Bear Shifters/Shifting (38 books)

Myths, legends, and stories about people who can become bears and/or bears who can become people. One-off transformations and bear hybrids included.

Please don't add books that are retellings of particular fairy tales that already have their own lists. Instead, see:
East of the Sun and West of the Moon
Snow White and Rose Red
(Fairy tale tellings/retellings that don't have their own separate list are fine).

Also see
Deer Shifters/Shifting
Flying/Winged Shifters
Sea/River/Lake Shifters (Water Shifters)

No paranormal romance (PNR) genre or erotica, please - there are other lists for those, e.g.
Were Bears and Bear Shifters

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1	The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.30 avg rating — 4,429,146 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Ursula Bear by Sheila Lavelle 4.25 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Brother Bear by Ben Smiley (Adapter) 4.16 avg rating — 19 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, #1) by David Eddings 4.16 avg rating — 111,218 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Brother Bear by Lisa Ann Marsoli 3.93 avg rating — 150 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Shattered World by Michael Reaves 3.92 avg rating — 196 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Brave Little Golden Book by Walt Disney Company 4.07 avg rating — 301 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Sisters of the Winter Wood by Rena Rossner (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 7,532 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Brave Big Golden Book by Janice Moore 4.01 avg rating — 86 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Hrolf Kraki's Saga by Poul Anderson 3.98 avg rating — 646 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Saga of Hrolf Kraki and his Champions (Viking Legendary Sagas) by Anonymous 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Woman Who Married the Bear: A Tlingit Story by Frank Henry Kaash Katasse (Adapter) 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Clovermead: In the Shadow of the Bear by David Randall (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 315 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Tree Girl by T.A. Barron (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 656 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Ice Bear by Jackie Morris (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.24 avg rating — 230 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Girl Who Speaks Bear by Sophie Anderson (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 5,402 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Gretchen and the Bear by Carrie Anne Noble (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 259 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Grizzly Ben by Alex Ayliffe 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Freya and the Dragon Egg by K.W. Penndorf (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 40 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Travel Light by Naomi Mitchison 3.74 avg rating — 3,692 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Experiment (Animorphs, #28) by K.A. Applegate 3.62 avg rating — 3,459 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Eye of the Hunter (Mithgar, #8) by Dennis L. McKiernan (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 1,632 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Dancing Bears by Fred Saberhagen 3.16 avg rating — 77 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Halleluja by Annelies Verbeke 3.37 avg rating — 391 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Year of the Unicorn (Witch World Series 2, High Hallack Cycle, #1) by Andre Norton 3.91 avg rating — 1,725 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Grizzly Dad by Joanna Harrison 3.68 avg rating — 117 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Evie Bear: A Teething Story by Steve Gera 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Boy Who Was a Bear by Charles Ashton really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Amos Daragon: The Mask Wearer (Amos Daragon, #1) by Bryan Perro 3.84 avg rating — 2,241 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Bear Daughter by Judith Berman 3.74 avg rating — 174 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Max and the Spice Thieves (Secrets of the Twilight Djinn, #1) by John Peragine (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 126 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Daughter of the Bear King by Eleanor Arnason 3.31 avg rating — 55 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Bear Pit by Rebecca Lisle liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Blanca & Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 3,935 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Bear Suit by Marta Maretich (Goodreads Author) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	She-Bear: A Science Fiction Retelling of She-Bear by Ariele Sieling (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Once Upon a Dreadful Time (Faery, #5) by Dennis L. McKiernan (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 396 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Bearskin (Books of Wonder) by Howard Pyle 4.04 avg rating — 180 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars