Chaucer is a bear cub who is friends with a fox and a squirrel. When his parents begin to hibernate,  friendly and inquisitive Chaucer decides to stay awake with his non-hibernating friends and experiences  the beauty of snow, the fun of snowball fights, and the slipperiness of ice. Chaucer’s illustrator has his parents sneaking peeks and keeping a watchful eye on him.

Predictable, Chaucer fall asleep when his parents end their long winters sleep.