Little Bear is an educational Canadian children’s animated series based on the Little Bear series of books written by Else Holmelund Minarik, and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. The program was originally produced by CBC. It has been rebroadcast on many channels, including Noggin/Nick Jr. (US) and Children’s BBC (UK). The direct-to-video/DVD full-length feature film The Little Bear Movie was released in 2001.