Berenstain Bears and the New Baby [Paperback]

STAN BERENSTAIN (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 12, 1985

Illus. in full color. "This brightly illustrated story tells of a youngster's happy acceptance of a new addition to the family and how Mama and Papa Bear assist him with the adjustment."--Booklist.  

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Illus. in full color. "This brightly illustrated story tells of a youngster's happy acceptance of a new addition to the family and how Mama and Papa Bear assist him with the adjustment."--Booklist.   --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Random House BFYR (September 12, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0394877918
• ISBN-13: 978-0394877914
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Help for a new "big-sibling", March 20, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Berenstain Bears' New Baby (Paperback)

Twenty-three years ago, my parents gave me this book to help medeal with the arrival of my baby brother. I read it over and overagain, and it really helped me see that I was the big sister and that new things were waiting for me. I think the other reviewer missed the point about Brother Bear outgrowing his bed and giving it to Sister Bear. The authors were illustrating the exciting changes that were in store for Brother Bear and reinforcing that growing up and changing is a good thing. I will definitly read this to my children when I have them.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Charming Classic Story, April 14, 2008

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Papa Bear (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Berenstain Bears' New Baby (Paperback)

I love this book! It is a genuine classic--one of the early Berenstain Bears books. It is cute and innocent and a very good way to introduce the idea of a new baby coming into the family for very young children. There may be more sophisticated books which would be better for older kids, but for younger children, this is perfect.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This book is good for small children., September 8, 2005

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Lauren (Chicago, IL, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Berenstain Bears' New Baby (Paperback)

This is book is good for small children, who need to understand how a new baby will change their life without being saddled with details on labor, delivery and pregnancy. To those who expect more, get another book... this one was written in the early 80s, when such things were as openly discussed as they are now. Most fathers didnt go into the delivery room at the time. Besides, they're BEARS not people. Also, to the people who find the gender-role things askew, come on... again, this was not written in this decade... yes it is dated, but I personally don't WANT my kids reading a whole lot of details on the process. Last, some complain that the child would have to be stupid to not notice mama's changing shape... not necessarily. A very small child would only notice such a thing when it effects them (hence mama's lap getting too small).