''Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?'' is a 2007 children's picture book by

Bill Martin, Jr. William Ivan Martin Jr. (March 20, 1916 – August 11, 2004) was an American educator, publishing executive, and author of more than 300 children's books including ''The Sounds of Mystery,'' ''Chicka Chicka Boom Boom'' (co-authored with John Arc ...

and

Eric Carle Eric Carle (June 25, 1929 – May 23, 2021) was an American author, designer and illustrator of children's books. His picture book '' The Very Hungry Caterpillar'', first published in 1969, has been translated into more than 66 languages and sol ...

. First published by Henry Holt and Co., it is the fourth and final companion title to '' Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?''

Plot

Baby Bear meets all sorts of different animals, including a red fox, flying squirrel,

mountain goat The mountain goat (''Oreamnos americanus''), also known as the Rocky Mountain goat, is a hoofed mammal endemic to mountainous areas of western North America. A subalpine to alpine species, it is a sure-footed climber commonly seen on cliffs an ...

, blue heron, prairie dog, striped skunk,

mule deer The mule deer (''Odocoileus hemionus'') is a deer indigenous to western North America; it is named for its ears, which are large like those of the mule. Two subspecies of mule deer are grouped into the black-tailed deer. Unlike the related whi ...

, rattlesnake and

screech owl Screech owls are typical owls (Strigidae) belonging to the genus ''Megascops'' with 23 living species. For most of the 20th century, this genus was merged with the Old World scops owls in ''Otus'', but nowadays it is again considered separate ...

, until he finally finds what he is looking for – his mother.

Notes

This is the final book by Eric Carle before his death in 2021.

References

External links

Library holdings of ''Baby Bear''
{{Eric Carle 2007 children's books American picture books Books about bears Picture books by Eric Carle