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Papa Bear learns a lesson in the importance of acceptance when a new family of pandas moves in across the road.Tags
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When pandas rather than brown bears move in across the dirt road deep in Bear Country, Papa Bear is concerned about the new neighbors being different. When the Bear family gets to know the Panda family, they befriend them and welcome them to the neighborhood, and Papa realizes just how interesting and important different-looking people can be.
Berenstain Bear books are cheap, and cover nearly every issue, but they sometimes have problems with them.
Take this one.
Papa Bear is often the foil to Mama's wisdom. Unfortunately, that means in this book he's stuck being the bigot, disliking their neighbors for being different... even though he's never been presented like that before.
His objections are settled miraculously - and unbelievably - quickly as well.
The whole book comes across as very unrealistic, really.
One point of interest - the Bears host a neighborhood potluck, but they use the term "covered dish dinner" instead.
Take this one.
Papa Bear is often the foil to Mama's wisdom. Unfortunately, that means in this book he's stuck being the bigot, disliking their neighbors for being different... even though he's never been presented like that before.
His objections are settled miraculously - and unbelievably - quickly as well.
The whole book comes across as very unrealistic, really.
One point of interest - the Bears host a neighborhood potluck, but they use the term "covered dish dinner" instead.
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.
The Berenstain Bears tales always end with a lesson learned.... this one is good for teaching children to be tolerant and accepting of others.
The Berenstain Bears tales always end with a lesson learned.... this one is good for teaching children to be tolerant and accepting of others.
the bears have new neighbors who are pandas. papa panda doesn't really know if he likes the new pandas because they are different. soon the bears meet the pandas and learn that even though they are different, they can still be friends and appreciate each other for being different.
2 books
2 books
papa Bear learns a lesson in the importance of acceptance when a new family of pandas moves in across the road.
hilarious.. the bears get new neighbors, the pandas, and papa doesn't like them at all. they eat different food than him, look different, etc. i didn't realize the berenstain's treaded on such heavy topics..
A book that teaches acceptance.
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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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- Original title
- The Berenstain Bears' New Neighbors
- Original publication date
- 1994
- People/Characters
- Papa Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Mama Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Sister Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Brother Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Mrs. McBear (realtor); Peter Panda (show all 10); Pam Panda; Patty Panda; Mr. Panda (father of Peter, Pam and Patty Panda); Mrs. Panda (mother of Peter, Pam and Patty Panda)
- Important places
- Bear Country
- Epigraph
- Uh-oh. Some nearby neighbors moved away. Now who's coming here to stay?
- First words
- "I wonder how long it will be empty," said Sister Bear. She was talking about the house across the road.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Mama arranged a neighborhood welcome at the community center for the next weekend. It was a covered-dish supper, and Mrs. Panda's barbecued bamboo shoots were the hit of the evening.
- Original language
- English
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- Reviews
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 14
- ASINs
- 5
