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Bear Books in Order

Bear contains 19 books, published between 2002 and 2025. The first book is Bear Snores On (2002) and the newest is Bear Feels Sad (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

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Books
19
Published
2002–2025
Pages on record
202 in 6 of 19 books
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Bear Snores On (2002) is the first of 19 Bear books by Karma Wilson, a children's series of stories in rhyme. Subjects recorded across the books include bears, forest animals, mice, friendship, bedtime, parties and food. Bear Wants More followed in 2003, then Bear Stays Up for Christmas and Bear Hugs in 2004. Later titles include Bear Feels Sick (2007), Bear Feels Scared (2008) and Bear's Loose Tooth (2011). The count includes a 2010 four-book collection. Bear Feels Sad (2025) is the newest entry, and the series is ongoing.

How many Bear books are there?

Bear has 19 books, released between 2002 and 2025.

Bear Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 19 Bear books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson, book 1 of the Bear series (2002)
  2. Cover of Bear Wants More by Karma Wilson, book 2 of the Bear series (2003)
  3. Cover of Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson, book 3 of the Bear series (2004)
  4. Cover of Bear Hugs by Karma Wilson, book 4 of the Bear series (2004)
  5. Cover of Bear's New Friend by Karma Wilson, book 5 of the Bear series (2006)
  6. Cover of Bear Feels Sick by Karma Wilson, book 6 of the Bear series (2007)
  7. Cover of Bear Feels Scared by Karma Wilson, book 7 of the Bear series (2008)
  8. Cover of Bear's Loose Tooth by Karma Wilson, book 10 of the Bear series (2011)
  9. Cover of Bear Says Thanks by Karma Wilson, book 11 of the Bear series (2012)
  10. Cover of Bear Sees Colors by Karma Wilson, book 12 of the Bear series (2014)
  11. Cover of Bear Counts by Karma Wilson, book 13 of the Bear series (2015)
  12. Cover of Big Bear, Small Mouse by Karma Wilson, book 15 of the Bear series (2016)
  13. Cover of Bear Can't Sleep by Karma Wilson, book 16 of the Bear series (2018)
  14. Cover of Bear Can't Wait by Karma Wilson, book 17 of the Bear series (2021)
  15. Cover of Bear Finds Eggs by Karma Wilson, book 18 of the Bear series (2024)
  1. 1
    Bear Snores On2002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002–
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  2. 2
    Bear Wants More2003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
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  3. 3
    Bear Stays Up for Christmas2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Bear Hugs2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Bear's New Friend2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  6. 6
    Bear Feels Sick2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Bear Feels Scared2008 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200840
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Bear2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Bear 4 Book Collection: Bear Snores On, Bear Wants More, Bear Feels Sick, Bear Feels Scared2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  10. 10
    Bear's Loose Tooth2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Bear Says Thanks2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Bear Sees Colors2014 · 26 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201426
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Bear Counts2015 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201524
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    Days with Bear2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    Big Bear, Small Mouse2016 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201632
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    Bear Can't Sleep2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    Bear Can't Wait2021 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    202140
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 18
    Bear Finds Eggs2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 19
    Bear Feels Sad2025 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    202540
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Do you have to read Bear books in order?

You should read the Bear books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Bear book also stands alone.

Where to start with Bear

Start with Bear Snores On (2002), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Bear book?

Bear Feels Sad (2025) is the newest Bear book released so far.

Is there a new Bear book coming?

No next Bear book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Bear at a glance

Still running
Bear is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Bear books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
202 pages across the 6 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 36 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Bear books, 8 of 19, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 19 titles, 17 are credited to Karma Wilson and 2 to Jane Chapman.

What the Bear books are about

16 of the 19 Bear books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 9 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.