The Berenstain Bears Visit the Dentist [Paperback]

Stan Berenstain (Author), Jan Berenstain (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 12, 1981 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: First Time Books(R)

Sister Bear watches Dr. Bearson fill Brother Bear's small cavity. Then it's her turn in the chair to have a dangling baby tooth removed. An entertaining story for preschoolers of a cheerful and informative visit to a dentist.  

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Sister Bear watches Dr. Bearson fill Brother Bear's small cavity. Then it's her turn in the chair to have a dangling baby tooth removed. An entertaining story for preschoolers of a cheerful and informative visit to a dentist.

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

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (October 12, 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0394848365
• ISBN-13: 978-0394848365
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.2 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,724 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another great book!, November 7, 2003

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"kelzjakob" (Orlando, Florida United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Berenstain Bears Visit the Dentist (Paperback)

i love it,so does my son! he will be making his first trip to the dentist soon-ad at 29m old we need all the help we can get!

the only part that is questionable is how Sister gets her loose tooth pulled.It even gave me the willies!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, great book to read before taking a child to the dentist for the first time!, December 29, 2005

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c2 (Dublin, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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Grab this book - this one should be in every library! It's a great hit at our house because in places, it's quite funny! Sister wakes up one morning with a loose tooth and thus, talks funny! The words are spelled as such so my little one gets quite the chuckle out of how sister says certain "s" words! Anyway, sister spends the entire day wiggling her loose tooth until it's time to take brother to the dentist for his checkup. The dentist finds that brother has a cavity and lets sister stand over the chair and watch while he fills brother's tooth. Brother does try to torment sister quite a bit about how the dentist is going to "yank our her loose tooth," so she is somewhat timid to get into the chair. However, she does and while she is busy asking questions and looking at the dentist's "yanker," the dentist feels her tooth in a cloth, wiggles it around and out it comes! Sister had no idea it even happened! She's pretty excited and thrilled about all of it and was very glad that brother was wrong about the yanker! She gets a dime from the tooth fairy and was very excited!

This book does an excellent job in describing what happens when you go to the dentist. It's great for getting rid of those little jitters and it really is accurate. Great job and I highly recommend it!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book before her first visit to dentist, May 19, 2011

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This review is from: The Berenstain Bears Visit the Dentist (Paperback)

I bought it to prepare for my daughter's first dentist apptment.

I read to her before she went to sleep and brought the book to the dentist office. She didn't cry a bit and mentioned how her doctor had the same tools as the books. Great book!