熊娃听不到熊爸爸早上来叫他起床的声音，但他能感觉到他沉重的脚步声引起的地板震动。在学校，他只能听懂一点点老师跟他说话。他无法理解朋友们在笑什么。而且，熊娃一直听到一个问题："熊会滑雪吗？" 这句话是什么意思？在熊爸爸的支持下，熊娃去看了听力专家，最终，他戴上了助听器。突然，他明白了大家一直在问他的问题。"你能听到我说话吗？"

Boy Bear cannot hear Dad Bear coming to wake him up in the morning but he can feel the floor vibrate with his heavy footsteps. He can only grasp little bits of what his teacher says to him at school. He cannot catch what his friends are laughing at. And, all the time, Boy Bear keeps hearing the question, “Can Bears ski?” What does it mean? With the support of Dad Bear, Boy Bear visits an audiologist and, eventually, he gets hearing aids. Suddenly, he understands the question everyone has been asking him: "CAN YOU HEAR ME?"

Raymond draws on his own experience to show how isolating it can be for a deaf child in a hearing world. But through his lyrical and moving words, matched with Polly's stunning imagery, he also shows how many ways there are to communicate love. With a solid network, Boy Bear will find his place in the world.