Who loves the Berenstain Bears? Who sees a pic of them and is instantly transported back to childhood? Who couldn’t wait to have kids just for the excuse to revisit them?
Is your hand in the air? Mine is. And one day, I’m sure my son will raise his hand if asked these questions. Here is my little man’s (current) favourite Berenstain Bears book.
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Bears in the Night / Stan and Jan Berenstain
(Bright and Early Books, 1972)
The Berenstain Bears are a staple of children’s literature. Stan and Jan Berenstain created these bears for a series of books for children of all ages.
Bears in the Night is targeted at the very young child. 24 words arranged, rearranged and repeated in a series of declarative statements show you what happens as the curious young bears sneak out of their bedroom window to investigate what is making the WHOOO! sound in the night.
My daughter is five and is now at a stage where she prefers to pull away during story time to read her own books. But when she hears my two-year-old son ask for this one, she turns back to us and asks to read it aloud. She loves it, and my son loves hearing a different voice reading his night-time book.
Highly recommended for children ages born and up. You can buy Bears in the Night from Booktopia here, or from Book Depository here.
Have you read Bears in the Night? What did you think?
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I can recite this book still from 8 years ago when my middle child LOVED it….third child not such a fan (why not, who knows?? I love it!!)
WHOOOOO! Yep, me too! But it was only 8 minutes ago…
Oh wow! I used to love these bears!
Aren’t they great? This one book sparked a big Berenstain Bears borrowing from the library frenzy!
I love the Berenstain bears! Although I was entirely distracted because I felt sure you’d spelled Berenstein wrong. Then I peered at the book cover… I’ve been spelling it wrong in my head for years! #wordnerd #TeamIBOT 🙂
You just relived my inner monologue when I saw them again as a parent! Ha!
Just seeing the cover has transported me back in time – that’s a classic! It’s true what they say, some things never get old!
Definitely. Especially when they’re as (deceptively) simple as this book is.
My girls loved this book. I can hardly remember the last time I was allowed to read them a book. When they were little we use to have book club every afternoon. We would set up a picnic rug in a different part of the house with lots of cushions and a handful of books and take turns reading to each other. Gosh, they grow up so quickly.
Lately, we’ve gone to check on my son at night and found him fast asleep in a pile of books on his bed with the lamp on. And I love it!
It’s like being a child again, love the bears. xx
Me too! Long live the Berenstain Bears!
I haven’t actually heard of this one. Love that books like this stand the test of time!
Absolutely! This is up there with Dr Seuss for me!
Here’s one I’d completely forgotten that just came rushing back to me! Awesome!
Love those moments! Glad I could assist.
Ohh… Cue nostalgia! A childhood fave, thanks for sharing! Xx
You’re welcome!
I’ve never read this book ever, will have to check it out! thanks for sharing it.
I hope you did and I hope you loved it! You’re welcome.
Looks like a lovely book. For some reason we never got into them – my son just wanted stories about trucks.
Fair enough! Anything that keeps the kids interested in books.
This was my favourite books ever and last year I bought a copy for the kids – they love it – although were a bit scared at one point!! They don’t like the dark! x
Oh no! Now that you mention it, there’s not much of a resolution to the fear except to go back to sleep! But I’m sure they love it now.
Oh my god I just had a major flashback! We don’t have any of their books here, but I grew up with them.
Excellent growing up reading memory. Excellent.
I loved that book! The Bernstein bears were my favourite.
They rocked! The poor dad, though. All those ‘lessons’ he taught his son…
I haven’t seen that one for years but seeing the cover took me back. Strangely I don’t think my girls have been exposed to it, must rectify that!
Certainly must! Would love to hear what they thought.
My kids love the Berenstain Bears – we even have a cartoon video of several of the books too!
There’s a cartoon video? Must track it down! Thanks for the tip.
Oh, this just took my right back to my childhood! I need to seek this out for my kids.
You do! (I handily provided links in the post hint hint…)
Eeeek! I haven’t seen a Berenstain Bears book for so long. I used to love the illustrations as a kid. I seem to recall the mother bear was always wearing a nightcap?! I think I’ll have to introduce my tornadoes to them.
Yes, the nightcap and gown on the mother bear! Love it!
Just came across this post. When I was little I always wanted to learn to read. At about 3 years of age it was this book that convinced me I could-I could read it with my eyes closed I’d heard it so many times!
What a great memory of this book! Thank you for sharing. It’s great for readers and non-readers alike.