Joey and Elaine are upset; there's a dry spell in their town, and no water available for play. // An unexpected windstorm blows the Care Bears' balloon – with Care Bear and Cousins inside -- far away from the Forest of Feelings, to a strange, drab country.

When Cheer Bear fails at trying to make Grumpy Bear smile, she feels herself a failure. // Patti, heartbroken at her father's absence from the audience for her ballet, runs away. The Care Bears and Care Bear Cousins must find Patti.

To the astonishment of the Care Bears and Care Bear Cousins, Professor Coldheart seems to have reformed! // The Care Bears and Care Bear Cousins get involved with Amy, Keith and Billy.

Professor Coldheart and Frostbite plant a "fortune-telling machine" in the Forest of Feelings, to fool Good Luck Bear. // The Care Bears decide to help Lisa, a little girl who's afraid to go to sleep at night because of a monster in her closet.

Joey is upset because he has just gotten braces on his teeth. Missy, a little girl at school, asks him to carry her books. // Carl would like to play soccer with his girlfriend Mary. But when he tries, he just louses up.

Lonely without friends her age to play with, Sister Bear is delighted when a new little girl cub moves into the house down the road.

Lizzy Bruin's slumber party becomes even wilder when Too-Tall Grizzly and his friends decide to attend uninvited.

Over the past years, I have published many bear stories in the Coast Mountain News; in our heavily populated bear area these stories draw a lot of reader interest. Most of the stories indicate the complete helplessness of the individual involved - all of a sudden it isn't the scenario so often portrayed by the common belief "leave them alone, and they won't bother you" or "make lots of noise and they'll go away." Instead, the encounter often becomes...

Brother Bear likes to tease his sister, but when he's the one who is taunted at school, he understands why Sister gets so mad.