Customer Reviews

He Bear, She Bear (Bright & Early Books(R))

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3 star:		(1)
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This story is based on a family that enjoys adventure around town. The main characters of the book are two baby bears, a "He Bear" and a "She Bear."

The message in this story for children and adults is that just because you're a male or a female doesn't mean you can't do anything you want to do if you put your mind to it.

This book is very good for kids because it is funny and it shows responsibility.

A female and male bear explore a variety of things they can be besides being parents. Delightfully rhyming the book affirms abilities of girls and boys. This was a favorite of my children.

(This review was previously published in "Daughters of Sarah" Nov/Dec 1986.)

Our son and daughter, ages five and three, have been pulling this book off the shelves at least a couple times each month over the past two years. It still appeals to them because the characters imagine themselves participating in many exciting activities such as flying a jet, making a mess or 'taming twelve tigers.' Gender issues are just one aspect of this fast paced, wide ranging book.

This book provided a good starting point for my 2-year old about a number of things - differentiating between male and female, various kinds of jobs people can have, how rhyming works. It's politically correct without being preachy - and she likes it!

I love this story and have it in the hardcover version. I recently purchased it for a friend that was having twins (thought it would be appropriate!), while I was reading it with my 3 year old granddaughter she noticed that some of the pages were missing from the original version. I just think that it should be noted in the description that this book is a condensed version. It makes a person feel cheated.

I love this book! It's great for targeting pronoun use, occupations, anwering who questions, descriptive language, and overall is just a fun read. I highly recommend this book!

I loved Berenstain Bears books as a kid, so I wanted to find some BB board books for my 18-month-old twin boys. This was the only board book I found. It's cute and simple and my boys like it; I just wish more of the Berenstain Bears books were made in board book form!

I have always been a fan of the Berenstain Bear Books through my own children. My 18-month old granddaughter doesn't sit long enough to listen to most books. However, this shortened, board book is just the right length for her. It does not have as many pages as the regular book of the same name. The words on each page are minimal. She even "reads" along with me. It is of a size that she can easily hold in her own hands. I also don't need to worry about her tearing the pages.

A great rhyming Berenstain Bears book for young readers, it teaches the difference between he and she and it also teaches about equality of sexes, how both girls and boys can do practically anything regardless of their sex except for being a dad or a mom:

"Dad's a he/mom's a she/those are things/that we could be/just because we're he and she./But there are other things to be...."

It also teaches kids that they can do anything they want: "be a doctor/make folks well/teach kids how to add and spell..." and can be a first approach to professions.

All in all, a great buy. My 3 y.o. son enjoys this book very much, and it's not very long so it's a good option for when you don't feel like reading a longer story...

My kid has totally fallen in love with this book. The illustrations are great and he looks at every little detail. He is only 17 months old, so I doubt if he understands the concept, but he likes to read this book. He points to the He Bear and says papa and the She Bear and says Mama! There is enough to keep him engaged for 15 mins. I would love it if it were a board book.