Stan Berenstain

Mama Bear's reminders about the true meaning of Thanksgiving are left in the dust as the spirit of competition takes over and Papa Bear and the cubs begin a campaign to win first prize in the Thanksgiving Pumpkin contest.

Members of the Bear family commit themselves to so many time-consuming activities that the resulting stress brings on a crisis and makes them admit that there are only so many hours in a day.

Mama Bear hopes to teach the cubs to think of others instead of only themselves by having them help an elderly neighbor clean out her attic.

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.

When Brother Bear brings a spooky book from the library, bedtime and the dark become ominous and threatening to Sister Bear.

Papa Bear makes it clear to his family that he does not believe in celebrating Fathers' Day, then changes his opinion but fears it may be too late for any special treatment.

Papa, Mama, Brother, and Sister have reached the end of another busy day and every Bear will have to pitch in to get the tree house looking just right again.