Sister Bear loves taking care of her pet goldfish, Goldie. Sister feeds Goldie every morning and evening, cleans out her tank, and even gets her a beautiful fishbowl castle! But when Papa and Mama find Goldie floating belly-up in her tank, they worry about how Sister will feel. How will the Bear family cope with the loss of Goldie, the best goldfish in the world?
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Stan and Jan Berenstain were already successful cartoonists for magazines and adult humor books when they began writing children's books. The first story starring the bear family, The Big Honey Hunt, appeared in 1962. Since then, more than 250 Berenstain Bears books have been published, and more than 260 million copies have been sold. What began as an idea sparked by their young sons' interest in children's books has become over the years arguably the best-selling children's book series ever.
Since their inception, the Berenstain Bears stories have expanded to include picture books, beginning readers, and chapter books—even a hit TV show on PBS. Writing and illustrating the books has become a Berenstain family affair. Mike joined with his parents as a creative team in the late 1980s. The Bear family has expanded over the years as well. Sister Bear arrived in 1974, and baby Honey joined the family in 2000.
Since Stan's death at age eighty-two in 2005, Jan and Mike have continued to write and illustrate wonderful new adventures for Mama, Papa, Brother, Sister, and Honey Bear. They live in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, which looks a lot like Bear Country.
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For the youngest crowd,
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This review is from: The Berenstain Bears Lose a Friend (Paperback)
When Sister's pet goldfish dies, Papa attempts to hide the fact from Sister by replacing it with a different goldfish despite Mama's suggestion that the idea may not be a good one. When Sister discovers that the fish in the bowl is not her own, she must deal with Papa's lie as well as the death of her own fish. In the end, Sister is able to bury the "real" goldfish to reconcile the death of her pet. Because Sister seemingly finds her own way through the grieving process, her character is a model to other young children. However, it may be just as likely that an adult would help a child through the process. Papa's lie about the goldfish's death is glossed over. Young children, however, may not be bothered by these problems with the text and may feel comforted by Sister's ability to deal with the death of her beloved pet.
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This book is a good way to begin talking to a child about death such as when a grandparent or other loved one is going to die.
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