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The Berenstain Bears' New Baby
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| Part No: | 0394829085 |
| Manufacturer: | Random House |
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| Customer Rating: | 3.0 / 5.0 |
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- ISBN13: 9780394829081
- Condition: New
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Illus. in full color. "This brightly illustrated story tells of a youngster's happy acceptance of a new addition to the family and how Mama and Papa Bear assist him with the adjustment."--
Booklist.
| new baby book | 2010-08-23 | 4 / 5 |
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| Sent this to my grandson for his birthday. he is expecting twins at his house in the fall. he is enjoying the book and hopefully it is going to make the transition easier |
| Makes bringing home a new sibling bear-able | 2009-11-10 | 5 / 5 |
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This book has been around at least 35 years. That's when I first bought it to introduce the concept of a new baby to my almost-two-year-old son. He loved the book, and he in turn loved his new baby sister from the moment he first held her. (He was the first one to hold her -- sitting in the rocking chair -- when she and Mommy came home from the hospital.) Our copy is long gone, so I bought a copy recently to give to my wife's daughter, who is pregnant with her second child.
The book did the trick in our family, and I have every expectation it will do the trick in hers.
"The trick"? Introduce a new baby and eliminate any and all first-born jealousies or bad feelings toward the new little "intruder." Get the first-born involved with age-appropriate caring for the little one, and build a sense of pride in the newborn.
The book is a delightful story, which my almost-two-year-old loved hearing over and over again, even (maybe even more) after his little sister left "Mommy's tummy" and was home to stay. Thirty-five years later, my son and daughter are still "best friends." Do I give ALL the credit to the book? 'Course not. But that's where it all started. |
| Not what I want my child to understand about new siblings | 2009-07-03 | 1 / 5 |
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This is a spoiler, but. . .
The little boy bear realizes his bed is too small. His dad takes him out to build a new bed. He keeps asking what will happen to his new bed, but he never gets an answer. They get home that afternoon/evening to find the new baby in his bed (that he slept in just that morning). The baby smacks him in the nose. Then one or two pages later the book is over.
We were given this book to help our daughter as we prepare for a new baby. Foolishly, I read it aloud to her before I read it myself. I was horrified. They never prepared the older sibling, and the new baby literally just took over his place without warning. We're looking for other books, but this one will not remain in our library. |
| Clearly written for a different time | 2008-09-01 | 3 / 5 |
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Small Bear (soon to be renamed as Brother Bear) wakes up one day and finds out his bed is too small for him!
So he and his dad go out to make a new bed. And when he gets home, his old bed is given to his new baby sister.
There was no discussion with Small Bear beforehand that he was going to have a new baby sister. There's no discussion in the book about how a baby might affect your life, either for good or bad.
This is not how most people raise children today, I think, nor is it the best way to raise children. Additionally, nowadays it's generally advised that if you're going to hand down the old crib that you dismantle it well before the baby arrives so that your older child doesn't feel directly displaced.
I don't think this book is going to be very useful to anybody expecting a second child.
Incidentally, how much older than Sister is Brother bear? In most books, it's written that they're "almost two years apart", but in this book he's clearly intended to be three or four or five in human terms. Makes my head hurt! |
| A Charming Classic Story | 2008-04-14 | 5 / 5 |
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| I love this book! It is a genuine classic--one of the early Berenstain Bears books. It is cute and innocent and a very good way to introduce the idea of a new baby coming into the family for very young children. There may be more sophisticated books which would be better for older kids, but for younger children, this is perfect. |
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