The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Chores
by Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain
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Papa Bear and the cubs really prefer not to do their chores, and Mama Bear decides to go along with their idea.Tags
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This book was published over 25 years after the inception of the Berenstain Bears, and it's sad/frustrating to see that Papa Bear is as much of a doofus as ever. Why is the doofy dad such a trope in children's books and TV shows?
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.
A good book which is brought down slightly by a weak ending.
the bear family quickly forgets their chores. mama bear starts to get fed up and decides to stop working so hard on the chores. eventually the house becomes gross and the bears decide to finally clean their house. they learn that it is hard but necessary work to clean their house.
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This is a fictional story that is part of a series. The illustrations are colorful and cartoon-like. The content of this book is a great way to teach children to do their part with the chores. Keeping a house is a lot of work, especially if the people that make the mess don't help clean it up. The reading level of this book is from kindergarten to third grade. The cirricular connections are bears, chores, and being part of a family.
Independent Reading level: Level L
Awards: Jeremiah Ludington Memorial Award, 1980-2022
Awards: Jeremiah Ludington Memorial Award, 1980-2022
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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 publication date
- 2005
- People/Characters
- Brother Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Sister Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Papa Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Mama Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Honey Bear
- Important places
- Bear Country
- Epigraph
- When asked to do something
that they hate,
most bears will
procrastinate. - First words
- Brother Bear and Sister Bear were good about most things.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)With that, she gathered the cubs into a big bear hug and gave Papa a great big kiss.
- Original language
- English
- Disambiguation notice
- Please be careful when combining Berenstain Bears books that contain "the Trouble with" as there are several different titles that contain this. Thanks.
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