More Hallowe'en Fun

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. You know me. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy, James. He is old and forgetful. Sometimes he can't find his bicycle.   I have to look after him. Oh.Wait! Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby someone left in a basket on our doorstep. He's a wee little thing. I look after him, too. Know what? It's Hallowe'en. We went out last night in disguises to get Smarties and other yummy stuff from our neighbours and friends. I wore sunglasses cuz I'm Ray Charles. Chance is wearing a handkerchief cuz he's Cowboy Chance.

Know what? We sure did get lots of yummy stuff. We got licorice and marshmallows and Cherry Blossoms and Coffee Crisps, too. When we get home we can eat it all up and we can go out tonight and get some more. Sure hope you're having fun this Hallowe'en!

Gotta go!  James is hollering, "Where's my handsome bear cubs? Where are my Sons of Windsor and my Princes of Ontario." That's us! Charles and Chance! We're handsome bear cubs. We're Sons of Windsor and Princes of Ontario.  This is me, Charles the Bear Cub saying, we gotta go! "See you later!"

Hallowe'en

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. You know me. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy, James. He is old and forgetful. This morning he forgot his backpack!  I have to look after him. Oh.Wait! Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby someone left in a basket on our doorstep. He's a wee little thing. I look after him, too.

Know what? It's Hallowe'en. Chance and me are going out to trick-or-treat. I know what that means. It means we disguise ourselves and knock on doors and holler, "Trick or treat!" Then people guess who we are. They give us Smarties and gummy worms and licorice and all kinds of yummy things that are in the Canada Food Guide. I'm wearing sunglasses. I'm disguised as Ray Charles. Chance is wearing a handkerchief. He's Cowboy Chance. James is going with us. He says he is going to disguise himself as a grumpy old man. Nobody will know who we are. I lo-v-e Hallowe'en! This is the funnest thing. Okay. I gotta go cuz James is hollering, "Where's my handsome bear cubs? Where are my Sons of Windsor and my Princes of Ontario?" That's us, Charles and Chance! We're gonna find James and get our ears tickled, our noses kissed and laugh right out loud!

Be good citizens today and pick up all the litter you see. Good citizens get to Trick-or-treat!  This is me Charles the Bear Cub saying, "over and out!"

Wallermelon for Breakfast

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. You know me. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy, Special Ed James. He rides to school on a short bus, so I have to look after him. Oh.Wait! Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby someone left in a basket on our doorstep. He's a wee little thing. I look after him, too. Know what? We're having breakfast at The Golden Griddle. They don't have porridge or gummy worms but they do have wallermelon. I l-o-v-e wallermelon. It's yummy and that's one of the four food groups in the Canada Food Guide. Chance is too little to eat wallermelon. He doesn't have any teeth yet. He'll grow some when he's older. He doesn't have a tail, yet either. I have a tail. I'll be six on Canada Day. We will eat wallermelon and watch fireworks that day. I'm gonna see if these nice people have wallermelon juice for Chance. I bet he would like that. Okay. I gotta go. This is me, Charles the Bear Cub saying, 'be good citizens. Over and out.'

Mackenzie Hall

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. You know me. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy, Grandpa  James. He's really old. I have to look after him. He was the second Canadian to get off Noah's Ark.

Wait! Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby someone left in a basket on our doorstep. He's so newborn he doesn't even have any teeth. He drinks chocolate owls' milk out of a bottle. He's a wee little thing. I look after him, too.

Know what? I'm sitting on the steps at Mackenzie Hall. It's the city's cultural centre. That's on the next block from my house. Chance thinks he's hiding but I know where he is. He's right behind me. He thinks he's invisible when he closes his eyes. If I turn my head I can see him and then I'll holler, "Where's my handsome bear cub?" Then he will make happy little squeaky noises when I tickle his ears and kiss his nose and he will squeak some more.

Then we will find Grandpa James. He's inside. Maybe we can go to visit Miss Wendy and Mr. Ricky and Mr. Sam and get some Smarties at Mac's Milk. Yeah. Good idea! I l-o-v-e Smarties and I always eat the red ones last. It's a rule, you know. Okay. We gotta go, now. This is me, Charles the Bear Cub saying, 'Be good citizens. Eat your red Smarties last! Over and out!"

Invisible Charles

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. You know me. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy, James. He's old and forgetful. This morning he forgot to put milk on his Weetabix! I have to look after him. Oh.Wait! Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby someone left in a basket on our doorstep. He's a wee little thing. I look after him, too.

Know what? I'm hiding under these chairs. I've got my paws over my eyes, so I can't see you. I'm invisible! Yeah. That's my new super power. I'm gonna show Chance and James how to be invisible, too! Oh. Wait! I can teach you to be invisible if you come over to play. We're having wallermelon for lunch. I gotta find Chance and  James 'cuz I want him to tickle my ears and kiss my nose. This is me, Charles the Bear Cub, saying, 'over and out!'

Chance Disappears

Hi. This isn't me. This is my little brother Chance. He's a newborn cubby. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. You know me. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy, James. He's forgetful and old. He says he was the second Canadian to get off Noah's Ark. He must be 20!   I have to look after him. Oh.Wait! Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby someone left in a basket on our doorstep. He's a wee little thing. I look after him, too.

When James and I woke up this morning, Chance wasn't in his basket. We looked under the bed. We looked under the chair and we looked under the table. If Chance was playing Hide & Seek, he was doing a very good job of hiding! Chance disappeared. He wasn't in the bathroom and he wasn't in the living room. Then we found his diaper on the kitchen floor. It was stinky. Where could our cubby be? Did someone cubnap him? Then we heard little squeaky noises. We looked up. We looked way up. Guess what? Chance was sitting in the sink. He climbed way up high and was sitting in the kitchen sink. He wanted a bath but he didn't know how to turn the water on. Good thing he didn't, 'cuz he might have burnt himself with hot water. 

James said, "My son! What are you doing in here?" Chance made more squeaky noises and licked  James' nose. I gave him a bear hug. Chance got his bath and then we had porridge and gummy worms for breakfast. Chance is too little to eat food 'cuz he doesn't have teeth, so he had condensed owls' milk for breakfast. I'm glad Chance didn't hurt himself. I'll have to watch him more carefuler!

Did you hear that?  James is hollering, "Where's my handsome bear cubs? Where are my Sons of Windsor? What happened to my Princes of Ontario?" That's me! Charles! I'm a handsome bear cub. I'm a Son of Windsor. I'm a Prince of Ontario. So is Chance! We gotta go find James so he can tickle our ears and make us laugh right out loud! This is me Charles, the Bear Cub, saying, "Be good citizens! Only take a bath when a grown up can watch you. Over and out!"

Justice is Served

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. You know me. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy,  James. He's old and forgetful. He was the second Canadian to get off Noah's Ark.  I have to look after him. Oh.Wait! Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby someone left in a basket on our doorstep. He's a wee little thing. I look after him, too. We're a family. Families look after each other.

Know what? I'm in the court room at Mackenzie Hall. That's a BIG building a block away from our house. I'm in the witness box. I put my paw on the Bible and I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help me, God. The Crown Prosecutor will ask me questions. Then the Defense Councillor will ask me questions. I will tell them the truth. That makes me a good citizen.

I bet the judge will give me  gummy worms or Smarties afterward. I will say, "My Lord, may I have Smarties and root beer? All those questions made me hungry." And the judge will say, "Charles, you may have licorice and peanut butter sandwiches, too!" I will say, "Thank you, My Lord." Maybe  James and Chance can have some with me. Oh, wait! Chance is too little to eat Smarties. He doesn't even have any teeth. I know! "My Lord, may my little brother Chance have a bottle of condensed owls' milk with Smarties smushed up in it?" I am sure the judge will say 'yes.' Okay. I gotta go, now. Be good citizens and tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you, God! This is me, Charles the Bear Cub saying, "Be good citizens. Tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Over and out!"

Making Sleepies

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. You know me. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy,  James. He's old and forgetful. I have to look after him. Oh.Wait! Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby someone left in a basket on our doorstep. He's a wee little thing. I look after him, too. That's what families do.

Know what? Chance is sleeping. He sleeps a lot. That's cuz he's really little. He doesn't even have a tail, yet! I sing songs to him and he falls asleep. His favourite song is No Bears Out Tonight.  James taught me the song. He sits in the rocking chair and holds us tight and kisses our noses and sings. Know what? I will sing it for you, now.

No bears out tonight.
No bears out tonight.
No bears out tonight.
They've all gone to sleep.

I bet you're sleepy now, aren't you? I know I am. Okay. My eyes don't want to stay open. It's bedtime. I'm gonna take Chance and we're gonna find  James so we can have our bedtime story, say our prayers, sing the bear song and make sleepies.This is me, Charles the Bear Cub, saying, "Be good citizens. Sing songs, brush your teeth and say your prayers before you go to bed. Good zzzZZZZ!'

Grocery Shopping at Westide Food

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. You know me. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy,  James. He's old and forgetful. He's really old. He was the second Canadian to get off Noah's Ark.  I have to look after him. Oh.Wait! Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby someone left in a basket on our doorstep. He's a wee little thing. I have to look after him, too.

Know what I'm doing? I'm helping  James with grocery shopping. The grocery store is full of yummy things to eat. Well, not brocollis or sauerkrauts. They're nasty and I don't like them at all. I don't know why they're in the Canada Food Guide at all! We have a list. We're gonna get wallermelon and porridge and Smarties.

Chance is too little to eat those things. He drinks milk from a bottle. I think he drinks condensed owls' milk. I'll ask Ravan where it is. He's the nice man who owns the grocery store. Shopping for food is fun, you know. I could be a grocer. I can say, "Did you find everything you needed?" I can also say, "Wallermelons are on sale this week. Would you like to take one home with you and eat it a-l-l u-p?"

See, that makes me a helper. Helpers are good citizens and they get to drink root beer and eat licorice. Oh! Wait! We get to play Space Invaders, too! Did you hear that?  James is hollering, "Where's my handsome bear cubs?" That's me, Charles and that's Chance, too! I'd better get Chance and go find James and get our ears tickled and our noses kissed. That makes us laugh right out loud. Okay. I gotta go. This is me, Charles the Bear Cub saying, "Be good citizens! Help with grocery shopping. Tell Ravan that Charles sent you. Over and out!"

Thinking

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. You know me. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy,  James. He's old and forgetful. He loses things. This morning he lost his sox. I have to look after him. Oh.Wait! Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby someone left in a basket on our doorstep. He's a wee little thing. I have to look after him, too.

Know what? I'm thinking. Thinking on the back step next to my blue bike is more fun that sitting on the Time Out Chair to think. When that happens, I'm supposed to think about being a good citizen and not doing bad things. I don't like the Time Out Chair very much.

I'm thinking about fun things to do today. We could ride our bikes up and down Sandwich Street and make siren noises. That's fun. We could climb up in the maple tree and watch people. That's fun. I know! We can dig really big holes in the back yard! We can play Spiderman! Thinking is fun!

Know what? Thinking makes me hungry. I'm gonna go find James and see if we can make some peanut butter and licorice sandwiches. Yeah. That sounds good! Chance can't eat peanut butter and licorice sandwiches 'cuz he doesn't have any teeth, yet.  He drinks condensed owls' milk. Maybe we can put peanut butter and licorice in the blender and add it to his milk! Yeah! Good idea! Okay! I gotta go now. This is me, Charles the Bear Cub saying, Be good citizens and have lots of fun today.  Over and out!"

Counting

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. You know me. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy, James. He's old and forgetful. Today he lost his marbles. I found them. They were in the fridge!   I have to look after him. Oh.Wait! Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby someone left in a basket on our doorstep. He's a wee little thing.

Know what? Chance doesn't have any teeth and he can't talk. He doesn't even have a tail, yet! I have a tail. I'm five, you know. Chance drinks condensed owls' milk out of a bottle. I don't need a bottle. I have a sippy cup with Spiderman on it. I like Spiderman, don't you?

Know what I'm doing? I'm counting up all my money. I keep all my coins in my red Canada Post piggy bank and when it's full we go to Speedy Money and trade all the pennies and nickels and dimes and quarters and loonies and toonies for paper money. Chance tries to help but he's too little to count. Besides, he eats the coins. He ate $4.67 before I could stop him!

James says we'll get the money back, we just have to wait for Chance to have a good poo. He says that there's no danger of Chance being copper deficient. I don't know what that means but I'm not looking through a diaper full of poo. That's nasty! Chance makes little squawky noises when he's hungry or his diaper is full. Then he's stinky and needs a bath. Chance shouldn't eat money! Money isn't a food group and it's not in the Canada Food Guide! When we're done here we're gonna go to Mac's Milk and say 'Hi' to Wendy and Ricky and Ruth and Sam. We can get gummy worms and Smarties. Maybe James will eat some, too. It's okay to eat gummy worms and Smarties. I know how to share 'cuz I'm a good citizen. Gotta go! This is me, Charles the Bear Cub saying, 'Over and out!'

My Dream About a Lion Hunt

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. You know me. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy, James. He's old and forgetful. This morning he forgot my name!   I have to look after him. Oh.Wait! Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby someone left in a basket on our doorstep. He's a wee little thing. I have to look after him, too.

Chance is really little. He doesn't have any teeth and he can't talk. He doesn't even have a tail, yet!
I have a tail. I'm five, you know. Chance drinks condensed owls' milk out of a bottle. I don't need a bottle. I have a sippy cup with Spiderman on it.

Know what? Last night after we had our bedtime story, said our prayers and went to sleep I had a dream. I dreamt I was hunting lions in the living room. I l-o-v-e to hunt for lions. It's the funnest game. Every time I would sneak up on the lion and get ready to catch him, guess what? There wasn't any lion, it was Chance. That was my dream. Today we can go outside and play lion hunt. We can hide in the cedar hedge and pretend that cats and squirrels are lions. Yeah. That's a good idea. Lion Hunt! Chance will have to be very quiet. He makes little squeaky noises when he's happy and excited. Then the lions will run and hide. Okay. I gotta go get my safari helmet and my space ray gun. I'm gonna catch a zillion lions! Be good citizens and catch lots of lions today. This is me, Charles the Bear Cub saying,

Goin' on a lion hunt
One, two, three!'
Goin' on a lion hunt,
Can't catch me!

Over and out!"

Eating at Kokoro

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. You know me. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy,  James. I look after him 'cuz he's really old and forgetful. He was the second Canadian to get off Noah's Ark, you know. I'm sure he's 20. That's really, really old.   Oh. Wait! Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby someone left on our doorstep. He's a wee little thing and doesn't even talk. I look after him, too.

Know what? We're at Kokoro. That's the Japanese restaurant on Mill Street. I l-o-v-e Japanese food. It's yummy and that's one of the four food groups in the Canada Food Guide. Chance likes Japanese food, too. He gets to drink miso soup out of his bottle. He can hold a spoon but he's not very good at it. He spills soup all over himself.

We'll have to give him a bath when we get home. Bath time is fun. I get to take a bath, too. We splash in the water and have fun. I have purple bubble soap and rubber duckies and a fire truck. I sure hope you can come to Kokoro and eat with us some time. That would be really fun! Maybe Chance will splash you with miso soup and you can come home and have a bath with us!

Did you hear that? James is hollering, "Where's my handsome bear cubs? What happened to the Sons of Windsor? Where are  you my Princes of Ontario?" That's me! I'm a handsome bear cub. I'm a Son of Windsor. I'm a Prince of Ontario. So is Chance! Okay. we gotta go. This is me, Charles the Bear Cub, saying Sayanara--that's Japanese for 'good-bye!'

On Track with VIA Rail

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy, James. I have to look after him 'cuz he's old and forgetful. Today he forgot his glasses. I found them. They were on his head!   Oh, wait. Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby someone left on our doorstep one morning. He's a wee little thing. I have to look after him, too.

Look at me! I'm way up here on the VIA Rail sign. I l-o-v-e to ride on the train. It goes fast. It goes faster than my blue bike with the Canada flag on it. We go lots of places on the train. We go to London to visit our buddy Darryl. We go to T.O. to visit the doctor. We go to Cornwall to see William and Michael. Know what? We can go all the way to Montreal on the train. That's in Quebec. People say 'bonjour' in Quebec. That's 'cuz they speak French. Know what? I can speak French cuz I went to bear cub camp in Quebec last summer.

Oh, wait! We can go to Florida. I don't know where Florida is but Susan J. lives there and I can climb way up high  and eat oranges right off the orange tree. See! I can buy my own ticket at VIA Rail. Chance is so tiny he doesn't have to buy a ticket. He gets to ride for free. That's a good thing 'cuz he doesn't even know how to push the buttons. We get to eat on the train. The food is yummy. Know what? They don't have brocollis on the train. I hate them. Brocollis are nasty. Nasty should be a food group in the Canada Food Guide. I eat them 'cuz Special Ed James says I have to be a good sample for Chance. He copies everything I do. He's a copycat. I don't know why we say 'copycat.' He should be a copycub.  I hold my nose and eat my brocollis. Did you hear that? James is hollering, "Who's a handsome bear cub? Who's a Son of Windsor? Where's my Princes of Ontario?" That's me! Charles! That's Chance, too!  I better get down from here. I want James to tickle my ears and kiss my nose until I laugh right out loud. Chance doesn't really laugh. He's too little. He makes squeaky noises when he's happy. This is me, Charles the Bear Cub saying, 'Be good citizens! Get ready to travel! All aboard!"

The Funnest Game Ever

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy,  James. I have to look after him 'cuz he's really forgetful and old. He was the second Canadian to get off Noah's Ark.   Oh, wait. Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby someone left on our doorstep one morning. He's a wee little thing. I have to look after him, too.

Know what? I'm sneaking up on Chance. He doesn't know I'm behind him. I'm gonna holler, "Who's a handsome bear cub?" and then I'll tickle his ears and kiss his nose. He will make little squeaky noises cuz he's happy. That's what I'm gonna do. It's the funnest game ever.

We're gonna climb up on the counter and find the peanut butter in the cupboard. Then we can eat peanut butter right out of the jar. I l-o-v-e peanut butter. So does Chance. Maybe we'll make paw paintings with peanut butter for  James. We don't have any paper but we can make them right on the floor! Won't he be surprised? Oh, yeah! Good idea. Okay. We gotta go. We got something fun to do. This is us, Charles and Chance the handsome bear cubs saying, 'over and out!"

Copycat

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy,  James. I have to look after him 'cuz he's old and forgetful. Oh, wait. Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby someone left on our doorstep one morning. He's a wee little thing. I have to look after him.

Chance is a copycat. Know what I copycat is? I do. It's someone who copies everything I do. Chance might be a bear cub but he's a copycat, too. See! I climb up on the chesterfield so I can tell  James what to write in the blog. Look who's here with me. Chance. He climbed right up behind me. He's a copycat. I don't know why we say copycat. He's really a bear cub. That makes Chance a copycub.

Chance is fast asleep. He always falls asleep after breakfast. I had gummy worms in my porridge for breakfast. Chance is so little, he doesn't have any teeth. He can't eat gummy worms and porridge. Chance drinks milk out of a bottle. Bottles are for newborn cubbies. Oh, wait! Chance IS a newborn cubby. I think he drinks condensed owls' milk. I have a sippy cup, cuz I'm five, you know. My birthday is on Canada Day. When Chance wakes up we can play. I know lots of games to play. I'm so glad I have a baby brother.

Did you hear that?  James is hollering, "Where's my handsome bear cubs? What happened to my Sons of Windsor? Where are my Princes of Ontario?" That us! Charles and Chance. We're gonna go find James so we can get our ears tickled and we'll laugh right out loud. Okay, good citizens. Eat all your porridge and then you'll be strong and healthy. Then you can climb things and play games. Gotta go! This is Charles the Bear Cub saying, 'over and out!'

Climb Time

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy,  James. I have to look after him 'cuz he's old and forgetful. Today he lost his hat.  Oh, wait. Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby someone left on our doorstep one morning. He's a wee little thing. I have to look after him. He copies everything I do. Sometimes that gets him into trouble. He's a handful!

Know what? I'm way up here on this light pole. I l-o-v-e to climb things. Chance is right behind me. I'm careful so I don't step on him. Know what? It's fun to be up here. I can see everybody really good. I wonder how high God has to climb to see everybody? I bet he has to climb really high! I bet I don't have to talk so loud to God when I'm way up here.

Did you hear that?  James is hollering, "Where's my handsome bear cubs? Where are the Sons of Windsor and the Princes of Ontario?" That's me, Charles--and Chance, too! We gotta get down and go find James so he can tickle our ears, kiss our noses and make us laugh out loud. Chance doesn't really laugh, he's so little. But he makes squeaky noises when he's happy. I hope  James has licorice in his pockets for us. I l-o-v-e licorice. I wish I had pockets. Maybe I'll grow some when I'm older. Okay, bye for now. This is me, Charles the bear cub, saying, 'over and out good citizens!'

Hide & Seek is a Fun Game

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy,  James. I have to look after him 'cuz he's really old. He was the second Canadian to get off Noah's Ark. He must be 20 years old!  Oh, wait. Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby someone left on our doorstep one morning. He's a wee little thing. I have to look after him, too.

Chance can only drink condensed owls' milk for a bottle. Know why? Cuz he doesn't have any teeth. He can't talk! He makes squeaky noises when he's happy and squawky noises when he's hungry or has poo in his diaper. He's stinky, then. We're playing Hide & Seek. Chance has to hide and I count to 100. I count, "One elephant, two elephants, three elephants..." all the way up to 100. I'm five. I can count real high.

I'm looking for Chance. He's not a good hider. He should be easy to find. I've looked under the bed and in the closet. He's not under the chesterfield. One time Chance hid in the microwave oven. That is not a good place to hide, you know. I'll keep looking until I find him. Then he will be 'it' and I will hide.

Chance never finds me. He has to get James to help him. Know what? I l-o-v-e to play Hide & Seek. It's the funnest game. When I get found, we get to eat Smarties. I always sort them out and eat the red ones last. It's a rule you know. I gotta go find Chance. I bet he's hiding in the dirty clothes hamper. Yeah. I'll look there. Okay. Have fun today. Hope you play Hide & Seek! This is me, Charles, saying 'over and out!'

Thanksgiving Day

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub and this is my little brother, Chance. We live on Sparkle Road with our buddy, James. I look after Chance and James 'cuz Chance is a newborn cubby and James is really old.

Know what? Today is Thanksgiving Day. I know what that means. I  say 'thank you' for all the good things that happened this year. Oh, wow! I got so many things to say 'thank you' for it would take me 'til lunch to say them all! I'm thankful for our family-- James and especially for Chance. I l-o-v-e having a baby brother. I'm thankful for my blue bike with the Canada flag on it, for wallermelons and gummy worms and porridge and Smarties and licorice. I'm thankful for trees to climb and the Crosstown bus and for baklava at Big Pita and everything that's yummy in the Canada Food Guide.

We're having turkey for Thanksgiving dinner. Oh. Wait! We're having mashed potatoes and gravy and corn on the cob and apple pie, too. Our house smells real good. Chance is a wee little thing. He can't eat turkey. He drinks condensed owls'  milk out of a bottle. Sometimes I smoosh up Smarties and put them in his milk but I don't know if he drinks the red ones last. Eating the red Smarties last is a rule, you know. Did you hear that? James is hollering, "Who's my handsome bear cubs? Who are the Sons of Windsor and Princes of Ontario?" That's us--Charles and Chance! We gotta go find James so he can tickle our ears, kiss our noses and make us laugh out loud. Chance doesn't really laugh but he makes squeaky noises when he's happy. Okay! Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends and buddies! This is me, Charles the Bear Cub saying, "Be good citizens. Be thankful! Over and out."'

Nighty Night!

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. I'm five. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy,  James. I look after him 'cuz he's old and forgetful. He lost his mitts today.  Oh. Wait! Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby. I found him in a basket one morning, right in front of the door!

I wanted a little brother for a long time but every time I would ask,  James would laugh, kiss my nose and say, "Fat chance, Charles. You're a handful already." That's how cubby got the name Chance. Chance and me and  James have lots of fun together.

After supper we're sleepy. We have our baths. Then  James tucks us into bed and reads stories to us. Then we say our prayers. Chance can't talk but he makes squeaky noises when he's happy. He likes to crawl under the covers cuz he thinks he's hiding. He can't hide from me.

Prayer time is nice. Know why? That is when I tell God what I did today. He's my friend even if I can't see him. Know what I say? I say, "Hello, God. This is me, Charles the Bear Cub. You know me. I live on Sparkle Road with Chance and James. Thank you for all the fun we had today. Thank you for my little brother and for James. Oh, wait. Thank you for Cassidy and Tanner, my friends. Thank you for porridge and gummy worms and licorice and my blue bike with the Canada flag and for Smarties, too. Thank you for trees to climb and for a a big back yard so I can dig holes. God, I know you climb way up high so you can watch over us. Thanks for watching. Okay, God. I'm sleepy. Amen."

Amen means I'm finished, God. This is me, Charles the sleepy bear cub saying 'over and out!" Then James kisses our noses and says, "Good night handsome bear cubs. Good night you Sons of Windsor. Good night you Princes of Ontario. Sleep tight. Don't let the bedbugs bite!" I don't know what bedbugs are but if I ever see one I'll make it sit on the Time Out Chair. No one should bite, you know. I sleep all night. So does Chance. Well, sometimes he poos in his diaper and makes squawky noises, so we have to change them but then we go right back to sleep. Bye for now?

Super Cub

Hi, I'm Charles the Bear Cub. I'm five, you know. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy, James. I look after him 'cuz he's really old. James was the second Canadian to get off Noah's Ark! He must be 20 years old!  Oh, wait! Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby I found in a basket on our doorstep one morning. We're a family. I know what families are. They're the folks who love us no matter what.

Look at me! I'm Super Cub. I'm flying in the air. I can see everything from up here. Well, I'm not really flying. Special Ed James is helping. He's swinging me 'round and 'round. This is fun. I l-o-v-e to fly! I get butterflies in my tummy. I like to play Super Cub. When I'm done, it will be Chance's turn to fly. Know what? He's so little he doesn't talk. He makes squeaky noises when he's happy. When he's hungry or his diaper is filled with poo, he makes little squawky sounds. I'm glad I have a little brother. I'm glad for  James, too.

Know what? We're gonna have red spaghetti for lunch. I l-o-v-e red spaghetti. Maybe we can put green gummy worms in the spaghetti. They would be easy to see! Okay, I gotta go. Chance's turn to fly. Be good citizens and have fun today. Hope you get to fly! Bye for now. This is me, Charles the Bear Cub, saying 'over and out!'

The Library

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. You know me. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy, James. He's very forgetful. Today he lost his library card.   I look after him.

Oh. Wait. Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby I found on our doorstep one morning. There was a note that read, "Please look after me." I can look after Chance. I'm five, you know. My birthday is on Canada Day. We get wallermelon and fireworks on Canada Day. I wish I could eat fireworks. I bet they're yummy and yummy is one of the four food groups in the Canada Food Guide.

Know what? This is me and Chance. We're at the library on Sandwich Street. I can read. I get to check out books. I read out loud to Chance and James. Chance is really little so I don't know how much he understands but he likes the books. He tries to chew on them.

Chance is silly. Bear cubs don't eat books. We eat Smarties and licorice and peanut butter. Oh. Wait! We eat porridge with gummy worms. Even if I don't like them I eat all my broccolis. I have to set a good example for Chance. When he is big enough to stop drinking condensed owls' milk out of a bottle he will have to eat broccolis, too. Okay. We gotta go. We're going home. I got books to read to my buddies. We're gonna start with The Cat in the Hat. Hope you have fun today and read to someone. Bye for now, this is Charles the Bear Cub saying, 'over and out!'

Getting High

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. You know me. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy,  James. He's old and forgetful. Today he forgot where he put the telephone. I found it. It was in the fridge!   I look after him. Oh. Wait. Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby I found on our doorstep one morning. There was a note that read, "Please look after me." I look after Chance. He's a wee little thing. He can't even talk and he drinks condensed owls' milk from a bottle.

Look at me! I'm way up high in this tree. I'm five. I can climb really high and eat licorice. I can see everything up here! Oh, look! Here comes a bus! I see people, too. Oh, no! Chance is trying to cross Sandwich Street by himself. He's so tiny he might get run over! I'd better get down from here and help him. He could get hurt. It's my job to look after him. I gotta go! I wish I had a superpower. I would fly down there and scoop up Chance. This is me Charles the Bear Cub to the rescue!

Picking Up Trash & Potato Salad

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy,  James. He's forgetful and really old. He was the second Canadian to get off Noah's Ark. He must be 20 years old!  I look after him. I'm five, you know. Oh. Wait! Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby I found on our doorstep one morning. He's a wee little thing and I look after him, too.

Look at me! I'm picking up trash and putting it in the bin. That's what good citizens do. Chance and  James help, too. Good citizens get to eat Smarties and wallermelons. They're yummy and that's one of the four food groups in the Canada Food Guide. Then we write about what we did so you can see it, too.

Know what? We had a big storm last night. The wind knocked down trees and smashed up cars. Wow! Know what? We're having potato salad for lunch. My buddy Jay made it. I l-o-v-e potato salad. I know what goes in potato salad--potatoes and salads! I bet I could cook potato salad all by myself. Maybe I could add some Smarties and some apple juice. Yeah. I bet that would taste really yummy!

Chance is too little to eat potato salad. I wonder if he could drink some out of his bottle. Know what? Chance has to wear a diaper cuz he's a newborn cubby. When he poos he makes little squawky noises. That means he's unhappy. When we change his diaper he's really stinky! I don't need a diaper. I know how to use the washroom all by myself. Chance makes squeaky noises when he's happy. I'm gonna go find him and holler, "Who's a handsome bear cub? Where is the Son of Windsor? Where is my Prince of Ontario?" Then I will tickle his ears, kiss his nose and make him laugh right out loud! Okay! This is Charles the Bear Cub saying, "Be good citizens. Pick up trash. Good citizens get to eat potato salad. Okay!  Over and out!

Space Cub

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy, James. He's old and forgets things. Today he forgot where he put the Smarties.  I look after him. I'm five, you know. Oh. Wait! Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby I found on our doorstep one morning. He's a wee little thing and I look after him, too.

Look at me! I'm a space cub. I put money in the clothes dryer and I can ride around in here. It goes really fast. It's fun. I ride upside down, too! Maybe when  James finishes changing Chance's stinky diaper, they will ride with me! Chance could be a Space Cub, too. Know what? I can't eat Smarties in the dryer cuz it gets hot and they would melt. Then I would be all sticky and I would need a bath.

I l-o-v-e bath time. Know what? When Chance and me take a bath we splash everywhere. Splashing is lots of fun. I have ducks and a firetruck. I can make the siren noise. Chance is so little he doesn't even talk. He just squeaks when he's happy and he makes little squawky noises when he's hungry or his diaper is full of poo. Then he's stinky. I wanna go around in the dryer some more. I'll see you later. This is me, Space Cub Charles saying, 'Over and out Ground Control!'

Good Citizens are Helpers

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy,  James. He's forgetful and old. He was the second Canadian to get off Noah's Ark.  I bet he's 20 years old! I look after him. Oh. Wait. Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby I found on our doorstep one morning. He's a wee little thing. I look after him, too.

Chance doesn't even talk. He makes squeaky noises when he's happy. Look at me! I'm riding on the Electrolux. It's a vacuum sweeper. It has wheels and sucks up dirt. We clean the carpets. That makes us good citizens 'cuz we're helpers. It's fun to ride on the Electrolux. Know what? We play a game. I chase Chance with the sweeper. I holler, "I'm gonna get you and eat you all up!" He makes squeaky noises and crawls really fast. I'm five. I'm faster than Chance. When I catch him, I holler, "Who's a handsome bear cub? Where is my Son of Windsor? Where is the Prince of Ontario?" Then I tickle his ears and kiss his nose and make him squeak some more! It's a fun game. We laugh a lot.

Sometimes James chases us both with the Electrolux. We sure do have fun! Know what? All this fun makes me hungry. I'm gonna ask  James if I can have some Smarties. I l-o-v-e Smarties. I always eat the red ones last, don't you? I hope you play some games today and have fun. This is me, Charles, saying, "Be good citizens. Help around the house! Over and out!"

Growing Up & Grapes

Hi. This is me, Charles the Bear Cub. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy,  James. Oh. Wait. Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby. I found him in a basket on our doorstep. We're a family. We look after each other.

Chance is a wee little thing. He doesn't have any teeth and he can't even talk but he can sure climb. Chance doesn't feel good today. He's cranky. When he's cranky he makes little squawky noises. Chance is taking a nap.

Know what? I'm outside. I'm five. I know how to play by myself. I'm growing up. Every day I get bigger and stronger cuz I eat my porridge and all the other good foods in the Canada Food Guide--except broccolis. They're nasty. Look! These are baby grapes. They don't taste good now, but when they grow up we can eat them. I l-o-v-e grapes. They're yummy. Chance can't eat grapes but he can drink grape juice from his bottle. I wonder what grapes eat to grow big and strong. If they like Smarties, I can share some with them. I hope Chance feels better when he wakes up from his nap. I want to play with him. We could play Hide & Seek. No. Wait. We can play Spiderman. Yeah. That's what we will do! I'm gonna go wake him up and see if he feels better.

Okay! I gotta go. Eat your porridge and grow up big and strong. Drink grape juice! That makes you a good citizen. This is me, Charles, saying 'over and out!'

Who's a Handsome Bear Cub?

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub and this is my little brother, Chance. We live on Sparkle Road with our buddy,  James. He is old and very forgetful. Today he forgot to get off the bus! I had to find him.  I look after him. I look after Chance, too. He's a newborn cubby.

Know what? Chance is a real handful. He climbs everything. Sometimes his diaper gets stuck and he can't get down. Then he makes squawky noises 'cuz he's afraid. Then I put on my fireman's hat and rescue him. I have to be careful because Chance copies everything I do. He's a copy cat. I don't know why we say that. He should be a copy cub.

I can do lots and lots of things cuz I'm five. My birthday is on Canada Day.  Chance is a wee little thing and if he tries to do what I do he might get hurt. That would be awful! Looking after Chance is a big job. Right now we're just hanging out in the cabinet. I holler, "Who's a handsome bear cub? Who is a Son of Windsor? Who is a Prince of Ontario?" then I tickle Chance's ears and kiss his nose. He makes squeaky noises 'cuz he's happy. Know what? Chance licks my ears with his tongue. That makes me laugh right out loud. It's raining outside.

We're gonna go find James and see if we can build a tent in the living room. Then we can hunt for lions and eat lunch in the tent. Yeah. Good idea. I can cook. James lets me help in the kitchen. I can cook peanut butter and Smarties sandwiches. I want apple juice, too. Oh. Wait. Chance doesn't have any teeth. He can't eat sandwiches. He drinks out of a bottle. I know! I'll stuff his sandwich into the bottle and fill it up with apple juice. Okay. We gotta go. We got stuff to do. This is me, Charles the Bear Cub, saying, 'over and out!'

Waiting for My Buddy

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy, James. Chance lives with us, too. Chance is a wee little newborn cubby. I found him on the doorstep one morning.

Know why his name is Chance? Everytime I would ask Special Ed James if I could have a little brother, he'd say, "Fat chance, Charles. You're a handful, already." So, his name is Chance.

Chance is really tiny. He doesn't have any teeth. He doesn't even have a tail, yet.

Know what I'm doing? I'm sitting on the back step, waiting. Sometimes waiting can be exciting. My buddy Darryl might come to visit. I'm gonna wait right here to surprise him. Darryl lives far away. He comes to our house on the train. When my buddy Darryl comes to visit, he tickles my ears and hollers, "Who's a handsome bear cub? Who's a Son of Windsor? Who's a Prince of Ontario?" That's me! Charles! He makes me laugh right out loud.

We do fun stuff, like go to the Dominion House to eat. They make deep-fried pickles and Scotch eggs at the Dominion House. They're yummy and yummy is one of the four food groups in the Canada Food Guide. It's important to eat good food. Broccolis aren't good to eat. They're nasty. Know what else is nasty? Sauerkrauts. They're really nasty. I don't know why we have to eat them.

When Darryl gets here we can play Hide & Seek. No. Wait! Maybe we will dig some holes in the back yard. I l-o-v-e to dig holes, don't you? Okay. I have to go, now. Hope you have fun today and someone special comes to visit you. Bye for now. This is me, Charles, saying 'over and out!'

Taking Chances

Hi. This isn't me, Charles the Bear Cub. This is my little brother, Chance. He's a newborn cubby. I found him on the doorstep one morning when I went outside to get the newspaper. I asked my buddy James if we could adopt him and he said, 'yes.' Chance is a real handful. I have to watch him all the time 'cuz he climbs everything and he wanders off by himself. He doesn't mean to get hurt but he's such a wee little thing he doesn't know he could get run over by a car or a bus. He could even get cubnapped by bad people. He shouldn't take chances.

Chance climbed up on this flower bed to play Hide &Seek. He thinks if he closes his eyes he's hiding from me but he's not a very good hider. I'm five, you know. I can hide real good. Even James can't find me! So, I am going to take Chance home and we can dig holes in the back yard. That's fun and the back yard is a safe place to play. Maybe  James will holler, "Where's my handsome bear cubs? Where are my Sons of Windsor and my Princes of Ontario?" and we'll come running so he can tickle our ears, kiss our noses and make us laugh right out loud.

Oh. Wait. Did you hear that? Chance is squeaking. Hemakes squeaky noises when he's happy. You should hear him. This is me, Charles the Bear Cub, "Be good citizens. Watch your little brother so he doesn't get hurt. Over and out!"