The Berenstain Bears and the Big Question By Stan Berenstain

Stan Berenstain ☆ 8 free read

Fiction
Ages 4-8
Paperback


This come from the Collection of books calleld the Berenstain bears. Poppa bear, Momma bear, Brother bear, and Sister bear live as a family who parents are responsible and the children are curious and adventurous. The characters and plots are well developed. The authors frist wrote these stories to teach young beginners how to read. The stories offered everyday lessons in life such as sharing, getting along, and many others. The authors have recieve so many awards it would take another page just to name all of them. A few are the Philadelphia Library Children's Reding Round the Table Honore Book Award, A Silver Diploma in 1982 and again in 1987, The School Bell Award from the National Education Association, The Best Book Award from the American Institute of Graphic Atrs, and The University Chicago Best Book Award. I have owned a collection of these book and read them in elementary school. I will introduce them to my future students also. 0679889612 I love the Berenstain Bears--we had all the books growing up, and we read them over and over. I love that they have a gentle and humorous way of teaching morals, even if that is often at Papa Bear's expense. So I had high hopes for this book being a nice way to start talking about God with little kids. However, I really feel they missed the mark on this one. Not only is Papa completely clueless as always (which doesn't paint a positive light on fathers being the head of the household),but the book really didn't talk about anything. Even when the cubs end up in church, where they could have gotten a postive and uplifting message about God, the preacher decides to not preach that day. All the book says is that God made everything and that the subject is so big its just full of questions. This isn't the message I want to send my kids about God when they could be learning about his grace, love, and mercy. 0679889612 I like that this book did not give one straight this-is-the-only one answer to the question of God. It is, after all, called the Berenstain Bears and the Big Question. I do feel there isn't really enough here and finished the book both unsatisfied and a little weirded out. 0679889612 I don't really think this book is for me. I didn't think it was written very well. I was left feeling like it didn't give me anything nor did I feel moved by it. I felt like they could have wrote this particular book much better. Which is disappointing because I always found The Berenstain Bears books quite enjoyable. They really didn't talk about anything or give us any kind of theme. It missed the mark for me, for sure. 0679889612 I know I read this as a child because I remember Mama Bear not being thrilled about the slugs. It shows a particular style of worship and it mostly deals with thankfulness, love, and questions.

Removed from DCPS, which is why I got it from the library. I'm trying to read all 176 to better form opinions on book removal in schools. Though, I don't think books should be. (Plus, I loved these books as a child.)

His Dark Materials was the one series I was told not to read while in elementary school. I had to have permission for Handmaid's Tale in high school. 0679889612

Many cubs' questions
strike grownups as odd,
but the really big one
is Mama, what's God?

The Bear family goes to church to try to learn more about God. It's kind of vague and not completely specific to any one religion. 0679889612 We love all berenstain bear books! 0679889612 This is terrible. No one even comes close to answering, or even trying to answer, Sister's big question. There is no discussion beyond the very simple, God made everything and we should be thankful. Kids hear this all the time, and if they are asking more complex questions, this book will in no way help parents to answer, or lead the kids to finding their own answers. What a waste of time. 0679889612 Like any Berenstain Bears books this was questions why were here. When sister bear has questions on What is God? Here papa doesn't really explain it very well to her. Then Mama explains about how God created everything but when sister bear has even more questions Mama just isn't able to answer the rest of her questions.


Great for kids who like to ask the questions about lots of topics 0679889612 The Berenstain Bears guide young readers through a myriad of lessons and issues, but their attempt to address the Big Question of God might be their biggest feat yet. This book does not stray far from what the title alludes to - the Big Question. It sort of gets answered, with Mama and Papa and other giving their personal thoughts on the topic, but also leaves lots of room for interpretation. Would be good for patrons who desire books on the topic of non-denominational religion (though a generic chapel is depicted), but seek other titles to give further detail on the subject. 0679889612

When Sister Bear asks her mother about God, Papa and Mama find their own special, tender ways to explain the answer to this big question. Colorful illustrations of these favorite, whimsical bears make teaching about God a little easier. The Berenstain Bears and the Big Question