Great book but OUTDATED for our times

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	• The Bears' Picnic (Beginner Books(R)) Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain Random House Books for Young Readers, 1966 - 72 pages average customer review:based on 15 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

One of my childhood favorites!

This is one of my alltime favorite books from my childhood! The best part about the book is the illustrations! Most of the pictures seem to be geared toward the grown-ups reading the book, not just cute drawings for the children. Especially the little backround illustrations and Mother Bear's expressions---hysterical! Many of the older Berenstain books seemed to have that underlying adult humor--- kinda like The Simpsons does nowadays. I think they wanted the grown-ups to enjoy the books as much as the kids. In my opinion, the Bears books of today (as well as the TV cartoon program) are benign, and dull compared to the witty books written when I was a kid.

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the bears picnic

the book the Bears picnic is a really good children book. I don't think older kids would still like it that much, but it teaches a preally good lesson. The lesson in that story was that never to give up. the bear never gave up on where the perfect place for a picnic was, and after all his hardwork he finally found a perfect picnic place which was his home. I really recommend little kids to read this.even though is kids didn't want to walk anymore he continued to try to find the perfect spot.

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The Bears' Picnic

My daughter loved it. She's 4 and just learning to read. The words are simple enough for her to read most of it herself and the story is interesting enough for her to want to read it.

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The Bears Picnic

I thought this book was cute for kids between the ages of 4-8. Its not a learning book, but its cute and it also rhymes, what kind of kid doesnt like a rhyming book? I read this book when i was younger, I thought it was so funny how they had to keep leaving the "perfect picnic spot". Now that I'm older I don't think its as funny. But it will keep any child occupied, i would recommend this book to any young child.

Great book but OUTDATED for our times

While I enjoy reading this book to my 2.5 year old, the chauvinistic illustrations really get under my skin. This book and the illustrations are simply out of date for our times. The mama has no say at all, it's a dialog between the papa and the little one. The mama is even carrying the picnic basket!! One of the illustrations, the papa and little one are way ahead running away from the mosquitoes (like little babies), while the mama (carrying the picnic basket) is fighting off the mosquitoes by herself.
I probably would have enjoyed this book more 40 years ago :)

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With the forces of nature conspiring against them, Papa Bear perseveres and finds the perfect spot for the Bear family picnic.

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