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The Berenstain Bears

by Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain

Illus. in full color. Beginning readers will get a world-class introduction to comparatives like good, better, and best while taking a ringside seat at the Bear family's mini-Olympics.  

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Fiction, Juvenile, Animals, Sports, Classics

32 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1988

About the author

Stan 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.

Reviews

[Bobby · Rating 2 out of 5]

In Mama Bear's decathalon, Papa Bear loses each athletic even to his small children, finally winning the sleeping event at the end.

The irony of a grown man (bear) being more juvenille than his children is perhaps amusing to a certain extent, but the degree of Papa Bear's pathetic oafishness leads me to suspect that he is either mentally or physically handicapped.

There is a point in ridiculing a character at which he becomes pitiable. Maybe that doesn't apply to fathers.

[Katt Hansen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of those books that my daughter and I enjoyed immensely. The concepts of things like "Good, Better, Best" are shown over and over again as the Bear Family competes in various events. The pictures are bright and engaging, and it's fun to see which Bears are better in which events. I like how Papa Bear keeps right on trying throughout the book.

There isn't a lot of text with this book, which makes it ideal for an early reader. Overall, this is a fun story, and one of the best Berenstain Bear books.

[Iliana Morales · Rating 4 out of 5]

The drawings: They're colorful, fun, and show the bears moving, playing sports, and playing games.

The humor especially when Papa Bear doesn't win, but has fun anyway! It makes people laugh and shows that you don't always have to win.

The lesson, It teaches words like "good, better, best" in a fun and memorable way.

Teamwork: Even though they compete, the family always supports each other and works together.

The story is easy to understand: Perfect for young children who are just beginning to read or learning a new language.

[Jaime · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was in the bookstore recently and saw this book on the shelf. Being a big fan of The Berenstain Bears series, I picke dit up. I ended up reading and enjoying it. It is a frank but enjoyable book about the competitive spirit. I liked how honest it was about winnign and losing. I will buy a copy for my granddaughter.

[Mari]

practice of the concept big, bigger and biggest... comparing words and superlatives.. it would have been okay, but I'm sad that they only thing they find papa to be good at is sleeping. Humor doesn't have to be at the expense of ridiculing anyone. I'm sure papa bear would have been the strongest, or the best at so many other things...

[Scout Collins · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

Eh - it was okay. Repetitive and didn't really seem to have a point other than to make parents feel bad that their kids are better at everything physically 😅

Read to girl I was babysitting.

[Kristina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm not sure why but this is one of my favorite Berenstain Bears books. I love reading it to my students and it goes great with the good, better, best lesson in English or Writing. This book is also an AR book for anyone who might want to know. I would recommend this book to others.

[Danielle Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Funny

[Mary T · Rating 5 out of 5]

#cbad 2018-2019 - 5th grade SCA - 5/3/19 - average rating 5.0

[Caro y Brady Cronin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Caroline laugh with this book every time that we read it, so fun!!

[Cyndy · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Berenstain Bears are always good for a likeable story.

[Heidi]

This was a bit more humorous than some of the others.

[Little Champs]

3113

[Megan · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's meh. It's very simple. If you're teaching your kid -er and -est (ex fast, faster, fastest) then it's better.

[Rick Christiansen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good for introducing and practicing superlatives with young children.

[Ed Morykwas · Rating 5 out of 5]

This one is a longtime family favorite. Our kids loved the family competition, and how Papa kept losing... except at the end!

[LobsterQuadrille · Rating 2 out of 5]

Poor Papa Bear can't even get second place in anything. Against two small children, no less. I suspect the authors were real sick of Papa at this point and wanted to publicly humiliate him.

[Jacqueline · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good picture book for early picture book readers--it's one of the simplest Berenstain Bear books and the repetition and language predictability help kiddos become engaged in reading along. Plus, it's pretty awesome that Sister Bear is the best athlete in the family.

[Gordon · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book is funny.

[Benjamin Plume · Rating 4 out of 5]

I honestly think there could be a book titled "all I really ever needed to know I learned from the Berenstain Bears." Forget Kindergarden.

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

My favorite part was when Papa Bear wasn't the best at anything, until the very end when he won best sleeping award.

[Fernando Torres · Rating 5 out of 5]

The message that it gave was simple but equally as important for young children to understand that everyone has gifts and is good at somethings but not all.