Celebrate National Teddy Bear Day On September 9, 2024!

In 1902, the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, was on a hunting trip in Mississippi, when he refused to shoot a bear. The owner of a candy store in Brooklyn, New York, named Morris Michtom, read about the incident, and he and his wife, Rose, created a stuffed bear in his honor – Teddy’s Bear.

In honor of National Teddy Bear Day 2024, learn more about bears (and about President Teddy Roosevelt)!

Bears Are Best!: The Scoop about How We Sniff, Sneak, Snack, and Snooze! by Joan Holub

Bears (Day in the Life) by Don Hardeman Jr

The Small and Mighty Book of Bears (Small & Mighty) by Orange Hippo!

Bear and Bird Explore the Seashore (The Bear and the Bird) by Jonny Lambert

Bailey the Bear Needs Help! (Wildlife Rescue Stories) by Christy Gove

A Voice for the Spirit Bears: How One Boy Inspired Millions to Save a Rare Animal (CitizenKid) by Carmen Oliver

Grizzly Bears: Guardians of the Wilderness (Orca Wild) by Frances Backhouse

Brainy about Bears (About Animals) by Owen Davey

Meet the Bears by Kate Peridot

Brothers in Arms: A True World War II Story of Wojtek the Bear and the Soldiers Who Loved Him by Susan Hood

Science Comics: Polar Bears: Survival on the Ice by Jason Viola

Brave Little Bear by Steve Small

Polar Bear by Candace Fleming

The Camping Trip That Changed America: Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, and Our National Parks by Barb Rosenstock

All About Bears (National Geographic Kids: Pre-Reader) by National Geographic Kids