The Berenstain Bears' Seashore Treasure: A Family Adventure Picture Book About Finding Hidden Treasure for Kids (Ages 4-8)

The Berenstain Bears

by Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain

The Bear family is all set to have a relaxing time at the shore–but that's before Papa Bear finds a treasure map! Now Papa Bear, Brother Bear and Sister Bear are diving into the task of finding the booty. Might it be silver, gold, glittering diamonds or rubies?

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Summer, Juvenile, Kids, Fiction

32 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2005

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

[asiya | アセヤ (free palestine) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this one a lot, but I just wish that the ending resolution would have led to something more impactful/cool.

Like all of the shells could have led to an even greater treasure, or they could have also found something alongside all of the shells.

Having the book end with a panging note of "oh, nature is the true beauty" or "the real treasure to be found is (insert 'blah' 'blah' and more 'blah')", can pretty much undermine the importance of nature and how important it is to us as a whole.

Get me? Noice. 😎

[Courtney · Rating 4 out of 5]

My children love these little books. They thoroughly enjoy each and every story, as if they are all unique and individual without any cause for similarity among them. Even though sometimes, they might seem tedious and repetitive to me as a parent, I do enjoy being able to read short-stories to my children that are clean and respective.

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute story. Information about the seashore, and a good early reader book.

[Jc · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hunting for hidden treasure while at the beach, the Bears have some great beach fun.

[K Morlando · Rating 5 out of 5]

We love the Berenstain bears books!

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one is fairly fun, with the kids showing Papa that the treasure was in the simple things.

[TJE · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute book-Easy Reader-not traditional story. Not bad but not a favorite

[Cassandra Gelvin · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story is as disappointing as the treasure itself.

The bears go to the seashore, stay in a house, and Papa Bear finds a treasure map in the house. He goes looking for treasure while Brother and Sister have fun. He looks like he is certainly not having a lot of fun looking for treasure. They find a bunch of shells. They talk about the shells. And there's a bunch of laughing gulls that laugh at them, 'Ha! Ha! Ha!” And then they go swimming and they take the shells back. The end.

Pretty boring. Not much of a story, and not much to say about it.

They found the “treasure of the sea.”

The best part: “'What is booty, Papa?' Asked Sister.”

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[Rachel Yingling · Rating 3 out of 5]

In this book Papa bear and his family are going on a what is supposed to be a fun, relaxing vacation. This changes when Papa Bear finds a treasure map and he and the children set out to find the treasure. So much for relaxing. It can help show children that what is treasure to one person may not seem like treasure to another. It also teaches children that sometimes the process of an adventure is more fun than the actual product.

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

In this vacation book, the Bear family goes to the seaside. Papa and the cubs find a treasure map and dig for pirate booty, which they don't find, but they do find a whole collection of of shells, including clam, oyster and scallop. They take a swim and go back to their cottage to show Mama their shell collection.

Read in Austin from Logan's library.

[Bree · Rating 3 out of 5]

In this Berenstain Bears book the family goes on a vacation to the sea! They will find a treasure map and let it lead them to a buried treasure, but like in real life treasure isn't always what you think it will be. This Berenstain Bears book will feature all the people you love in the other books! Plus the illustrations have that same appeal that the Berenstain Bears are known for! :)

[Alice · Rating 4 out of 5]

First of all Berenstain Bears are always great. Second, I am having some post vacation syndrome problems and wish I was back at the sea and this was fun to be on their adventure to Laughing Gull Island . This story was fun! It is an easy beginning reading

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

A simple story about a family trip to the beach, I love papa bear's old fashioned swim suit!

[Lesley Looper · Rating 3 out of 5]

I saw this book while shopping in B&N, and the beachy cover caught my eye. The father's old fashioned bathing suit tickled me, too. Pretty cute book.

[La Toya · Rating 4 out of 5]

The most gorgeous illustrations! No wonder I was such an imaginative child reading books like this!

[Christine · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked that the story promoted family bonding time...and that is about it.

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

An exciting story of a pirate treasure hunt!

[Katie Casey · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Level 1 "I Can Read" line (geared towards 4-8 year olds) featuring everyone's favorite bear family on vacation. They learn what the most valuable treasure is.

[Tam · Rating 4 out of 5]

We (my boys are 4 & 8) love the Berenstain Bears.

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5*