Mother bear wants to teach Snug how to find food. But Snug couldn't care less -- he just wants to play. So each time Mother demonstrates a new foraging technique, Snug scampers off and gets into trouble. He's stuck in a log.... He's being attacked by angry blue jays.... He's about to go over a waterfall.... Fortunately, his loving mother is watching, and she bounds to his rescue again and again, until finally the irrepressible cub gets his way: Mother agrees it's time to play together. Mary Elizabeth Hanson's simple, action-packed text captures a classic parent-child conflict. And Cheryl Munro Taylor's beautiful collage art adds zest to this warm, reassuring tale.