A mole is asleep in a hole but a bear (I think) thinks that he fell in and is hurt. He tries to get help but has to bargain with other animals e.g. horse has a rope but he wants a brush to swap, so bear goes to squirrel to get a brush but he wants nuts (I think) … eventually bear gets back to mole to find out he was only asleep
Solving my own bookstumper here: the book is called Big Bear to the Rescue, found it within minutes at http://www.worldcat.org – and no charge for that!
Rather use that service!