The Berenstain Bears Accept No Substitutes [Paperback]

Stan Berenstain (Author), Jan Berenstain (Author)

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Publication Date: November 23, 1993 | Series: Big Chapter Books(TM)

Illus. in black-and-white. Even Brother falls into the temptation of torturing substitute teacher Grizella Brown. Then the pranks turn ugly, and Brother finds himself headed for big trouble.  

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Illus. in black-and-white. Even Brother falls into the temptation of torturing substitute teacher Grizella Brown. Then the pranks turn ugly, and Brother finds himself headed for big trouble.  

About the Author

Stan and Jan Berenstain were both born in 1923 in Philadelphia.  They didn't know each other as children, but met later at school, at the Philadelphia College of Art.  They liked each other right away, and found out that the both enjoyed the same kinds of books, plays, music and art.  During World War II, Stan was a medical assistant in the Army, and Jan worked in an airplane factory.  When the war was over, they got married and began to work together as artists and writers, primarily drawing cartoons for popular magazines.  After having their two sons Leo and Michael, the Berenstains decided to write some funny children's books that their children and other children could read and enjoy.  Their first published children's book was called The Big Honey Hunt .  It was about a family of bears, who later became known as the "Berenstain Bears".  

Over 50 children's books later, Stan and Jan still plan all of their books together -- both write the stories, and both write the pictures.  They live outside of Philadelphia in the country.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (November 23, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679840354
• ISBN-13: 978-0679840350
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #460,094 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 4-1/2 stars -- A new spin on the beloved Bear family, July 28, 2004

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Anthony Rupert "shut up, Shut Up, SHUT UP!!!" (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Berenstain Bears Accept No Substitutes (Paperback)

If you're like me and you're in your mid-20s, then you probably remember reading Berenstain Bears books when you were a kid. But what some people don't know is that around 1993, Stan and Jan Berenstain decided to add a new division of books in addition to First Time Readers and First Time Books -- Big Chapter Books (in order words, novels). Accept No Substitutes is one of those books, and it is an interesting story about mild-mannered substitute teacher Ms. Barr, who doesn't know that she is going to be the victim of foul play by Too-Tall Grizzly. But soon Brother Bear, Cousin Fred and Barry Bruin get caught up in the "fun" and wind up playing tricks on Ms. Barr themselves. Things take a turn, however, in the end when the students learn of Ms. Barr's true nature.

This is a very good book for kids, but half a star had to be taken off for one character: Barry Bruin. Where exactly did he come from? He is described as being Lizzy Bruin's older brother, but when Lizzy was introduced in The Trouble With Friends, she was an only cub. Now she has a brother all of a sudden? Oh well, this is still a nice book for parents to read to their kids -- or for older kids to read by themselves.

Anthony Rupert

P.S. One more thing that's always bothered me for some reason. Cousin Fred -- whose cousin IS he, anyway? Is that really his name or something? (Refer to The Trouble With Grownups, where a presentation was noted as being performed by Brother Bear, Sister Bear, Cousin Fred and Lizzy Bruin.)

5.0 out of 5 stars Good, August 28, 2001

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Missy (CANADA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Berenstain Bears Accept No Substitutes (Library Binding)

When brother bear teams up with too-tall and his gang to try to get rid of their subtitute. It teachs kids that ti is not nice to play tricks on anyone. It is one of my favorite Berenstine Bear chapter books.