The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Grownups

This book was read to me on a daily basis as a child because it is my mom’s favorite kids book. I have grown to love it too for many reasons. The first reason is the plot is so relatable even today. It is about two children who think their parents have it so easy while the parents think the kids have it easy while they work hard. The parents decide to act like kids and this is turn shows the kid how difficult it is to be a parent. Another reason I love this book is because of the illustrations. The pictures capture the chaos the parents unleash on their children to prove their point. The pictures show the misplaced toys and games thrown all over the house. It really emphasizes how much the parents did.
I think the big idea of this show more story was to be understanding of one another. Never take your parents for granted and respect all they do for you. 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.

This one focuses on family dynamics and parental human faults. This is what I love about this series....theres always a good life lesson in every story.

This was a pretty humorous book and made a pretty good point about how others view you as opposed to how you view yourself, and communication in sharing these viewpoints.

One of my all-time favorite Berenstain Bears books. I remember reading and re-reading this as a kid, I always laughed at the illustrations of the kids and grownups dressing up as each other. It's funny and cute, but at the same time can teach kids about kid-behaviors and how adults might see those behaviors.

This is such a fantastic book to read to or with young children! When I was younger I would have my mom read to me and then I started reading it by myself. In the past several years, I've had a daycare class that absolutely loves to be read to! This book is great to share with young ones because by the end the cubs are taught just what its like to behave the way they do and they have to decide how to handle the situation. Before I 'grew up' I didn't understand how my parents saw certain behaviors but this book helped put things in perspective. This would be a great book to picture walk through first and have students tell what's going on. It will definitely be in my classroom library.

In this Berenstain Bears book Brother and Sister Bear are annoyed with how mama and papa bear are being so mean to them. So at school during a talent show they decide to put on a play and show mama and papa bear how it feels to be a cub. Mama and Papa bear really enjoyed the play. They enjoyed it so much they thought it would be a good idea to put on a play of their own and they dressed up as Brother and Sister bear and showed them what it was like to be a parent.

This is a really good book that shows kids that grownups aren't always trying to be mean when they get upset and that it is just as hard to be an adult than it is to be a cub. I think the book delivers a very good message for children.

One class room extension you could do show more with this book is to have the kids tell you one thing that they think their parents do for them that they are thankful for.
Another idea would be to have the kids put on and write a little play for their parents like the Bears did in the story. show less

“The power of role reversal.” The little Berenstain’s are tired of their parents telling them what to do and finding thing to get on the about. The little bears took on the role as their parents. The parents are tired of the way the little bears are acting, began to act like the little ones. By the end both the parents and little bears understood the others view points.