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Little Bear Volume 1 4-Disc Box Set DVD
Little Bear Volume 1 brings home the celebrated late-1990s animated adaptation of the beloved children's books by Else Holmelund Minarik and Maurice Sendak, following a young bear and his close circle of forest friends through a long sustained run of small adventures, family moments, and quiet imaginative play. The texture is unmistakable, soft watercolor-flavored animation, gentle narration, and a tone built squarely around the kind of patient, character-led storytelling that the original picture-book series made beloved. The whole show is preschool comfort done with care.
What stands out is the show's literary fidelity. Each chapter pairs three short stories together, letting Little Bear move through small everyday moments with his parents, his grandparents, and friends like Duck, Hen, Owl, and Cat. Episodes like "Birthday Soup / Polar Bear / Gone Fishing," "Father Bear Comes Home / Little Bear's Bath / Fishing With Father Bear," and "Little Bear's Wish / Little Bear's Shadow / A Present For Mother Bear" lean directly into the picture-book pacing. The voice cast, including Kristin Fairlie, Andrew Sabiston, and Jennifer Martini, gives the run its warmth.
This ran across the late 1990s and into the early 2000s on Nickelodeon and Treehouse TV, finding its viewers among preschool-aged kids and the parents reading the original Minarik-Sendak books alongside them. It appealed especially to families who valued literary-rooted preschool programming, to viewers drawn to its gentle pace, and to broader fans of high-craft children's animation. The show's combined heritage of beloved source material and thoughtful adaptation has given it a permanent place in many family memories.
Favorite chapters worth singling out include "What Will Little Bear Wear? / Hide And Seek / Little Bear Goes To The Moon" for the breezy series-establishing opener, "Little Bear's Mermaid / Father's Flying Flapjacks / Maracas" for a particularly imaginative outing, "Snowball Fight / Winter Solstice / Snowbound" for a beloved seasonal beat, and "Pillow Hill / Diva Hen / Father Bear's Little Helper" for a heartwarming late-volume chapter. "A Family Portrait / Little Bear's New Friend / Emily's Visit" earns its place as a fan favorite. This volume delivers a generous span of episodes across 4 DVDs, preserving the run on disc, the right way for families to own a beloved preschool classic without depending on shifting streaming availability.
Stars: Kristin Fairlie, Andrew Sabiston, Jennifer Martini.
More Information: IMDB, Wikipedia.
Total Episodes on 4 DVDs:
Little Bear Season 1 Episode 1 What Will Little Bear Wear? / Hide And Seek / Little Bear Goes To The Moon
Little Bear Season 1 Episode 2 Birthday Soup / Polar Bear / Gone Fishing
Little Bear Season 1 Episode 3 Up All Night / A Flu / Exploring
Little Bear Season 1 Episode 4 Father Bear Comes Home / Little Bear's Bath / Fishing With Father Bear
Little Bear Season 1 Episode 5 Little Bear's Wish / Little Bear's Shadow / A Present For Mother Bear
Little Bear Season 1 Episode 6 To Grandmother's House / Grandfather Bear / Mother Bear's Robin
Little Bear Season 1 Episode 7 Hiccups / Date With Father Bear / Pudding Hill
Little Bear Season 1 Episode 8 Little Bear's Mermaid / Father's Flying Flapjacks / Maracas
Little Bear Season 1 Episode 9 A Family Portrait / Little Bear's New Friend / Emily's Visit
Little Bear Season 1 Episode 10 Duck, Baby Sitter / Little Bear's Band / Hop Frog Pond
Little Bear Season 1 Episode 11 Little Bear And The Wind / The Goblin Story / Not Tired
Little Bear Season 1 Episode 12 Grandfather's Attic / Little Bear's Egg / Party At Owl's House
Little Bear Season 1 Episode 13 The Rain Dance Play / Your Friend, Little Bear / Fall Dream
Little Bear Season 1 Episode 14 Little Bear The Magician / Doctor Little Bear / Bigger Little Bear
Little Bear Season 1 Episode 15 Little Bear's Trip To The Stars / Little Bear's Surprise / Little Bear And The North Pole
Little Bear Season 2 Episode 1 Little Bear Meets No Feet / The Campout / Emily's Balloon
Little Bear Season 2 Episode 2 Cat's Short Cut / Little Bear's Bad Day / Captain Little Bear
Little Bear Season 2 Episode 3 Building A House For Emily / Emily Returns / Little Sherlock Bear
Little Bear Season 2 Episode 4 Little Bear's Tooth / Little Red Riding Hood / Little Bear And The Cupcakes
Little Bear Season 2 Episode 5 Snowball Fight / Winter Solstice / Snowbound
Little Bear Season 2 Episode 6 Little Bear's Garden / Prince Little Bear / A Painting For Emily
Little Bear Season 2 Episode 7 Follow The Leader / Little Scarecrow Bear / Little Bear And The Baby
Little Bear Season 2 Episode 8 Rafting On The River / Little Bear's Kite / Night Of The Full Moon
Little Bear Season 2 Episode 9 Auntie Hen / Play Ball / Lucy's Okay
Little Bear Season 2 Episode 10 Between Friends / The Blueberry Picnic / Lucy Needs A Friend
Little Bear Season 2 Episode 11 Picnic On Pudding Hill / Little Bear's Walkabout / Secret Friend
Little Bear Season 2 Episode 12 Owl's Dilemma / School For Otters / Spring Cleaning
Little Bear Season 2 Episode 13 A Whale Of A Tale / Mitzi Arrives / Granny's Old Flying Rug
Little Bear Season 2 Episode 14 Little Bear Sing A Song / A House For Mitzi / Up A Tree
Little Bear Season 3 Episode 1 Father Bear's Nightshirt / How To Scare Ghosts / Search For Spring
Little Bear Season 3 Episode 2 Mitzi's Little Monster / Simon Says / Applesauce
Little Bear Season 3 Episode 3 The Big Bear Sitter / The Top Of The World / The Campfire Tale
Little Bear Season 3 Episode 4 Out Of Honey / Message In A Bottle / Little Bear's Sweet Tooth
Little Bear Season 3 Episode 5 Where Lucy Went / Monster Pudding / Under The Covers
Little Bear Season 3 Episode 6 Gingerbread Cookies / Marbles / The Garden War
Little Bear Season 3 Episode 7 The Red Thread / Princess Duck / Little Bear Meets Duck
Little Bear Season 3 Episode 8 Mother Nature / Dance Steps / Who Am I?
Little Bear Season 3 Episode 9 Emily's Birthday / The Great Race / Circus For Tutu
Little Bear Season 3 Episode 10 Clever Cricket / Leaves / Big Bad Broom
Little Bear Season 3 Episode 11 Pillow Hill / Diva Hen / Father Bear's Little Helper
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