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The Berenstain Bears
The Berenstain Bears: Safe and Sound!
Brother Bear and Sister Bear love to ride their skateboards. When their usual skating park closes, the only place left to ride is a neighborhood spot where helmets are not the fashion! Will Brother and Sister forget Mama's advice about putting safety first?
32 pages, Hardcover
First published May 26, 2009
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Jan Berenstain
918 books231 followersStan and Jan Berenstain (often called The Berenstains) were American writers and illustrators best known for creating the children's book series the Berenstain Bears. Their son Mike Berenstain joined them as a creative team in the late 1980s.
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June 24, 2018
The cubs want to use the school as a skate park, but that doesn't work over summer when there's no one around to watch. But using Two-Tall's scary pseudo skate park means no safety equipment. Eek!
What I love here was how the parents came together to help the cubs out by building them a really cool (and SAFE) park in an unused field. Yay for good parenting!
What I love here was how the parents came together to help the cubs out by building them a really cool (and SAFE) park in an unused field. Yay for good parenting!
February 27, 2020
Brother and Sister don't get the focus of the action in this one. Too-Tall Grizzly, the neighborhood bully, injures himself in a makeshift skate park. This proves to Brother and Sister Bear what Mama Bear's point about safety. Ultimately, Papa Bear's carpentry skills and civic-mindedness leads to an official skate park for the cubs.
Sweet!!
Sweet!!
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November 1, 2016
Skateboarding safety gear is radical.
I don't know why anybody in Bear Country ever trusts Too-Tall Grizzly. Why?! You know he's the leader of the schoolyard gang, he's a bully, and he's always going to try to get you into trouble. Why? You would think after maybe once or twice of this kind of thing happening, people would just stop trusting him. He would be a pariah. But no, he's always just hanging around, and everybody goes, "Huh! Maybe he's got a good idea this time!" Maybe the bears are just all idiots.
I don't really know what to say about this. At least it's got a storyline, so that's good. It seems like takes them almost no time at all to build a skate park, but maybe it's supposed to be happening over a few days. It does make a lot of sense, because it has been established in other books that Papa is a carpenter. That's his job. He would be able to build that kind of thing.
Brother and Sister head off to go skateboarding, but Mama makes them take their safety gear first. They go down to the schoolyard and try to go skateboarding there, but they can't anymore, because the principal says it's too dangerous to skateboard when the teachers aren't there to watch them. Realistically, it would also be because of legal issues, but that's left out. Too-Tall Grizzly shows up and says, "Hey! I've got my own skate park! A secret skate park in the middle of the woods! But you can't wear safety gear." So they take the safety gear off, and then Too-Tall falls over and lands in a sticker bush and Brother and Sister sneak off because they think wearing safety gear is a good idea. Their dad says, "Hey, let's build our own skate park!" And so they do, and a whole bunch of people show up and help them out, and they open it and it's the Official Bear Country Skate Park, and Mayor Honeypot comes to the opening. Safety gear must be worn at all times, and Too-Tall Grizzly wears it, too. Ha, ha, ha.
How big is Bear Country, anyway? They took a fricking road trip around it in another book, complete with their own version of Mount Rushmore and Niagara Falls, and now they've got the Official Skate Park in somebody's cow pasture. That's impressive.
The best part: "'How many fingers can you see?" asked Brother, holding up three fingers. 'Uh... twelve?' guessed Too-Tall, his eyes rolling around.
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I don't know why anybody in Bear Country ever trusts Too-Tall Grizzly. Why?! You know he's the leader of the schoolyard gang, he's a bully, and he's always going to try to get you into trouble. Why? You would think after maybe once or twice of this kind of thing happening, people would just stop trusting him. He would be a pariah. But no, he's always just hanging around, and everybody goes, "Huh! Maybe he's got a good idea this time!" Maybe the bears are just all idiots.
I don't really know what to say about this. At least it's got a storyline, so that's good. It seems like takes them almost no time at all to build a skate park, but maybe it's supposed to be happening over a few days. It does make a lot of sense, because it has been established in other books that Papa is a carpenter. That's his job. He would be able to build that kind of thing.
Brother and Sister head off to go skateboarding, but Mama makes them take their safety gear first. They go down to the schoolyard and try to go skateboarding there, but they can't anymore, because the principal says it's too dangerous to skateboard when the teachers aren't there to watch them. Realistically, it would also be because of legal issues, but that's left out. Too-Tall Grizzly shows up and says, "Hey! I've got my own skate park! A secret skate park in the middle of the woods! But you can't wear safety gear." So they take the safety gear off, and then Too-Tall falls over and lands in a sticker bush and Brother and Sister sneak off because they think wearing safety gear is a good idea. Their dad says, "Hey, let's build our own skate park!" And so they do, and a whole bunch of people show up and help them out, and they open it and it's the Official Bear Country Skate Park, and Mayor Honeypot comes to the opening. Safety gear must be worn at all times, and Too-Tall Grizzly wears it, too. Ha, ha, ha.
How big is Bear Country, anyway? They took a fricking road trip around it in another book, complete with their own version of Mount Rushmore and Niagara Falls, and now they've got the Official Skate Park in somebody's cow pasture. That's impressive.
The best part: "'How many fingers can you see?" asked Brother, holding up three fingers. 'Uh... twelve?' guessed Too-Tall, his eyes rolling around.
For more children's book reviews, see my website at http://www.drttmk.com.
April 7, 2020
I liked this book because it reminds you that you can’t just go of and ride a skateboard without a helmet because you have to stay safe and sound. This is also a very good example for old and young kids. And to not be like too-tall in this book. It is a very good book and those are the very good and simple reasons of why I like the book. I give this book three stars!!
January 8, 2021
This book was great
April 22, 2022
Another by the numbers Berenstain Bears book about the importance of wearing safety gear. The community coming together to build a skate park was a nice ending.
July 20, 2023
Meh. I won't remember this one.
August 4, 2012
I read this book aloud to my children. They love The Berenstain Bears!
In Safe and Sound!, Brother Bear and Sister Bear learn the importance of skateboard safety. When the school principal announces that skateboarding is prohibited on weekends because there is no supervision, Too-Tall and his gang make their own private skate park. They invite Brother Bear and Sister Bear to join them, but they must obey the only rule: No safety gear allowed!
Even though Brother and Sister give in to peer pressure and remove their safety gear, they soon find out that it isn't such a good idea after Too-Tall gets hurt. They decide they would rather leave than risk injury.
When Papa Bear finds out why the cubs are so unhappy, he volunteers to help the cubs build their own skate park. The entire family helps out, and neighbours also show up to lend a hand. All the cubs in the neighbourhood are eager to try out the new skate park, but they must abide by the rule that safety gear must be worn at all times.
I really liked the sense of community spirit that this book portrayed. Although the cubs do initially give in to peer pressure, they come to realize that they would rather leave and not play at Too-Tall's skate park if it means that they have to forego their safety gear. They realize the importance of playing safe.
This is a cute story, and I love that it teaches some life lessons. The illustrations are bright and colourful.
MY RATING: 4 stars!! It was really good, and I would recommend it!
In Safe and Sound!, Brother Bear and Sister Bear learn the importance of skateboard safety. When the school principal announces that skateboarding is prohibited on weekends because there is no supervision, Too-Tall and his gang make their own private skate park. They invite Brother Bear and Sister Bear to join them, but they must obey the only rule: No safety gear allowed!
Even though Brother and Sister give in to peer pressure and remove their safety gear, they soon find out that it isn't such a good idea after Too-Tall gets hurt. They decide they would rather leave than risk injury.
When Papa Bear finds out why the cubs are so unhappy, he volunteers to help the cubs build their own skate park. The entire family helps out, and neighbours also show up to lend a hand. All the cubs in the neighbourhood are eager to try out the new skate park, but they must abide by the rule that safety gear must be worn at all times.
I really liked the sense of community spirit that this book portrayed. Although the cubs do initially give in to peer pressure, they come to realize that they would rather leave and not play at Too-Tall's skate park if it means that they have to forego their safety gear. They realize the importance of playing safe.
This is a cute story, and I love that it teaches some life lessons. The illustrations are bright and colourful.
MY RATING: 4 stars!! It was really good, and I would recommend it!
September 19, 2012
I really like this book! It serves as a great tool for educating children in safety. It is very colorful and demonstrates family and friends working together to create a safe skating environment for children. Today children are easily peer pressured to do whats "cool" and not safe, however this book teaches children to think for themselves and act upon good deeds.
A Learning experience would be to have a large group where I would engage the children in discussing what safety gear is needed and appropriate when operating a bike, skate board, scooter etc. This will help children identify safety gear.
A Learning experience would be to have a large group where I would engage the children in discussing what safety gear is needed and appropriate when operating a bike, skate board, scooter etc. This will help children identify safety gear.
August 10, 2012
charlie got this today at chickfila. can i just say how awesome it is that chickfila gives books in their kids' meals!?
anyway, we read this while waiting at the dr's office. Like most Berenstain bears books, this is a lesson disquised as a story. As much as my adult sentiments make me cringe when I'm being taught a lesson forcefully through a story, I do think in picture books there is a value to these types of books. This one teaches safety first and foremost in a practical and fun manner.
Charlie immediately said to read it again, so it gets bonus points for that!
anyway, we read this while waiting at the dr's office. Like most Berenstain bears books, this is a lesson disquised as a story. As much as my adult sentiments make me cringe when I'm being taught a lesson forcefully through a story, I do think in picture books there is a value to these types of books. This one teaches safety first and foremost in a practical and fun manner.
Charlie immediately said to read it again, so it gets bonus points for that!
February 19, 2015
I like this book so much. I like how it doesn't end the way I expected that on of the children get hurt because he did not wear the safety equipment for skateboarding. It is a great book to teach children the importance of their parents' role, and the benefit of being honest with the. It teaches children not to listen to their peers if they encourage them to do wrong things.
November 1, 2011
Natalie loved this book. I think it is because she loves the Berenstain Bears and she knows what skateboards are, not sure how much of the actual story she got. She did say "No, no, no, wear helmets and pads" and "no skateboarding on the weekends." Whenever we read it though.
August 6, 2014
Another wonderful Bernstein Bear book... the cubs learn that Mama bear was right when she pressed them to wear safety gear to play on their skateboards. After seeing one of their friends get hurt pretty badly. A nice (but not scary) way of helping teach our children the importance of safety.
November 5, 2009
Found this oldie in the back seat of a friend's car. Read it in 3 minutes. Beat that!
August 11, 2011
Cute stuff. And when I was a kid, I so said the exact same thing about my helmet as Sister did, "It's hot, and it's heavy!!" Mhmmm.
April 5, 2012
My kids love all the berenstain bear books! Always great lessons & values taught! :)
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November 24, 2012This is a teachable moment for teachers because they are able to show students that safety always come first in every situation. This book shows students that its important to be safe than sorry.
April 4, 2014
This book is about the importance of wearing safety gear.
October 25, 2015
The Berenstain cubs love to skateboard. Mama Bear says it's better to be safe than sorry and wear pads and helmets. The cubs are not so sure, but learn that sometimes it is better to be safe.
February 26, 2016
C and his Daddy enjoyed this book. They both love the Berenstain Bears.
April 14, 2014
A fun book
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