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Sister Bear is distressed that things don't go quite right at her birthday.Tags
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I love the Berenstain Bears! Sometimes nostalgia is just too strong a force to fight off. This particular title was one of my favorites as a child, and I read it to my own daughter recently. She's still too young to understand it, or even sit still through the whole reading, but I enjoyed revisiting the classic. Sister Bear gets everything she wants for her birthday, only to discover that everything she wants may not be what she needs to make her happy. The illustrations are bright, cheerful, and the story makes its point without being preachy. After all, Sister Bear does get the ponies and the presents and the cake, and no one takes that away from her. To feel better, her friends and family encourage her to open her presents! At the show more end of it all, the only comment her parents make is that it might have been too much birthday. The story ends with a special family time, to celebrate her new year in a more meaningful way, and though the writers never come out and say it directly, it's clear that this is far more important glitz and glamor of her earlier party. A sweet story that teaches its message gently; I hope my parenting will often be as kind and understanding. show less
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.
Genre: Modern Fantasy
Age: Primary
Media: Computer
This is a great example of a modern fantasy book for children because the bears are very human-like while they talk and play vidoe games and eat cake but at the same time it is very entertaining. The books in this series are loved by kids and teach great lessons.
Age: Primary
Media: Computer
This is a great example of a modern fantasy book for children because the bears are very human-like while they talk and play vidoe games and eat cake but at the same time it is very entertaining. The books in this series are loved by kids and teach great lessons.
Everything in moderation, indeed!
Genre: Fictional because bears do not have human qualities as portrayed in this book (such as celebrating birthdays). Media: Computer generated
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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 Birthday
- 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]
- Important places
- Bear Country
- Important events
- Birthdays
- Epigraph
- At the first big party
We sometimes forget
That the birthday bear
May end up upset. - First words
- It was a bright, beautiful, early September day in Bear Country.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"And how old are you today?" asked Papa when she woke up the next morning.
"Six," said Sister. And then, grinning from ear to ear, "Six going on seven!" - Original language
- English
- Canonical DDC/MDS
- 813
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