The Berenstain Bears and the Week at Grandma’s
by Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain
Berenstain Bears (59)
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When Brother and Sister Bear get left with their grandparents for a whole week, they have a better time than they expected.Tags
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One of my favorites, in the Berenstain collection. Most children dread visiting their grandparents or anyone in the age group. This book shed light on the experience and much that can be gained by the experience. The grandparents enjoyed their company, and the children enjoyed their stay with their grandparents. Also old folks can have fun too.
The Berenstain Bears and the Week at Grandma's is a good book for little ones worried about time away from mom and dad. The cubs have a great time at their grandparent's and realize that they can learn so much from those older and wiser than themselves. They stay active and have a very positive experience. The illustrations are very good and help tell the story. I recommend the book.
I loved The Berenstain Bears as a child, and I'm thrilled that my children love them too. We've had Berenstain Bear books and movie/videos in our collection for years.... each of my 5 children have loved them, and has gone through a Berenstain Bears phase at some point..... my youngest, 7, is currently in this phase. These books are part of our bedtime reading every night
This book sends the message that you should never look down on a experience and make the most fun of any experience as you can. Book also suggest that a person should not, and will not ever stop learning! Chronicles the lessons and leisure of a weekend with the bear's grandparents.
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the bear cubs spend the week with their grandparents. at first they were nervous but they realized that their grandparents are so much fun.
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Stan Berenstain was born in 1923 in Philadelphia, the same year and place as his future wife, Jan. They met as students at the Philadelphia College of Art. World War II delayed their career plans: Stan joined the army as a medical assistant while Jan supported the war effort by working in an airplane factory. They married in 1946 and together show more began drawing cartoons for the McCall's/Good Housekeeping It's All in the Family series. They worked on this feature from 1956 through 1990. The Big Honey Hunt, published in 1962, was their first book for children. This book about a family of bears, written for Dr. Seuss's Beginner Books series, was so popular that Dr. Seuss himself, Theodore Geisel, encouraged them to write more stories. Geisel's advice launched the Berenstains on life-career writing and illustrating the very successful Berenstain Bears books. The Berenstain Bears' New Baby, published in 1974, was the beginning of the First Time Books series. The Children's Choice Award was given to The Berenstain Bears' New Neighbors in 1995. The Berenstains were also honored for their work in children's literature when they received the Ludington Award in 1989. There have been television shows based on the Berenstain Bears books, as well as CD-ROMs and videos. Stan Berenstain passed away on November 26th, 2005, after a lengthy battle with lymphoma. He was 82. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Jan Berenstain was born Jan Grant on July 26, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She met Stan Berenstain on their first day of classes in 1941 at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art. During World War II, Stan served as a medical illustrator in an Army hospital and Jan worked as a draftswoman in the Army Corps of Engineers and as an show more aircraft riveter. They married in 1946 and together began drawing cartoons for the McCall's/Good Housekeeping All in the Family series. They worked on this feature from 1956 through 1990. They also published artwork in magazines like Colliers and the Saturday Evening Post. The Big Honey Hunt, published in 1962, was their first book for children. This book, which was written for Dr. Seuss's Beginner Books series, was so popular that Dr. Seuss himself, Theodore Geisel, encouraged them to write more stories. His advice launched them on a life-career writing and illustrating the Berenstain Bears books. The Berenstain Bears' New Baby, published in 1974, was the beginning of the First Time Books series. She wrote more than 300 books during her lifetime. The couple received numerous awards including the Children's Choice Award for The Berenstain Bears' New Neighbors in 1995 and the Ludington Award in 1989 for their work in children's literature. There have been television shows based on the Berenstain Bears books, as well as CD-ROMs and videos. She died after a stroke on February 24, 2012 at the age of 88. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Berenstain Bears and the Week at Grandma’s
- Original publication date
- 1986
- People/Characters
- Mama Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Papa Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Sister Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Brother Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Grizzly Gramps Bear; Grizzly Gran Bear
- Important places
- Bear Country
- Epigraph
- When mama and papa bears
go away,
Cubs visit their grandparents
for their first long stay. - First words
- Once in a while the Bear family, who lived in the big tree house down a sunny dirt road deep in Bear Country, got out the family snapshots and looked at them.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"A third honeymoon?" said Papa. "I don't think anyone's ever gone on a second honeymoon."
"Well," said Sister, "there has to be a first time for everything!" - Original language
- English
- Canonical DDC/MDS
- 813
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- Reviews
- 6
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- (3.90)
- Languages
- English, Italian, Turkish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 19
- ASINs
- 4