The Big Book of Berenstain Bears Beginner Books

This is a collection of the older Berenstain Bear stories so the illustrations are different, the stories don't follow the same format as they do today, and Sister Bear isn't a character yet. If you buy this collection thinking they will be the same style as today you will probably be disappointed. For those who love BB and wanted the classic stories this is a great collection. My 4-year old girls looked at the illustrations at first & were confused but absolutely love them now since the stories & illustrations are so silly. In one story Papa Bear teachers Brother what NOT to do when riding a bike therefore he falls a lot which of course children love. In other stories he teaches them water safety, again by teaching brother what NOT to do which is a funny way of teaching since he gets a lot of "boo-boos." Some of the stories are nice and long, others are shorter so you can pick & choose depending on the night- can be good for early readers as well. Almost every children's book has some sort of serious lesson, I'm glad we go this one, kids need to laugh and have fun too.

excellent for mu Great Granddaughter

You will always love the Berenstain Bears stories, and so will your children and grandchildren. We probably have 10-12 Bears Books, and the grandkids read and reread them. We used to own a couple of daycare centers and had dozens of Bears Books in each. The 2-year-olds loved having them read to them, and the kiddos who could start reading on their own pulled these from the bookcases often. You will always be pleased you added a Berenstain Bear book to your collection. This Big book has almost 300 pages of wonderful stories!

Great Book!

Perfect for my grandchildren.

The book is good and the stories are long but pretty simple (easy for a 4-year-old to follow). The rhyming and repetition are wonderful tools to help my son learn to read, and the stories are very silly (Papa Bear is a great example of "what not to do"). The darker stories can be a little scary to the kiddos, but I've found if we focus on another aspect in the story (like how the bears lost their tools (for lack of a better word), or the excitement of all the little passageways in the tree), my boy is still intrigued (though snuggling close--a bonus, I think!) and doesn't have nightmares. This was another book we checked out at the library for a while before we decided to add it to our own. We definitely enjoy reading it together.

I love the Berenstain bear books. I liked them when younger, and they still apply to today's kids. The books deal with everyday things a young child might experience as you can see by the titles. I've taught 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade kids, and I would say these were still certainly popular with 2nd and 3rd graders. Also, since the characters are bears, there is no race that is represented so all kids can relate to the books and relate to the characters.

We already had the Big Book of Berenstain Bears Beginner Books and it was an absolute favorite of our 5 year old reader. She carries it around and reads it all the time. I discovered this version and thought it would be a great addition to her growing library. It is a new favorite and she has read the whole thing at least once and several stories multiple times since it arrived four days ago. It is a great collection of easy-to-read simple funny stories as well as more advanced, interesting stories. Highly recommended (along with the Big Book of Berenstain Bears Beginner Books.

We were after some of the stories we remembered from childhood to read to our 3y.o grandson and he absolutely adores them! So happy another generation is loving the Berenstain Bears! Happy memories for all.

Short rhyming stories like Dr. Seuss. I particularly like reading the same one to my daughter and we do the countdown and blast off sounds. It has a he/she story so maybe not a good pick for the easily offended.

me encantan los cuentos de Berenstain mis hijos los adoran para la hora de dormir, el libro al ser pasta dura se nota su calidad y las hojas tambien son de calidad, los dibujos, en fin yo estoy feliz de la compra

Bought this one for my boy who is a fan a the Berenstein Bears. A bit disappointed. The stories in the book are short and shallow. Let alone the pictures and drawings we can barely recognise the characters. Not worth the price even though the book is thick and in good condition.

Because it rhymes, these stories teach kids how to use rhythm and pronounce in English. My kids are Spanish and with this 5 in 1 book, along with Doctor Seuss, I feel equipped to teach the kids to read in English.