After finding the small, beautiful clearing, Ester and Araya sleep; when Ester is woken up, Araya tells her she has been sleeping like a rock and that she has been trying to wake her for quite a while. Ester tells her that she thinks her dream didn’t want her to wake up and was trying to tell her something. What could her dream have been wanting to say to her?

It’s the new year, and Bernice is back at school. She is happy to see her friends and teachers and play in the snow. When she gets home, she smells something super yummy and talks to Papa Bear all about her day at school. Did you make any resolutions this year?

Puddles and Splash are back, and it is a beautiful, sunny winter day, and the animals are being let outside. Splash and Puddles will do their rounds as Farmer Vernon has kept the area shovelled. As they walk, they see an unusual set of footprints and decide to follow them to see who has come to visit. What could make these footprints? Some of the animals think it might be aliens.

Blaze is a cat who likes to spend time alone. He was happy living outside by himself and eating what he could find. Then, one day, someone picked him up and took him to a place with other cats and dogs. He thought it was awful. Then, one day, someone came and took him to a new place; it wasn’t a new house, but it was new to Blaze. Blaze and his owner got along well, and Blaze loved exploring the house at night once his owner was asleep. It was so quiet until one night when Blaze heard a new sound.

Blinky and his friends are getting ready to go on their adventure to the pet store. Doo Doo still needs to tell Blinky why they are going, and after he does, Blinky realizes he never knew but understands now why his family took him to see so many doctors. When they arrive at the pet store, they find the cure but don’t get away so easily. 

Bernice and Papa Bear’s bellies are full of all the delicious food they had at dinner, and they talk about how lucky they are to have so much delicious food to eat. It has been a while since Papa Bear shared a story with Boo-boo and Kai-kai. What adventure will they share? Will there be tasty, sweet treats? 

Bernice Loves the Holiday Season is a story about Bernice and her family and how they make the season special. Bernice wakes up and is very excited. Is today the day? When she realizes there is still one more day, she heads downstairs to see what is for breakfast. Bernice notices a lot of food and toys and asks Papa Bear what they are for. Papa Bear explains, and Bernice has an opportunity to help Papa Bear and Mama Bear celebrate in a new way.

After receiving her message from the Lake and heading out the next day, Ester is unsure what to expect. When they see the beginnings of the mist in the distance, they pause, take a deep breath and continue on their way. Araya asks Ester to lead the way, which is unusual, but Araya cannot see the map, so she doesn’t know which way to go. Ester does her best to lead them toward the Veil of the Mists, and when it is time to find a place to rest for the night, they both get a surprise.

It is Saturday, and Bernice is super excited. She and Bobby plan on seeing the new Dinosaur Superhero movie but forgot to ask Papa and Mama if she could go, and now she is worried they might say no. She talks to Papa Bear, and he says he’ll call Bobby’s parents to see what the plans are.

Margherita, our pizza-loving cat, is back. Libby has just arrived home from school and is freezing. She doesn’t like snow and is still not used to it since the place they lived before didn’t have snow. Margherita greets her at the door, butting her head until she touches the white stuff, then runs off to hide. Margherita still loves pizza as much as before, so this year, Libby bought some new ornaments for their tree. They are pizza-shaped. I hope Margherita likes them.