The Berenstain Bears Holiday Audio Collection

by Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain

Five very popular stories read by the authors with sound effects and original music.

How the Berenstain Bears Saved Christmas is the story of the year when it seems everyone in Bear Country has gone Christmas–crazy, and Mama Bear is concerned the true holiday spirit has been lost. Santa worries also, and is ready to cancel Christmas! Now it's up to the Berenstain Bears to change his mind.

How can Santa's sleigh land with no snow? How can he fit down all those skinny chimneys? Answers to these and other questions about the true meaning of Christmas are revealed in The Berenstain Bears Meet Santa Bear. In The Berenstain Bears' Thanksgiving the Bear family happily prepares their holiday feast, but danger lurks. The legendary monster, Bigpaw, is coming to Bear Country and it's up to Brother and Sister Bear to save the day.

In The Berenstain Bears and the Prize Pumpkin the Bear family may not win the blue ribbon in the pumpkin contest at the Thanksgiving Festival, but they do remember all that there is to be thankful for. And in The Berenstain Bears' Comic Valentine, the day of Brother Bear's championship hockey game has arrived. It's also the day he finds out the identity of his secret admirer. Who can she be? Brother is in for a big surprise!

Genres: Holiday, Childrens, Christmas

Audio Cassette

First published October 1, 2003

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

[Carolyn · Rating 2 out of 5]

I often enjoy audios read by the author - particularly children's books - and this recording with 1970s sound effects is quaint and endearing. Unfortunately the content drives me a little nuts: Papa Bear is an idiot who is always claiming expertise and then making a fool of himself. It's the worst stereotype of a dad over and over and over again. We have several of the Berenstain Bears books and they're great. Some have hints of the dad being almost as immature as the kids, but none are as over-the-top as these original stories. (sigh)

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super cute! Highly recommend for nostalgia or if your kids are young enough to appreciate lol
I listened to the Christmas stories twice 😆
The authors actually narrate so it sounds like grandma and grandpa reading a bedtime story.

[Kc · Rating 5 out of 5]

3 hours

[Amy · Rating 2 out of 5]

I've loved the Bear Family since childhood, but I didn't enjoy this presentation. Too bad since it was read by Stan and Jan themselves.

[K Grant · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm always impressed at the creativity of these authors, as well as the relate-ability of these charming stories. Some of the book rhyme and some do not, and all are delightful.