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The Birds the Bees and the Berenstain Bears First Time Books R
April 30, 2009 by First Time Parent · Leave a Comment
The Birds the Bees and the Berenstain Bears First Time Books R
What happens when Sister Bear noticies that Mama’s lap is shrinking? No, it’s not that Mama is eating too much salmon and honey comb. Mama is going to have a baby! With a little help from Mama and Dr. Gert, Sister learns about the birds and the bees…and sonograms, too!
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars A Heart Warming Book
This is a really nice treatment of the new baby subject. For those who know the earlier THE BERENSTAIN BEARS’ NEW BABY, this would be a great addition. The earlier book is a simple introduction to the subject but this book gives more detailed information that would be a helpful follow-up with the first book. After all, mom’s going to be pregnant for quite a while and kids are going to want to do a lot of thinking about the coming event and how it’s going to effect them and their family. This book is a useful tool for helping kids get ready for the new baby.
1 Star Worst birds and bees book I’ve ever read
I love Berenstain bears! That said, I couldn’t believe how horribly they muddled a topic like birds and bees. If they didn’t want to write about it, then they shouldn’t have. Instead, they have mother have sister ask the doctor about it. It is a touchy enough subject without books like this implying to kids that it is such an embarassing topic that mothers shouldn’t even talk to their kids about it, only doctors! The doctor then answers her questions vaguely by saying the baby comes out the “birth canal”. Like that tells sister, or any kid reading it, any more than they already know! Then it ignores the topic. Jan and Stan could have easily written the book by glancing on the topic, and made a good book leaving out asking the doctor questions that weren’t really answered. If they were going to talk about it, talk about it, instead of leaving parent and kid with a bad taste of - oh this stuff is too “embarasing” to even mention in a book. Nothing wrong with not mentioning it, just shouldn’t mention it if they’re just going to blush and avoid it. I think it makes the idea of the birds and the bees even scarier than our culture already has. It does not do this out of respect or sacredness of the topic, as it delves into it, just doesn’t say anything about it, but lets talk about this topic but it’s too scarry to really talk about in anything but vague terms. (giggle giggle) The way it is written reminds me of a bunch of middle schoolers trying to talk about something they feal they shouldn’t and are to embarassed to say anything about!
3 Stars Cute intro to adding a baby to the family, but…
I read this to both my girls, and the beginning is wonderful and age appropriate. However, in the middle of the book it goes into a birds and bees explanation that was completely confusing my daughters (4 and 7). They wanted to know what that had to do with the baby in my tummy. The answer is nothing, really, I felt it muddied the issue rather than clarifying. I also thought the cliffhanger was sort of a cheap trick to get us to buy another book.
4 Stars Baby Berenstain
I would give this 5 stars if they hadn’t made it a cliff hanger. All in all it’s a great book. Asppecialy if your pregneant with a baby and want to share this special time with your kids.
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The Berenstain Bears and the Mamas Day Surprise First Time Books R
April 28, 2009 by First Time Parent · Leave a Comment
The Berenstain Bears and the Mamas Day Surprise First Time Books R
Mother’s Day is coming, and Mama Bear knows that Papa and the cubs are going to surprise her. She also knows that Mother’s Day in the tree house is going to be one big, messy success that she’ll have to clean up. But maybe, just maybe, Papa and the cubs have cooked up a really big surprise for Mama this year! Featuring greeting card gatefold.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars A Great Present for Mom
This book is a very funny and realistic picture of well-meaning dads and kids trying to make Mother’s Day a nice experience for mom. They do their best and touch Mama Bear’s heart with their good intentions. But they do have their problems–don’t we all? To err is human. This book may not conform to strict, politically correct, academic feminist standards but it’s very real and down-to-earth and, best of all, it’s funny.
1 Star Seriously Dated
Modern moms and dads may take offense at this book’s basic premise: Papa Bear is so useless in the kitchen that he burns toast and makes an awful mess while making Mama Bear breakfast. And Mama Bear is full of gratitude because Papa Bear and the cubs clean up the kitchen after they make a mess. I’d rather send kids a message that they can always help in the kitchen, not just once a year on Mother’s Day.
For an alternate Mother’s Day gift, check out Because You Are My Baby - Mom gets to be a mountaineer, a rock star and an astronaut!
