Oliver, a small boy, is ready to play . . . but his friend George, a bear, is too busy reading.

Oliver then tries everything to distract George from his book. He throws paper planes, breaks his chair, tips porridge over his head . . . but it seems nothing can distract George or make him angry. That is, until Oliver snatches the thing that is most important to George--his book. Oliver soon finds out what happens when he bothers his friend one too many times.