The Berenstain Bears' Pet Show

by Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain

The Berenstain Bears' Pet Show Join the Berenstain Bears at the big Pet Show. Get to know all your favorite pets including cats, birds, and dogs. Available for the first time in trade format, this singsong read-aloud will be a bedtime favorite for many nights to come!

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

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

[Katt Hansen · Rating 4 out of 5]

An easy reader book about all the different kinds of pets that kids have, told through the story of a pet show. Kind of a basic story but decent. There's nothing new here about the Bears, and nothing memorable about the book itself. OK, but not one to go out of your way looking for.

[Pinky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Little Blue and Swish win the cubs a ribbon at the pet show.

[Hanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Inspiring for being happy and then trying out for something more exciting!

[Adhali Frayre · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Berenstain Bears' Pet Show is about two cubs, Brother and Sister, who enter their pets in a pet show. Brother's parrot was very clever and could imitate any noise she heard and Sister's fish made great figure 8s in the water. On the flyer it said that all pets would be winners. However, Brother and Sister were unsure how that would take place. Once they got to the show and got their first place ribbons, Brother and Sister saw that all of the pets got a first place price for being themselves! A major theme of this story is that being yourself is very important and it pays off in the end. Being oneself allows for others to see who we really are. I really liked this book because i grew up watching The Berenstain Bears on television and to see where it all started was just amazing. I recommend this book because it teaches young children to be themselves and that no matter who they are trying to impress they must stay true to their own talents.

[A.C. Bauch · Rating 3 out of 5]

Though I liked the story overall, I didn't appreciate the subtle "everyone's a winner!" message at the end. However, I did appreciate the corresponding message with that same element: we all have unique characteristics worth celebrating.

[Crissy · Rating 3 out of 5]

So many Pets who will win. The flyers state that all will win, but how can that be?
Cute story but disappointed that it stuck with the newest mindset in the world that every child needs a trophy for just being there