Books like Bear Came Along
By Richard T. Morris
For the kid who wants every friend included in the game, this book turns a river ride into proof that adventures are better crowded. Buoyant, funny, and warmhearted, with the rush and tumble of a current picking up speed.
A mouse sets sail on a homemade boat, falls overboard far from land, and is saved by a passing whale — starting a friendship that will one day call the mouse back to return the favor.
As night falls and the woods grow cold, a big bear loses his way on a crooked trail — so his friends take to the sky and ground until they find him and bring him safely home.
A tiny snail longing to see the world hitches a ride on a humpback whale's tail, and together they sail to icebergs and volcanoes — until the whale gets stranded and needs the smallest friend to save her.
A delivery boy and his dog drive their new truck full of party supplies across a busy border bridge, where a long, stuck line of travelers must find a way to turn a grumpy wait into a celebration.
A veterinarian heading off to serve in World War I rescues a baby bear at a train station, names her Winnie after his hometown, and brings her along to war — a true story that leads all the way to a boy named Christopher Robin.
A crocodile and his bird friend travel to the United States to rescue a kidnapped cousin taken to an Exotic Animal Farm — and along the way, the bird himself gets captured.
A small boy is invited to tea at the palace and always asks the same question — may he bring a friend? — and each time, a surprising animal guest shows up beautifully behaved.
A sleepy bear's woodland friends rally to keep him awake through the holiday — finding a tree, baking cakes, hanging stockings — until he discovers giving is the best gift of all.
A girl named Emily Elizabeth introduces her enormous red dog, Clifford, sharing the everyday activities they enjoy together and the ways they look after one another.
A mouse named Chester has one way of doing everything, and his best friend Wilson happily matches him move for move — until a bold new neighbor named Lilly moves in with her own way of doing things entirely.
Two little pigs come home from a walk to find their den and hut crushed flat by a big friend Bear and an even larger Moose — so all four set out to build one house big enough for everyone.
A gloomy fish swims through the ocean convinced his permanent pout is just who he is, spreading dreary wearies to his cheerful sea neighbors — until an unexpected friend shows him otherwise.
