The Bear Family at Home, and How the Circus Came to Visit Them

This collection of illustrated children's stories follows a family of bears through a series of small, episodic adventures at home and on the road with a visiting circus. Individual tales center on young cubs who ignore parental warnings and face mishaps and scares—saw and ear injury, near drownings among logs, encounters with dynamite—before learning caution. Other episodes recount the circus animals' travels by train and ship, narrow escapes, rescues, and animal meetings where they plan to defend themselves from humans. Animal characters such as monkeys, beavers, raccoons, and parrots narrate their own narrow escapes, adding variety and humor. The collection closes with quieter home scenes, including a lullaby.