The Berenstain Bears and the Blame Game

The Berenstain Bears

by Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain

Who's to blame? That's what everyone always wants to know. But the kernal of wisdom at the heart of this latest First Time Book is who really cares? Because -- let's face it -- there's always enough blame to go around. What matters is how we work together to fix the problem.  

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Fiction, Animals, Juvenile, Classics, Young Adult

32 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1997

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

[Kimberly · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book about accidents, arguing, and choosing to put squabbles aside to fix things.

I haven't read the Berenstain Bears in a long time. This reminded me how good they are!

[↜ƈɦǟռ☂ɛℓℓɛ↝ · Rating 3 out of 5]

★★★The Berenstain Bears and the Blame Game by Stan and Jan Berenstain
Oh, no, watch out! When Mama's not happy, no ones happy. Oh, how true that is. All Brother and Sister do anymore is blame each other for everything. Because...But...Because...But...Because, the only words Mama hears, and she has had enough. Mama's solution stop blaming, start solving.
Not one of our favorites, but still a lesson to be learned.

[Skylar Burris · Rating 3 out of 5]

A much needed lesson for my children, but, alas, I fear it did not sink in at all. If only real life were precisely like a Berenstain Bears book, and if only I was as patient and calm as Mama Bear.

[Katt Hansen · Rating 4 out of 5]

As usual the title sums up the book fairly well. The Berenstain Bears are coping with a new problem, that of no one wanting to take responsibility for when things go wrong. Every while will understand where this story is coming from, as no one likes 'fessing up to the truth at some point. What I liked about this story though was how it was more focused on finding solutions to the problem than spending time over who needed to be 'punished' for the mess. Accepting that accidents happen is such an important lesson for parents and children both. I only hope the parents can take this book to heart as much as their children will when reading it.

[Layla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well, in the story the Berenstain Bears and the Blame Game Brother and Sister Bear kept on aurguing about who did what. Constant he did I it No she did it’s around the house. First they broke something and of. Mama Bears and pap bear fixed it and then brother and sister bear started playing the blame game again because they broke something of papa bears things and mama bear fixed it. Then they found out sometimes there truly isnsmeone to blame but other times there’s enough blame to go around the whole group.

[Jill Culver · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is about the children of the berenstain bears learning a lesson about rather than blaming someone taking care of the mess made instead. Although this book is educational and great for teaching children techniques about how to fix and solve problems that are caused rather than arguing about it, I don’t plan to keep this book in my personal library because although they solve their problems, most of the book is contentious, and I don’t like that.

[Mitchell Friedman · Rating 2 out of 5]

This one is just not as good. There's not enough story framing the moral. And it's just plain boring. The message is still fine, and it's handled okay. But it's just hard to care. Still readable. And the art is almost the same, though it also seems lacking in something extra.

[Silvia B. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Abbiamo l'intera collana, troppo belli questi racconti! Con la lettura delle avventure della famiglia Orsetti ho accompagnato l'infanzia dei miei figli. Divertenti,educativi, nei quali i bambini si riconoscono facilmente.

[Em Mirra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pending.

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really loved this book. I really wanted a more complete ending and thought it stopped too abruptly. Great message and easy to relate to reality. LOL.

[1stLady · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Lesson

Highly recommended! Instead of getting caught up in who did what,..... read the book to find out the rest. Enjoy! :)

[Talea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great little book to help teach kids to get past the blame game and to just fix the problem.

[Farida Ladipo-Ajayi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought brother and sister bear deserved some whooping, I was disappointed that it didnt happen lol
Good story still!

[Holly Pucheta]

What is it e?🤔

[Kelly Chester · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super great book

[Karl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fond childhood memories.

[Mari]

this book makes me hate this whole family... :'( !!!
Wouldn't be reading these if I hadn't been asked for them

[Kristina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the Bernstein Bears books. this is a good book but the message was lost on my kids. Lol. I would recommend this book to others.

[Chappyfamily · Rating 3 out of 5]

This resonates more as a mother than when I was a kid. My kids do this and now I see how annoying it is.

[Ashley Field · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mama gets mad with Brother and Sister for not taking responsibilities for their mistakes. They both break the vase holding Mama's roses and the window that Papa just fixed and painted. When Mama loses her patience, Papa comes in to help them solve the problem. Papa has everyone help pick the debri up. When Papa loses his patience, Mama comes in to help them solve the problem and does the same as Papa. After all of the problems are resolved Papa is sure to remind the cubs that sometimes someone specific is supposed to take responsibility for the problem, but sometimes there is enough blame to share with others. This book is a good example of working together to solve a problem. I liked this book because often times it is difficult to admit fault no matter what a persons age is. They learn that they must take responsibility for their actions and Papa and Mama show a good example of working together which is an important lesson for children and parents as well.

[Gina Erb · Rating 5 out of 5]

The peace and serenity of Bear family is shattered by the boisterous exchange between Brother and Sister Bear. Even the usually patient Mama Bear could not help but blow her top off. Papa Bear comes to the rescue by showing the way. He puts things in the right perspective by stating that it is no matter who is to blame there is usually enough blame to go around, and by getting Brother, Sister and even Mama Bear to chip in and help. The author did a wonderful job with the illustrations throughout this book as well as teaching children a life lesson on the blame game.

[Stef · Rating 1 out of 5]

The cubs are really grinding Mama's gears with their incessant finger-pointing. They break stuff when tickling each other and playing ball and then blame the other. The final point is murky: The cubs are still blaming each other at the end of the book so it's like they didn't learn their lesson, which is apparently "There are times when somebody really is to blame for something. But most of the time, it's important to remember there's usually enough blame to go around." Okay...? What are young readers supposed to do with that?

[Ryan Hazen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Throughout the course of history, allegories have been used to critique society. This book ranks right on up there with Animal Farm and Aesop's fables as timeless classics.

Despite being written in 1997, this book will be remembered for its accurate portrayal of the 2016 Presidential Election.

[CrystalIsReading on StoryGraph · Rating 3 out of 5]

another classic--with a good message and all. Instead of assigning blame, stop the arguing and "get 'er done". a nice little role reversal for Papa and Mama Bear at first. Just a cute book. Classic BB.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Picture Book 16
This is another book in the series that I enjoy reading! I like how this teaches kids how to treat each other. I have read this in my Sunday School class which are in Kindergarten and First grade. They like it!

[Crystal · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great story to help teach young children to fix a problem rather than blame each other for it. Just read it to my kids again and they love the story and the moral is easy enough for them to grasp.

[Laura Pharis · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good book to teach children to take responsibility for their actions instead of trying to blame others. They should try to work together to fix whatever the problem may be because just blaming some one else does not fix anything.

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mama bear looked just like when she got super angry from the cubs blaming each other over everything. I get that way too!

[Adrian · Rating 3 out of 5]

the brother and sister are always blaming each other

[Eastofoz · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Bernestain family teaches children to be responsible and not to lie if they've done something wrong.