All beginning readers love stories about the Berenstain bears because Papa Bear is so disaster-prone. They identify with Small Bear, who watches Papa's hilarious efforts with sled, skis and skates in 'The Bears' Christmas'. 'I can read it all by myself' is the Beginner Books motto, and behind it is an understanding of how important it is for children to take pride and pleasure in their early reading. Beginner Books have been designed to appeal directly to children through the use of humour, rhyme, and bright pictures that can be 'read' even by the non-reading child. Some Beginner Books are simple stories, others are hilarious nonsense: both types have been designed to give children confidence and make them want to go on reading.

 

This book is part of a book series called Beginner Books .

There are 60 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 1984 by HarperCollins Publishers .

By Stan Berenstain and Jan Berenstain, Illustrated by Stan Berenstain and Jan Berenstain