Edward Bear acquires a new name and with it a new life of many good times and adventures.

A very small bear found by Mr. and Mrs. Brown at Paddington station becomes one of the family.

When cheerful Ruth the rabbit tries to share with grumpy Bruce the bear the wonderful smells of spring, they discover that spring stinks.

A bear almost gives up his search for his missing hat until he remembers something important.

Bear has never been so tired but his next-door neighbor, a wide-awake duck, keeps disturbing his sleep.

When he accidentally breaks a girl's kite and she gets upset with him, Bear gets an idea about how to live up to his undeserved reputation until the girl makes a mistake of her own, showing them both the importance of apologizing.

Bear thanks his friends for bringing food dishes to his dinner party and finds a way of sharing something of his own.

Bear's animal friends come to his rescue when he becomes lost and frightened in the woods.

Bear is a persistent bear and keeps coming back to the boy's home, even though he is told to go away. One day bear does go away, and the little boy then realizes how much he misses him and wishes the bear would return.

When the bears return to Great Bear Lake for the longest day gathering, they find their reunion more challenging than they expected.