Hangin' Around

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy, James. I look after him 'cuz he's old and forgetful. He forgot where he put his bicycle today. Oh. Wait!  I found a newborn cubby on the doorstep. He lives with us, now. His name is Chance. Chance is a wee little thing. I look after him, too.

Chance doesn't have teeth. He can't talk. He just squeaks when he's happy. Know what? Chance is so tiny, he doesn't even have a tail, yet. I have a tail but I didn't grow thumbs, yet.

Know what? I'm hangin' around at Mackenzie Hall. Chance is taking a nap. Newborn cubbies sleep a lot, you know. When he wakes up we can dig some holes and climb way up high. Yesterday, Chance climbed up on top of the fridge. He couldn't get down and he made little squawky noises.  James had to rescue him. He said, "Chance, Chance, Chance. You're a handful, aren't you?" Then he said, "You're a handful too, Charles."

I try to be a good citizen and do good things. Good citizens get to do fun things like eat wallermelon and Smarties. I'll be glad when Chance wakes up from his nap so we can play. Oh! Wait! Know what? I could wake him up and then we could play right now! Yeah. That's what I'm gonna do. Okay. I gotta go, now. This is me, Charles the Bear Cub, saying, 'over and out!'

Bath Time & Bedtime

Hi. This is me, Charles the Bear Cub. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy,  James. I look after him 'cuz he's forgetful and really old. He was the second Canadian to get off Noah's Ark. He must be 20! I'm five, you know. My birthday is on Canada Day.

Oh, Wait!  I found a newborn cubby on the doorstep. He lives with us, too. He's really tiny. His name is Chance cuz every time I used to ask if I could have a little brother, James would say, "Fat chance Charles, you're a handful!"

Every night Chance and me get into the bathtub and James scrubs us down. We l-o-v-e to play in the tub. We make purple bubbles with our bubble bath. I share my firetruck, my rubber duckies and my boat with Chance. Sharing is what good citizens do.

Good citizens get to eat Smarties and wallermelon. When we're done with our baths,  James dries us off and reads us a bedtime story. Then we say our prayers. Chance doesn't pray. He's too little to talk. He  makes squeaky noises when he's happy.  James tucks us into bed. He says, "Good night my handsome bear cubs. Good night my Sons of Windsor. Good night my Princes of Ontario. Then we fall asleep.

Know what? We have a Spiderman nightlight in case we wake up in the dark. Bath time and bedtime are the bestest part of the day! I'm awful sleepy, so good-night. This is me, Charles the Bear Cub, saying, ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.

Bear Hugs

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. You know me. I'm five. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy, James. Oh. Wait. Chance lives with us, too. Chance is a newborn cubby I found on our doorstep. Now he's my little brother. I look after him, too.

Chance sleeps a lot and drinks lots condensed owls' milk out of a bottle. He poos in his diaper. We have fun--except when he poos. Then he's stinky and we have to give him a bath in the kitchen sink. Know what? Chance loves to hug and lick my nose. I like to give him big 'ole bear hugs, too. We hug  James. Bear hugs are good for us.  James says we need at least six good hugs a day to stay well.

Know what? Hugs are just like Smarties. The more I get, the more I want. I wonder if there are red hugs. You know the Smarties rule, you gotta eat the red ones last. I wonder what colour a hug is? I'll ask  James. He knows everything.

Okay. We gotta go. We're gonna go outside and climb something. Chance is just a wee little thing but he can already climb pretty high. He can't talk 'cuz he's too little. Chance makes squeaky noises when he's happy and squawky ones when he's hungry or needs his diaper changed. This is me, Charles the Bear Cub saying, "Be a good citizen and give someone a big 'ole bear hug today.  over and out!"

Our Family Tree

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. You know me. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy,  James. Chance lives with us, too. Chance is a newborn cubby. I found him in a basket on our doorstep one morning, right next to the Windsor Star. Now we are a family of three.

Know what? Families are the people who love us. I am pretty sure Chance loves us but he can't talk yet. He's just a wee little thing. He hugs us and licks our noses. Chance makes squeaky noises when he's happy and squawky noises when he's hungry or his diaper is full of poo. Then he's stinky.

Look at us! We're way up here in the tree. It's our family tree. Chance may be little but he can already climb. His diaper is caught on the tree. He isn't very happy. I have to get him down before he falls. I'm five, you know. I'm too big for diapers. I get to run around bear naked. That's a pun. The family tree is a good place to climb.  I know the difference between the Christmas tree and the family tree. On the family tree we hang relatives.

We can see everything from up here. We had wallermelons for breakfast this morning. Chance can't eat wallermelons so he drank wallermelon juice from his bottle. He got all sticky and we had to give him a bath in the kitchen sink. Chance likes to splash. We got all wet.

Oh. Wait! Do you hear that? It's the fire truck siren! I'll get Chance down from the tree and we'll go see the fire fighters. They give us gummy worms. I l-o-v-e gummy worms. Know what? I'll ask  James to put some in the food processor and chop them all up so Chance can drink gummy worm juice right out of the bottle! Yeah. Gotta go! This is me, Charles the Bear Cub saying, 'over and out!'

Nurse Charles & the Steadyscope

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. You know me. I'm five. live on Sparkle Road with my buddy,  James. We're a family. Now we're a family of three 'cuz I found a wee little cubby in a basket on our doorstep the other day. We can keep him. He's my baby brother. His name is Chance.

Know why his name is Chance? 'Cuz every time I would ask  James if we could get a baby brother, he'd say, "Fat chance, Charles. You're a handful, already." So, cubby's name is Chance.

I could be a nurse, you know. Nurses make us well. Nurse Blanche let me use her steadyscope to listen Chance's heart. I know what a steadyscope is. It's headphones but not for music. It's for listening to the noises our bodies make. I put them on my ears and then I hold the round part to Cubby's chest. I can hear his little heart beating! I say, "Take a deep breath, Chance" and he does. I can hear him breathe, too!

Nurse Blanche is nice. She gives us Band-Aids with Thomas the Tank Engine and Spiderman on them when we get boo-boos. She puts a thermometer in our mouths and takes our temperatures, too. She weighs us. Chance weighs two kilos. That's not very much but he's a newborn cubby. He doesn't even have a tail, yet. Know how much I weigh? I weigh 19 kilos. That's a lot!

Okay. I gotta go, now. Chance and me and  James are gonna make a tent in the living room and play 'cuz it's raining outside.  We get to eat lunch in the tent. We'll eat peanut butter and pineapple licorice sandwiches. We will drink apple juice right out of the box. I have to drink with two paws cuz I don't have thumbs. I hope I grow thumbs when I'm older.

Chance doesn't have any teeth. He drinks condensed owls' milk from his bottle but I will put peanut butter and pineapple licorice in there, too. Then he will grow up to be as big as me! Know what? If you come over to our house, you can help us build a tent and have lunch with us, too! Just tell Mr. Bus Driver to let you off at Mill and Sandwich Street. Yeah! Okay! See you, soon! This is me, Charles the Bear Cub, saying 'over and out!' Oh. Wait. I'm saying 'good-bye-for Chance cuz he can't talk. He just makes little squeaky noises when he's happy.

Foosball at Kokoro

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy, James. Oh. Wait! Chance lives with us, too. He's a wee little cubby I found on the doorstep one morning. He's my new little brother. That makes us a family. I like our family. Families are the people who love each other and look after each other.

Know what? I'm playing Foosball at Kokoro. Kokoro is on Mill Street. It has Japanese food. It's yummy. If I went to Japan I'd eat everything. Japan is far away. James says we can't go there on the train. We'd have to fly. I don't know how to fly. Maybe I will learn how.

Foosball is a fun game. I beat James every time we play. I'm gonna teach Chance to play Foosball when he grows up. Chance so tiny he doesn't even have teeth--or a tail! He will get them when he grows up but he won't grow pockets or thumbs, you know. He can't eat porridge with gummy worms, like me. Chance drinks warm condensed owls' milk out of a bottle. I get to hold him and the bottle. Chance licks my nose. That makes me laugh. James says we're a handful. Know what? So is he. I look after him 'cuz he's old and forgetful. He was the second Canadian to get off Noah's Ark! He's always in trouble. Okay. I gotta go look after Chance and SJames. We're gonna dig some holes in the back yard. I l-o-v-e to dig holes. Be good citizens and you can have Smarties and wallermelons. Bye for now!

Naming Cubby

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. You know me. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy, James. He's old and forgetful, so I have to look after him. He used to look after me when I was a cubby.

Know what? Someone left a newborn cubby in a basket on our doorstep. I think it was God 'cuz I prayed for a little brother. Cubby is really tiny. He doesn't have any teeth and he doesn't even have a tail! Cubby can't talk. He makes squeaky noises when he's happy and he makes little squawky noises when he's not happy, like when he poos in his diaper.

Every time I asked James if I could have a little brother, he would laugh, tickle my ears, kiss my nose and say, "Fat chance, Charles. You're a handful." Now, James says we can keep cubby. I get to name him. Know what Cubby's name is? It's Chance. Yeah. His name is Chance 'cuz James always said, "Fat chance" when I asked for a brother. Chance means "lucky" in French. We're lucky to have him. Now we're a family of three! There's me, Charles, Chance the cubby and James.

I will be a really good brother and teach Chance everything like how to make peanut butter and licorice sandwiches. I will teach him to eat wallermelons and Smarties. Oh. Wait! We will climb trees and dig holes in the back yard. Know what? I get to feed Chance his breakfast. He drinks condensed owls' milk out of a bottle. I put peanut butter in the bottle, too. I sure hope he likes it! Did you hear that? James is hollering, "Where's my handsome bear cubs? Where are my Sons of Windsor? Where are my Princes of Ontario?" That's us, Charles and Chance! We're gonna go find him so he can tickle our ears, kiss our noses and make us laugh right out loud. Well, I'll laugh out loud. Chance will make happy, squeaky noises. This is us, Charles and Chance, saying, 'over and out!"

Hide & Seek with Cubby

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy, James. He's really old and forgetful. He forgot where he put his glasses. I had to find them. They were on his head! I watch over him.

Know what? A newborn cubby lives with us, too. I found him on the doorstep. He's just a wee little thing and he looks a lot like I did when I was a baby bear. He doesn't have a name, yet. I hope we can keep him. We would make a good family, the three of us. Cubby is fun to play with when he isn't sleeping. Look at us! We're playing Hide & Seek. Cubby hides and I find him. He's not a very good hider. He thinks if he closes his eyes I can't see him. That's silly. I can see him. I have to teach him how to hide. When I find him, I holler, "Who's a handsome bear cub? Who's a Son of Windsor? Who's a Prince of Ontario?" Cubby makes squeaky noises when I tickle his ears and he laughs right out loud.

When James hollers,"Who are my handsome bear cubs? Are you the Sons of Windsor? Are you my Princes of Ontari?" and we both go running so he can tickle our ears and make us laugh!

We're having porridge for breakfast. I like gummy worms in my porridge. Cubby can't eat porridge--yet. He drinks milk out of a bottle. We have to hold him so he can drink. I don't need a bottle cuz I'm five, you know. I drink my milk out of a sippy cup. Know what? Cubby is so tiny he doesn't even have a tail! He will grow one when he's older. I have a tail now, but I don't have thumbs or pockets. Maybe I'll grow them when I'm older.

When we're in a hurry, James says, "Make it snappy, Charles, two shakes of a lamb's tail." I don't know why he says that. Lambs are dumb and they don't have nice tails like bear cubs. I think he should say, "Two shakes of a bear cub's tail." Yeah.

It's my turn to say grace. Here is what I say before we eat. "Dear God, Thank you for all my friends and buddies. Thank you for cubby. God, you're gonna let us keep cubby, aren't you? I need a little brother. God, if cubby can stay with us I'll eat broccolis even if they are nasty but do I have to eat sauerkrauts?

Cubby can't talk yet so I'm gonna thank you for his bottle of condensed owls' milk. Is it okay to put smooshed up Smarties in his milk? How will he drink the red ones last? Thank you for all the good food in the Canada Food Guide, like porridge and gummy worms. Oh. Wait. Thank you for wallermelons and Smarties and pumpkin pancakes. Oh, thank you for licorice and peanut butter sandwiches, too. Okay, God. My porridge is getting cold. I got to go, now. Amen." Know what? Amen means over and out. That's how God knows I'm done talking. This is me, Charles the Bear Cub. Gotta go!

Things I Know About Newborn Cubbies

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy, James. Someone left a newborn cubby on our doorstep. I hope we can keep him. I asked God for a baby brother. I think God put cubby on our doorstep. He's like that you know.

I know things about our newborn cubby. He can't eat Smarties cuz he doesn't have any teeth, yet. He drinks condensed owls' milk out of a bottle and he's always hungry. I smush up Smarties and put them in his milk. Oh. Wait! How will he drink the red ones last? When he's not hungry he sleeps and poos. I help change his diapers. They're stinky. Cubby is really tiny. He doesn't have a tail. He will grow a tail but he won't grow pockets or thumbs. I can hold cubby in one paw. I hold him up in the kitchen sink while James gives him a bath. Cubby laughs and splashes in the water. I let him play with my yellow ducks. Cubby can't talk, you know. We nap together. He licks my nose. It tickles.

Know what? Cubby doesn't have a name. I sure hope we find one for him. Oh. Wait! I know! You can tell me what name you want cubby to have! Yeah! Good idea! Okay. The winner can ride my blue bike up and down Sandwich Street and help me dig holes in the backyard and we can play with cubby, too! This is me, Charles the Bear Cub, saying 'over and out!'

Me, Charles, and My New Baby Brother!

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy, James. Know what? We got a surprise. I opened the door to get the Windsor Star for James and there was a newborn cubby--in a basket--right on our doorstep! I want to keep him. He could be my little brother. I want a baby brother. I ask God for a baby brother when I say my bedtime prayers. I think God dropped him off at our door.

If we can keep him, I'd be the bestest brother. I'd teach him everything. I'd teach him to eat broccolis--even if they taste nasty--they're in the Canada Food Guide. I'm five. I get to eat Japanese food. I'll teach him to eat Japanese food when he's bigger. Oh. Wait. We have to give him a name if we get to keep him. What do you think we should name him? Okay, I have to go! We're gonna feed Cubby. He's so tiny he drinks condensed owls' milk out of a bottle. I wanna hold him. Did you ever hold a newborn cubby? Bye for now, this is me Charles the Bear Cub, saying 'over and out!'

I Have a New Baby Brother!

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. I live with on Sparkle Road with my buddy, Special Ed James. This morning I opened the door to go outside and get the newspaper and dig some holes in the yard and look what I found! A newborn baby cubby in a basket! I bet God left him on our doorstep! I asked God for a baby brother. Five years ago Special Ed James found me on the doorstep! I took cubby inside and showed him to Special Ed James if we can keep him. He's just a wee little thing. Oh, look! There's a note. It says, "Please take care of cubby. Thank you." Oh. Wow! If Special Ed James says we can keep him I'll teach him to eat Smarties and wallermelons and how to climb real high and ride a bike, too! I will holler, "Who's a handsome cubby?" and tickle his ears until he laughs real loud. Oh! Wow! This is better than Christmas. No. Wait! It's better than my birthday! It's better than Canada Day! Know what? We should have fireworks and cake. Yeah. Okay! I got stuff to do! See you later! This is me, Charles the Bear Cub saying 'over and out!'

Trees are Our Friends

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy,James. I look after him 'cuz he 's forgetful and old. He must be 20 'cuz he says he was the second Canadian to get off Noah's Ark.

Know what?! I'm up here in this tree. Trees are our friends. This is the bestest tree on Mill Street. I climb up here and watch for the bus. Buses are big and they take us all over the city. I have a bus pass, you know. If I had pockets I'd keep my bus pas in my pocket. Know what? Bears aren't born with pockets. I hope I grow some when I'm older. I want thumbs, too. If I had thumbs I wouldn't have to use both paws to hold my sippy cup.

It's time for breakfast. Can you hear that? James is hollering, "Who's a handsome bear cub? Where is my Son of Windsor? What happened to my Prince of Ontario?" That's me! Charles. I gotta get down from here and go find him. He will tickle my ears and make me laugh out loud. We're having porridge with gummy worms for breakfast. If I had a little brother, I'd share my porridge with him. Okay. See you later. This is me, Charles, saying 'over and out.'

Delta Chi

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. I'm five, you know. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy,James. When I was a little cubby he watched over me. Now I watch over him cuz he's old and forgetful. Today he forgot where he put the Smarties. 

Know what? This is me with my buddy, Chris. He's a student. He's studying law. How do you study law? I know the law.  James says, "Don't drink out of the toilet." That's a law. He also says, "Mind your manners at the dinner table." That's a law.

I obey or I have to sit on the Time Out Chair. I don't like the Time Out Chair. When I sit there I'm supposed to think about obeying. Good citizens obey.

Good citizens get Smarties and wallermelons. I l-o-v-e wallermellons. Oh. Wait. You know what? Chris lives with other students in a big house. They're all brothers. Eternity brothers. That means they're brothers forever.

I wish I had a little brother. I'd teach him how to ride a bike and to climb real high and the right way to eat Smarties. You know you have to eat the red ones last. Yeah. If I had a brother we would be eternity brothers. I asked  James if I could have a little brother. He laughs and hugs me, kisses my nose and says, "Fat chance, Charles. You're a wild and crazy bear cub. I've got my hands full with you!"

Okay, I gotta go. We're going out in the county to pick apples right off the trees. I l-o-v-e apples. They're yummy and that's one of the four food groups in the Canada Food Guide. We're gonna ride in a car and everything! Oh. Wait. I'd better go to the bathroom before I get in car. Okay! This is me, Charles the Bear Cub, saying 'over and out!'

Thinking

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy,  James. Now he's old and forgetful. Today he couldn't find his glasses. I found them. They were on his head! I watch over him. He used to watch over me when I was a wee little cubby.

Know what? I'm thinking. Sometimes I have to sit on my Time Out Chair and think about being a good citizen. That's different than this kind of thinking. Thinking on the Time Out Chair isn't fun. This kind of thinking is fun.

Know what I'm thinking? I'm thinking about wallermelons. Know who gets to eat wallermelons? James says Handsome bear cubs and Sons of Windsor and Princes of Ontario get to eat wallermelons. That's me!  I l-o-v-e wallermelons. They're yummy and that's one of the four food groups in the Canada Food Guide. I can get one at Westside Foods. Ravan sells wallermelons. They're really big. I give him money and I can bring one home. I am thinking I'd like some wallermelon pie. No. Wait. Wallermelon cake. No. Wait. I want wallermelon Smarties!

I know! I'll write a letter to the Smarties people and tell them. Yeah. That's what I'm gonna do. Okay. I gotta go, now. Hope you're a good citizen today and you get to eat wallermelon. This is me, Charles the Bear Cub saying, 'over and out!'

$10 million and Prunes

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy, James. I look after him 'cuz he's forgetful and really old. He says he was the second Canadian to get off Noah's Ark. 

Know what? I had so much fun at the Olde Sandwich Towne Festival! We ate ribs and wings and pizza and bestest of all--wallermelons. Those are very yummy and important 'cuz they're in the Canada Food Guide. Know what? I bought a ticket and I might win $10 million. Do you know how many Smarties you can get for $10 million? I bet I couldn't carry them all home on my blue bike with the Canada flag on it! Oh. Wait. I'd make two trips. Yeah, for sure. Know what? I know The Prune Song. Ready?

No matter how young a prune may be
He's always full of wrinkles
We get wrinkles on our face
Prunes get wrinkles every place.

Baby prunes are like their Dad
But they're not wrinkled but not quite so bad.
We get wrinkles on our face
Prunes get wrinkles every place!
No matter how young a prune may be,
He's always full of wrinkles!

Same song,
second verse,
a little bit louder,
And a little bit worse!

Okay, you can sing it with me! I know. If you come over we can eat prunes and sing about them, too! If I had a little brother he could sing with us. I want a baby brother but  James just laughs, tickles my ears and says, "Oh, Charles. You're a handful. Fat chance!" This is me, Charles, saying 'over and out!'

Happy St. Sandwich Day!

Hi. This is me, Charles the Bear Cub. I live with on Sparkle Road with my buddy,  James.

Know what? This weekend is the Olde Sandwich Towne Festival. There's  balloons, and music and good food and face painting and I l-o-v-e the Bouncy Castle! I jumped up and down until I throwed up. Then I jumped some more!

See what I'm doing? I'm pretending I have a baby brother and he's helping me pick out ice cream at Mac's Milk. Can you see my pretend baby brother?

Wendy, the nice lady who owns the store helps me choose. She gave me a chocolate bar, too. I l-o-v-e chocolate bars. James and me ride up and down the street on our bicycles and holler, "Happy St. Sandwich Day!" to everyone. Festivals are fun. We should have festivals every day.

Okay. I gotta go.  James is hollering, "Who's a handsome bear cub? Who's a Son of Windsor? Who's a Prince of Ontario?" That's me, Charles! I will run find James and he'll tickle my ears and kiss my nose and make me laugh right out loud.

I hope we eat wallermelons today. I l-o-v-e wallermelon. Know what? If I had a baby brother, I'd take him to the festival with us. I have $8.53 in Canadian Tire money. That's a lot of money. I bet I could buy a baby brother. James just laughs at me when I tell him I want a baby brother. He says, "Fat chance, Charles. You're a handful." A handful of what? I don't know. Okay. Happy St. Sandwich Day, everybody.  Be good citizens. Come to the festival! This is me, Charles, saying 'over and out!"

Another Baby Bear Picture of Me, Charles!

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy,  James. I look after him, you know 'cuz he's really old.

Look at me! This is what I looked like when I was just a wee little cubby. I liked gummy worms and gummy fish even then. James says I climbed up here all by myself.

Know what? I'm five, now. I can climb a lot higher than this. James and me are gonna have fun today. We will ride our bikes up and down Sandwich Street and make siren noises. There aren't any cars on the street today 'cuz the Olde Sandwich Towne Festival is everywhere. Oh.  James was in a movie last night. I sat on his lap and watched him on the screen. I ate pretzels. Pretzels are yummy. I want a baby brother. I would feed him pretzels and he could sit on my lap.

I gotta go. We're having wallermelons for breakfast. I l-o-v-e wallermelon. They're yummy and sticky. That's two of the four food groups in the Canada Food Guide. Okay. See you at the festival. This is me, Charles, saying over and out!

Come on Down!

Hi. This is me, Charles the Bear Cub. I live on Sparkle Road with James. He's my buddy. I look after him 'cuz he's old and forgetful. Look at me! I'm way up here!

Know what? The Olde Sandwich Towne Festival starts today.  James will be in a movie at Mackenzie Hall. We got seats--front and centre--for this. I like to eat licorice and popcorn at the movies. I sure hope there's gummy worms, too. No. Wait. Smarties. Yeah. I want to eat Smarties during the movie. It's hard to see in the dark. I hope I save all the red Smarties for last.

There's lots of things to do all weekend. We will have fun. Know what else is fun? Looking at my baby pictures. I never knew I was so small. I want a baby brother. I climbed up on James' lap and asked if we can go to Zellers and pick one out. James just hugs me, kisses my nose and laughs. He says, "Fat chance! Oh, Charles, you're a card."  I'm not a card. I'm a bear cub. I'm five. My birthday is on Canada Day but that's a long time from now. I like being five. I can climb really high and dig really big holes in the back yard.

Okay. It's time for breakfast. We're having porridge with gummy worms. I l-o-v-e that. If I had a baby brother I'd teach him to eat porridge and gummy worms. I gotta go. See you at the festival. Bye for now! This is me, Charles, saying over and out!

Olde Sandwich Towne Festival

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. I live with my buddy James on Sparkle Road. That's near Sandwich Street. I look after him 'cuz he's old and forgetful.

Look at me! I'm reading the Windsor Star. That's a newspaper. Newspapers tell us what's going on.

I know what's going on. There's going to be a BIG festival on Sandwich Street. Festivals are like parties. It starts on Friday. The party will last all weekend. I l-o-v-e parties. There will be singing and dancing and all kinds of contests. I hope there is a running contest. I can run real fast. That's cuz I have Cat-in-the-Hat sox. Tanner and Cassidy gave them to me.

Tanner is a big 'ole yeller dog and Cassidy is a bunny rabbit. We're gonna have a yard sale. We got really good junk to sell. I hope you come and see us. It would be fun to play together. If I had a little brother, I'd play with him. I'd be nice, too.

I asked  James if I could have a little brother and he said, "Fat chance, Charles. You're a handful." I don't know what that means but hands aren't very big, you know. My birthday is on Canada Day. Did you hear that?  James is hollering, "Who's a handsome bear cub? Who's a Son of Windsor? Who's a Prince of Ontario?" That's me! Charles! I'm a handsome bear cub. I'm a Son of Windsor. I'm a Prince of Ontario! I'm gonna run find James so he can tickle my ears, kiss my nose and make me laugh out loud. I l-o-v-e having my ears tickled, don't you? Okay. This is me, Charles, saying, "Over and out!"

Laughing Right Out Loud

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. I live with Special Ed James on Sparkle Road. He's my buddy. No. Wait. He's my family. Some bear cubs have a mother bear and a father bear. I have Special Ed James cuz when I was a newborn cubby someone left me on his doorstep. When I was little, he looked after me. Now, I look after him cuz he's in special ed. We have fun. Know what? When Special Ed James hollers, "Who's a handsome bear cub?" I come running cuz I know he's gonna tickle my ears and make me laugh right out loud. That's what he's doing right now. I'm gonna laugh so hard that I bet Coke will come out my nose. Then we will laugh some more. I hope someone tickles your ears today. Bye for now. This is me, Charles, over and out!

Peanut Butter & Me

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. I live with my buddy,  James, on Sparkle Road.

Know what? It's raining so we're staying indoors today. Maybe we'll build a tent in the living room and eat peanut butter and licorice sandwiches in the tent at lunch time.  James has a surprise for me. He brought out the picture album with pictures of when I was a newborn cubby. Look at me! I was really little! I liked peanut butter when I was a wee little thing. I'm five but I still l-o-v-e peanut butter. It's yummy and sticky and that's two of the four food groups in the Canada Food Guide. Peanut butter is so good for bear cubs they put our picture on the jar.

I wish I had a little brother to play with. I want to buy one at Canadian Tire. I got $8.57 in Canadian Tire money.  James just laughs, tickles my ears and says, "Fat chance, Charles. You're a handful and a half, already." If I had a baby brother, I'd be really good. Honest.

Okay. I gotta go. We're having chocolate milk and we have lots of pictures to look at--pictures of me in the olden days when I was just a cubby. Bye for now! This is me, Charles, saying, "Over and out!"

Kokoro Means "Heart"

Hi. This is me, Charles the Bear Cub. I live with my buddy,  James on Sparkle Road. I look after him 'cuz he's forgetful and really old. James was the second Canadian to get off Noah's Ark.

Look at me! I'm way up here on the Kokoro sign. Kokoro is the Japanese word for "Heart." We eat at Kokoro. It's on Mill Street, right by our house. Japanese food is yummy.  I wonder if it's in the Japan Food Guide?  I like the Tonkatsu fish and unagi, too. I could eat them all up! I can talk Japanese, you know. I'm Charles the kabu. Kabu means bear cub in Japanese. If I had a little brother I'd share my unagi with him and teach him Japanese words. I asked  James if we could get me a baby brother. He said, "Fat chance."

Oh. Wait. Did you hear that?  James is hollering, "Who's a handsome kabu?" That's me! Charles! I gotta go. I'm gonna run and get my ears tickled so I can laugh right out loud. Sianara! That's Japanese for over and out, from me!

More Newborn Cubby Pictures

Hi. This is me, Charles the Bear Cub. I live with my buddy,  James on Sparkle Road.

Look at me! These are pictures of me when I was just a newborn cubby! I was really tiny. James says I tried to climb up on the pot and I fell into the porridge. I didn't know I liked porridge when I was a cubby. I bet a needed a bath after that! I used to bath in the kitchen sink but now I'm too big for that.

Know what? I don't wear diapers anymore. That's because I'm five. Cubs don't need diapers when they're five. My birthday is on Canada Day. We get fireworks and wallermelons.

I should have a baby brother. Yeah. I'm gonna ask if we can get me a brother. I wonder where they come from. Maybe we can get one at Simpson-Sears. No. Wait. Zeller's. We got lots of Club Z points. Or, we can get me a baby brother on the Internet. Yeah!

We're having porridge for breakfast with gummy worms. I can smell it. It smells good. l-o-v-e gummy worms. They're yummy and that's one of the four food groups in the Canada Food Guide. I'm going to eat all my porridge but I'm not going to fall in the pot! If I had a baby brother I'd teach him how to eat porridge and Smarties. Okay, I gotta go eat. This is me, Charles the Bear Cub, saying 'Over and out!"

My Baby Pictures

Hi. This is me, Charles the Bear Cub when I was a newborn cubby. I'm five years old now and I live with  James on Sparkle Road.

See this picture? This is me, Charles, when I was a newborn cubby. James opened the door one morning and there I was--in a basket! I don't know who left me there but I am glad  James took me inside. I was really tiny! Wow! I didn't know I was that small. My fur was lighter, too. Look! I drank out of a bottle!

Now I drink out of a sippy cup but I have to use both paws 'cuz I don't have thumbs. Know what? Some bear cubs have mother bears and father bears but I have  James. He's my family. He used to look after me when I was little. Now, I look after him. That's what families do.

Do you have baby pictures? They're fun to look at 'cuz remembering is fun. Remembering is not hard like thinking. Especially if I have to think while sitting on the Time Out Chair. I hate thinking.

Okay. I gotta go 'cuz James is hollering, "Who's a handsome bear cub?" That's me, Charles--the BIG Charles--not the little cubby in the pictures. I'm gonna run find  James and let him tickle my ears and kiss my nose so I can laugh right out loud. Bye for now. This is me, Charles the Bear Cub, over and out!

Baklava

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. I live with my buddy, James, on Sparkle Road. I look after him cuz he needs help. He's really old and forgetful.

Look at this! I'm at Big Pita. That's on Sandwich Street at the corner of Mill Street. I can have a baklava. I l-o-v-e baklava. It's a little cake with honey and nuts. James says I used to beg for baklava when I was just a little cubby. I can eat just one. If I eat too many, I'll get sick. I don't like to get sick. Know what? It's sickening to be sick.

James says he has a surprise for me. I hope it's something yummy. I like yummy. It's one of the four food groups in the Canada Food Guide. Okay. I'm gonna sit in the window and share my baklava with my buddy. Hope you are a good citizen and you get to eat baklava today. Gotta go! Bye for now! This is me, Charles the Bear Cub saying, "over and out!"

The Photocopy Machine

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. I live with my buddy James, on Sparkle Road. I look after him cuz he's old. He was the second Canadian off Noah's Ark. He must be at least 20! That's really old. Know what? I'm sitting on top of the photocopy machine. The machine is taking a picture of my bumbum. Then I can see it. This is fun. When I'm done I can have something to drink. I'm not allowed to drink Coke.

James says it will make me hyper. I don't know what hyper is but I'm not hyper. I'm a bear cub and a good citizen. I'm five, you know. Know what? I wish they made gummy bear soft drinks and wallermellon soft drinks, too. I would drink them every day.

Okay. Time's up. I gotta get down from here and go play. I wanna play Space Man and have James push me on the swing. Be a good citizen. Bye for now. This is me, Charles the Bear Cub saying, "Be good citizens. Good citizens get to eat wallermelon. Over and out!"

Laundry

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy, James. Our house is right by Sandwich Street in Olde Sandwich Towne. I look after him 'cuz he's forgetful. He forgot where we live!

Look at me! I'm riding in a laundry cart at the Mill Coin Laundry. Is it ever fun. James pushes the cart and I make the fire engine siren noise. Oh. I forgot. This is where we come to get clean clothes. I don't need clean clothes. Bear cubs don't wear clothes. We get to run around bare naked. That's a pun.

James has to wear clothes. He's not a bear cub even if he acts like one sometimes. Know what? I wear sox. I have Cat-in-the-Hat sox. They were a birthday present from Tanner and Cassidy. Tanner is a big 'ole yeller dog and Cassidy is a bunny rabbit. My birthday is on Canada Day. My sox are in the washing machine. I can run real fast in Cat-in-the-Hat sox. I bet I can run even faster when they're nice and clean.

I couldn't run fast when I was just a little cubby. James says I was a fast crawler and he used to call me Super Cub. Oh. Wait. I hear him hollering, "Who's a handsome bear cub? Who's a Son of Windsor? Who's a Prince of Ontario?" That's me, Charles! I'm a handsome bear cub. I'm a Son of Windsor! I'm a Prince of Ontario! Okay! I gotta get out of here and find James so he can tickle my ears, kiss my nose and make me laugh right out loud. Maybe he will give me some licorice. Okay! Bye for now! This is me, Charles saying, "Over and out!"

Sliding

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy, James. Sparkle Road is right near Sandwich Street in Olde Sandwich Towne. That's part of Windsor.

Look at me! I'm at Mackenzie Hall. I found a new game to play. I climb up the stairs and slide down the banister. I holler, "Whee!" on the way down. Then I climb the stairs and do it all over again. This is a fun game. It's almost as much fun as riding my blue bike with the Canada flag on it and digging holes in the backyard.

Know what? All this sliding makes me hungry. I'm gonna ask James to go with me to Mac's and we can get some gummy worms. No. Wait. Maybe we'll get a box of Smarties. We lick them and put them on our faces and make Smarties tattoos. We can share them but we have to eat the red ones last. That's rule number two when you eat Smarties. Yeah. That's what we'll do. Okay. I gotta go. Hope you get to eat Smarties today. Don't forget to lick them and put them on your face. That's fun! Bye for now. This is Charles the Bear Cub saying, "Over and out!"