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Members of the Bear family commit themselves to so many time-consuming activities that the resulting stress brings on a crisis and makes them admit that there are only so many hours in a day.Tags
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The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Pressure is a story about a bear family who is overwhelmed with the amount of activities that each of the family members are involved in. Eventually the family gets to busy and have to make decisions about their involvement.
This book does a great job of showing the child that even at a young age it's easy to get overwhelmed by having too many things to do. Mama Bear ends up having the kids pick only some of their activities to focus on. She puts all of these activities on a calendar that all of the bears and read and understand. When a child sees this who is reading the book, they are able to realize the importance of organization, which is an important quality to develop at a young age.
This book does a great job of showing the child that even at a young age it's easy to get overwhelmed by having too many things to do. Mama Bear ends up having the kids pick only some of their activities to focus on. She puts all of these activities on a calendar that all of the bears and read and understand. When a child sees this who is reading the book, they are able to realize the importance of organization, which is an important quality to develop at a young age.
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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 Too Much Pressure
- Original publication date
- 1992
- People/Characters
- Mama Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Papa Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Sister Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Brother Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Lizzy Bruin; Grizzly Gran Bear (show all 7); Grizzly Gramps Bear
- Important places
- Bear Country
- Epigraph
- When cubs and their parents get a little too busy, their everyday lives get a little too dizzy.
- First words
- If someone were to ask you who Bear Country's busiest creatures are, you might answer that bees are the busiest.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)They worked and played, went to school, visited friends, enjoyed nature -- and once in a while, they sat around doing absolutely nothing.
- Original language
- English
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- Members
- 1,093
- Popularity
- 23,200
- Reviews
- 3
- Rating
- (4.00)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 12
- ASINs
- 7