The Berenstains' A Book

by Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain

Berenstain Bears (194)

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An army of angry ants march across and around all sorts of items that begin with the letter "a.".

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I'm guessing that this book has the message "Union make force", and that's great, my nieces love it, and is an awesome resource to teach vocabulary with the letter "A" but for me, feels a little like a Dr. Seuss wannabe. For sure, can be 'cause I don't know how often writers use this style and that could be the reason.

Nevertheless, funny enough and entertaiment enough.
Very cute and short. Amusing to children while expanding their vocabulary by leaps and bounds. If you're a parent you'll want to hide this book at least twice a week. It is tiring after about the fiftieth time you reading it to your kids. Have a great time reading anyhow.
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. Berenstain books are part of our bedtime reading every night.
Ants are advancing across many A words, but why? There is an anteater at the anthill, which they attack when they get there. Good for talking about A sounds and alliteration.
My son enjoyed this book when he was a toddler. Some ants provide most of the action in this book which showcases words beginning with the letter A.
book that focusses on words that just start with the long A or short A sounds. Good introduction to sounds for young children.
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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 Berenstains' A Book
Alternate titles
The A Book
Original publication date
1997
First words
Ant
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Ants are amazing.
Original language
English

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Genres
Children's Books, Picture Books
DDC/MDS
411LanguageLinguisticsWriting systems of standard forms of languages
LCC
PZ7 .B4483 .BLanguage and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresJuvenile belles lettres
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English
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ISBNs
4
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