stomach. He takes him to a tree outside of a carpenter's house. Bruin gets his head stuck in the tree while the village is after the bear.

Reynard the Fox: Bruin is Stuck

Reynard the Fox bets Bruin the Bear that he cannot eat a lot of honey without getting an upset stomach.…

Bruin the Bear looking for Reynard the Fox to summon him to court.

Reynard the Fox: Bruin the Bear

Bruin the Bear looking for Reynard the Fox to summon him to court.

Reynard the Fox takes Bruin the Bear to a carpenter's house to find a tree with honey in it. Reynard bets Bruin he cannot eat a lot of honey knowing he will be caught by the carpenter.

Reynard the Fox: Bruin's Bet

Reynard the Fox takes Bruin the Bear to a carpenter's house to find a tree with honey in it. Reynard…

Reynard the Fox bets Bruin the Bear that he cannot eat a lot of honey without getting an upset stomach. The bet is really a trick to get Bruin caught stealing honey from a carpenter's tree.

Reynard the Fox: Tricking Bruin

Reynard the Fox bets Bruin the Bear that he cannot eat a lot of honey without getting an upset stomach.…

A scene from the story, <em>The Animal's Picnic</em>.

The Animal's Picnic

A scene from the story, The Animal's Picnic.

A scene from the story, <em>The Cub That Tried To Eat Tar</em>. Johnnie Bear loved honey. You could not blame him for that. But it was not right ofhim to go to the honey jar without his mamma's permission,- a thing which he often did. Once, when he did this, he found that his jaws stuck together, and ran crying to his mother. "Why, child," said she, "you got into the tar by mistake." Now he keeps away from the preserve closet.

The Cub That Tried To Eat Tar

A scene from the story, The Cub That Tried To Eat Tar. Johnnie Bear loved honey. You could…