List of The Berenstain Bears books

This is a selective list of books from The Berenstain Bears series.

Baby Board Books

* "My New Bed: From Crib to Bed"
* "My Trusty Car Seat: Buckling up for Safety"
* "My Potty and I: A Friend In Need"
* "Pacifier Days: A Fond Farewell"

Bear Scouts Books

* "The Berenstain Bear Scouts and the Coughing Catfish
* "Berenstain Bear Scouts and the Missing Merit Badges
* "Berenstain Bear Scouts and the Ripoff Queen
* "The Berenstain Bear Scouts Save That Backscratcher

Beginner Books

* "The Berenstain Bears and the Missing Dinosaur Bone"
* "The Bears' Christmas"
* "Bears' Picnic"
* "Bear Detectives: The Case of the Missing Pumpkin"
* "Bike Lesson"
* "Bears' Vacation"
* "Big Honey Hunt"
* "Bears in the Night"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Spooky Old Tree"

First Time Books

The Berenstain Bears Visit the Dentist

In this book, Sister Bear gets her first loose tooth. She tells Brother when she notices this, and Brother tells her that the dentist will yank it out with his yankers. Sister gets scared and does not mention her loose tooth to Mama in fear of having to go to the dentist. She tries extremely hard to remove her tooth, but by the end of the day it still has not come out. Brother has to go to the dentist because he has a cavity, and so Sister follows along with him and Mama. When she is watching Brother get his cavity filled, she informs the dentist of her loose tooth, and he invites her up to the chair to look at it. Sister is scared that he will use his yankers to pull it out, but he uses a piece of gauze and pulls it out. He gives the tooth to Sister to take home, and she puts it under her pillow and discovered that she has gotten money in exchange for her tooth the next morning.

The Berenstain Bears and Too Much TV

In this book, Mama Bear puts on a ban on television for one whole week. Papa Bear, Brother Bear and Sister Bear feel bored and all they can think of is the television. Mama Bear tries games, books and even some jobs until the bears learn that they can have fun without television.

Stan and Jan Berenstain, and CBS did not allow Southern Star Productions to adapt this book into an episode of the 1985 Berenstain Bears TV series, but when Nelvana began producing a newer Berenstain Bears series in 2003, they were able to adapt the book into animated form to show on PBS.

The Berenstain Bears Meet Santa Bear

This is the 15th book in the "Berenstain Bears" First Time Books series, published on October 12, 1984. In this book, the Bear family visits the Bear Country Mall, which is already decorated for the Christmas season. Sister Bear becomes excited about getting to meet Santa Bear. Sister becomes nervous as to whether or not she's been good enough for Santa's expectations, recalling incidents from previous books. Mama Bear and Papa Bear assure her that she doesn't have to worry, as Santa Bear doesn't expect cubs to be perfect. The next day, as Sister Bear visits Santa bear.

The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food

In this book, Brother Bear, Sister Bear, and Papa Bear see the ice cream van and go and get some ice cream. When they get home Mama is surprised to see that they are drinking Sweetsy Cola and is upset that they cannot eat the healthy meal she has made. Next day, they go shopping and Papa, Brother and Sister get loads of sweets. They bump into Dr. Grizzly's trolley and she sees the confection in their trolley. She suggests they come to her clinic in the meantime for some advice. Next day they go to the clinic and Dr. Grizzly shows the inside and the outside of their body. Then she shows them the fuel they need to put in their bodies.

The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers

The story begins when Sister Bear greets every stranger that she meets. When cautious Brother Bear discourages this, Sister begins to view all strangers as evil. Papa Bear shows articles from the newspaper such as, "Stranger Bothers Cub", "Missing Cub Found", "Chief Grizzly Questions Stranger". Mama Bear uses a barrel of apples to explain the concept of bad apples. An apple that looks bad on the outside is perfect inside. Another apple looks fine on the outside, but inside it's infested with worms. Brother goes to the town green to launch his pusher plane, where Sister picks wildflowers. Just as they are about to go home, somebody drives up with a radio-controlled plane. Brother starts talking to the stranger, and Sister arrives on the scene and stops Brother from accepting the stranger's offer of a ride to send the plane in the air and follow it in the car.

Rules for children on strangers are posted on the last page.

The Berenstain Bears and The Slumber Party

Mama lets Sister go to Lizzie's for a slumber party but Sister finds out that Lizzie has got a new babysitter. Soon the party causes havoc and by the time the Bruins comes back everything is a mess. The Bruins are so stern, they call the cubs parents to take them home and they tell them the mess they have made. The party was also cancelled and Lizzie was sent to bed. Mama was so angry and upset that she grounds Sister, which meant a day in her room and a full week in the house. The next day, Mama Bear cancelled the grounding for Sister to help clean up. Sister doesn't want to have a clean up party, and doesn't want to hear the word "party" again in a long time.

In the book, the neighbours called the police after hearing the commotion from the Bruins' house. The Chief sent an officer to investigate and investigated simultaneously when the Bruins came home, this didn't happen in the TV episode adaptation. In the TV adaptation, after hearing the commotion, the Bruins' came home, they were so stern, that they call the cubs parents to take them home and then she tells them the mess they have definitely made. But the very next day (in the TV adaptation), Sister calls her friends again to have another slumber party, but first, all they had to do was, clean up, and then Sister knows that last time Too-Tall and the gang were at the party, but then she tells Brother Bear not invite Too Tall and the gang. Slumber parties are a "girls only" type thing.

The Berenstain Bears and The Trouble With Grown-ups

Brother and Sister feel that their parents have nothing to say but negative things about their cubs. During a school talent night, the cubs express their feelings by performing a play called 'The Trouble with Grown-Ups', which gently parodies their parents. The next day, Mama and Papa Bear dress up as the cubs and do the same thing. This helps the family to understand their frustrations, and learn that no one means to get on each other's nerves, it's just part of being a family.

The Berenstain Bears' New Neighbors

Papa Bear has trouble adjusting to new neighbors that are different from him. The rest of his family is excited about new neighbors, and through meeting Mr. Panda and convincing that different is good, Papa Bear accepts the new neighbors.

It has been said that this book has racist undertones as pandas come from a different region, and Papa dislikes them.

The Berenstain Bears Count Their Blessings

While Mama is mopping the floor she thinks about how Sister and Brother will come back with complaints about how they do not have the things their friends have. When they come home Mama and Papa tell them to think about what they have that their friends do not have. They count all their blessings and when they sit down together as a family, the lights go out. Brother and Sister hear a storm coming; Papa knows a trick that can make the storm go away. They count each time and the storm is one mile away. After the storm, they go to bed and count the rest of their blessings.

The Berenstain Bears and the Homework Hassle

The story begins when Brother gets very far behind his homework and he gets a note in his backpack. He is told no more video games and no more television. He goes outside to Gramps and Gran and Gramps tells Brother of how his dad got far in his homework when he was a boy. He decides that he should go and do his homework.

The Berenstain Bears and the Excuse Note

Sister Bear finds gym very boring, so when she sees Lizzie with an excuse note, she decides Lizzie is lucky. After school, Brother and Sister are running and Sister trips on a stone and falls. Papa and Mama rush to see if she is all right. She scrapes her ankle and she gets an excuse note. At school she does not have any gym, and spends her time sitting down not doing anything. Next day, it is all better and she tells Mama why and asks her to write another excuse note. Mama says she cannot do that. Sister goes and sees Brother, who is practicing for his big soccer game. He explains to Sister that exercise is good for you.

The Berenstain Bears Get the Gimmies

The family goes to a supermarket but at the checkout, Brother and Sister make a fuss about how the checkout has their favorite candies. Papa gives in to their behavior and buys them their favorite candy. On the way out, Brother and Sister spot a Bucking Frog similar to the Bucking Duck they ride at the mall and make another fuss. Papa then gives in again and puts money in the money slot. Afterwards, the cubs spot a salesman selling rubber cats. Brother and Sister make another fuss and Papa tries to shout in order to stop the cubs from fussing but it does not work as they cannot hear him due to the amount of fuss they're making. Embarassed, Papa buys two toy cats, one for Brother and one for Sister, and the family goes home. Enraged, Papa rants about Brother and Sister's bad behavior and refers to the cubs behaviour as "a bad case of the galloping greedy gimmies". Mama states that it is also her and Papa's fault for giving in every time they fuss. Papa calls a family meeting and discusses how it is best not to be selfish and greedy but Gramps and Gran arrive and the cubs scream "What did you bring me?" causing Papa to send them to their room. Papa states that Brother and Sister have the worst case of the gimmies. Gramps states that Papa had the gimmies once when he was a cub. Gramps and Gran state that they had a deal in which when it came time for a trip to the general store, Papa could get a treat and that was it for the day and if he came down with the gimmies they would go right home and Papa would get nothing. Papa and Mama claim that is a good idea. They go to the supermarket a few days later and Brother and Sister get the treats they decided to get (Brother gets a book on dinosaurs and Sister gets a box of crayons). They plan works, much to Mama and Papa's relief. However, as they leave, the family spots a gimmie-cub in the checkout. Then they leave the supermarket happily.

Other Books

* "The Berenstain Bears' New Baby"
* "The Berenstain Bears Go to School"
* "The Berenstain Bears Go to the Doctor"
* "The Berenstain Bears' Moving Day"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Sitter"
* "The Berenstain Bears Go to Camp"
* "The Berenstain Bears Get in a Fight"
* "The Berenstain Bears in the Dark"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room"
* "The Berenstain Bears' Trouble with Money"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Truth"
* "The Berenstain Bears and Mama's New Job"
* "The Berenstain Bears Forget Their Manners"
* "The Berenstain Bears No Girls Allowed"
* "The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Birthday"
* "The Berenstain Bears Get Stage Fright"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Week at Grandma's"
* "The Berenstain Bears Go Out for the Team"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Friends"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Bad Habit"
* "The Berenstain Bears' Trouble at School"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Bad Dream"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Double Dare"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the In-Crowd"
* "The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Vacation"
* "The Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Prize Pumpkin"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Pets"
* "The Berenstain Bears Don't Pollute (Anymore)"
* "The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Pressure"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Bully"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Green-Eyed Monster"
* "The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Teasing"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Blame Game"
* "The Berenstain Bears Get Their Kicks"
* "The Berenstain Bears Lend a Helping Hand"
* "The Berenstain Bears' Mad, Mad, Mad Toy Craze"
* "The Berenstain Bears Think of Those in Need"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Big Question"
* "The Birds, the Bees, and the Berenstain Bears"
* "The Berenstain Bears and Baby Makes Five"
* "The Berenstain Bears' Dollars and Sense"
* "The Berenstain Bears' Nursery Tales"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Big Blooper"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Real Easter Eggs"
* "The Berenstain Bears' Funny Valentine"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Papa's Day Surprise"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Mama's Day Surprise"
* "The Berenstain Bears: Bedtime Battle"
* "The Berenstain Bears Hug and Make Up"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Big Spelling Bee"
* "The Berenstain Bears Go on a Ghostwalk"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Commercials"
* "The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Car Trip"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Chores"

First Time Readers Books

* "The Berenstain Bears and the Big Road Race"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Missing Honey"
* "The Berenstain Bears Blaze a Trail"
* "The Berenstain Bears on the Job"
* "The Day of the Dinosaur"
* "The Berenstain Kids: I Love Colors"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Ghost of the Forest"
* "The Berenstain Bears Ready, Get Set, Go!"
* "The Berenstain Bears Report Card Trouble"
* "After the Dinosaurs"

tep Into Reading Books

The Berenstain Bears Go Up and Down

Papa is in the Bruins cottage and promises that he will catch the biggest fish ever. But, unfortunately he forgets everything and has to go back up the long, steep wood stairs. Soon their day does not go well and they don't catch any fish at all. Next day, Papa's fingers ache and he decides to stay in bed. Next time Brother, Sister and Lizzie write a list of things they need. They tell Papa and soon they catch the biggest fish.

Other Books

* "The Berenstain Bears Big Bear Small Bear"
* "The Berenstain Bears by the Sea"
* "The Berenstain Bears Go in and Out"
* "The Berenstain Bears in the House of Mirrors"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Escape of the Bogg Brothers"
* "The Berenstain Bears Ride the Thunderbolt"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Missing Watermelon Money"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Tic-Tac-Toe Mystery"
* "The Berenstain Bears: We Like Kites"

Big Chapter Books

The Berenstain Bears and the New Girl in Town

An ancient feud in Bear Country between the Bear and Grizzly clans has resurfaced while a new female cub named Bonnie brown has transferred to Bear Country School. During her first day at the school, she ends up befriending Brother who has developed a crush on her and vice versa. Meanwhile, a school rendition of Romeo and Juliet helps both clans realize what could happen if they continue to feud with one another. In the end Brother and Bonnie are able to continue with their friendship with the feud over.

The Berenstain Bears and The Nerdy Nephew

Professor Actual Factual brings a new cub to school called Ferdy Factual, who is very smart but doesn't know about friends. Soon Queenie comes along and Ferdy teaches Queenie how to play chess. Brother, Freddie and Sister go and tell him that Queenie is pretending to be his friend to get homework answers from him. Ferdy tells them that it's not true, and ignores them. After school, Brother tells Ferdy to come to his place to play video games. He says he has homework, and Queenie comes along and she and Ferdy become homework partners. The next day, when Ferdy plays chess by himself again, he sees Brother playing with the ball. He asks him to pass the ball, but Brother refuses as he looks like he is pretending he does not want it. Eventually Brother throws the ball, but Ferdy talks to Queenie and does not see the ball coming. It hits him on the stomach. Queenie laughs and Ferdy runs away, Brother chases after him and tells Ferdy that he was showing off and apoligises.

Berenstain Bears' Media Madness

At the Bear Country School, the cubs help Mr. Bob set up a TV station. The cubs become very involved and forget their schoolwork.

Other

Big Chapter Books

* "The Berenstain Bears and the Ice Monster"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Drug Free Zone"
* "The Berenstain Bears Gotta Dance!"
* "The Berenstain Bears Accept No Substitutes"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Female Fullback"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Red-Handed Thief"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Wheelchair Commando"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the School Scandal Sheet"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Galloping Ghost"
* "The Berenstain Bears at Camp Crush"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Giddy Grandma"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Dress Code"
* "The Berenstain Bears in the Freaky Funhouse"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Runamuck Dog Show"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Wax Museum"
* "The Berenstain Bears: No Guns Allowed"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the New Girl In Town"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Love Match"
* "The Berenstain Bears and the Big Date"
* "The Berenstain Bears and Queenie's Crazy Crush"

Other

* "Old Hat, New Hat"
* "Inside Outside Upside Down" — Bright and Early Board Book
* "Berenstains' B Book"
* "The Berenstain Bears Cook-It!: Breakfast for Mama!"
* "The Berenstain Bears Get the Don't Haftas"
* "The Berenstain Bears Dinosaur Adventure"
* "The Berenstain Bears Almanac"
* "The Berenstain Bears Science Fair"

ee also

For a complete list, visit [http://www.frontiernet.net/~bmariska/bears/bibliography.doc/ Bear Country Online] .