Posts Tagged ‘ First ’

The new cub in the neighborhood, Lizzy Bruin, is the same age as Sister Bear–and she’s also just as bossy. After a fight threatens their budding friendship, both cubs learn that you can’t always have your own way if you want to have friends. Full-color illustrations. From...
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Queenie McBear, the bossy new she-cub in town, tries to take over by putting other cubs down. But she’s in for a lesson when Sister Bear decides not to give in to Queenie’s peer pressure tactics. From the Inside Flap Queenie McBear, the...
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Review “May help ease those ‘first day’ fears.”–School Library Journal. From the Trade Paperback edition. — Review Illus. in full color. A sympathetic story about Sister Bear, who conquers her fear of starting kindergarten.From the Trade Paperback edition. See all Editorial Reviews (more…)
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This is the story of the Bear family’s move to their now-famous tree house in Bear Country. Would Brother Bear like it? Would he find new friends? He wasn’t sure until he got there. About the Author Stan and Jan Berenstain were both born in 1923...
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It’s time for a routine check-up with Dr. Gert Grizzly. Sister Bear is brave about her booster shot, and Brother Bear is fine, but–achoo!–is that Papa Bear sneezing? “A light-hearted approach to the subject with straightforward information.”–Appraisal. IRA Children’s Choice. From the Inside Flap It’s time...
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To earn coins for the Astro Bear video game, Brother and Sister Bear find ways to work for money. How they find the middle ground between being spendthrifts and little misers makes for a funny, realistic story. From the Inside Flap To earn coins for the...
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“When Mama Bear’s efforts to improve her family’s manners are unsuccessful, she devises a Politeness Plan–a chart listing a chore as a penalty for each act of rudeness. Basic etiquette is presented in a practical way. Berenstain illustrations add humor and understanding.”–School Library Journal. ...
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After his father dies ironically, Chris’ mother suffers a mental collapse that renders her as useless to the family as their deceased patriarch. This leaves Chris to look after his four younger siblings while attending med school. Emotionally volatile, profane, and completely unstable in regards to the devastation of his...
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After his father dies ironically, Chris’ mother suffers a mental collapse that renders her as useless to the family as their deceased patriarch. This leaves Chris to look after his four younger siblings while attending med school. Emotionally volatile, profane, and completely unstable in regards to the devastation of his...
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Amazon.com Review In 1978, science fiction writer Spider Robinson wrote a scathing review of The Stand in which he exhorted his readers to grab strangers in bookstores and beg them not to buy it. The Stand is like that. You either...
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