(Part 2) Best children bear books according to redditors
We found 376 Reddit comments discussing the best children bear books. We ranked the 178 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
Being a pre-teen in 2011 must be rough. Hope you make it through. I recommend you read Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Chores.
Copying this and adding some from another place i had posted it
Boynton books like pajama time and wake up are hits
Eric Carle like the very busy spider, mixed up chameleon, panda bear panda bear.
Pout pout fish
Bear snores on
The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and The Big Hungry Bear https://www.amazon.com/dp/0859531821/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_pQtezb6GYSVXT
Dr suess is a hit - Mr. Brown can moo can you, 1 fish 2 fish, green eggs and ham.
We have the 3 in this line because he loved the first one someone gave him so much cool dog school dog, fun dog sun dog, snow dog go dog - link - Cool Dog, School Dog https://www.amazon.com/dp/1477816704/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_2RtezbBD2BBWB
The behavior series in these books are amazing - i used the paci one to quit paci and hands are not for hitting and feet are not for kicking to stop those unwanted behaviors - Feet Are Not for Kicking (Board Book) (Best Behavior Series) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1575421585/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_v4Hgzb4MFJ4YD
My kid is crazy about planets so we have some on planets too and he learned so much from them
Hello, World! Solar System https://www.amazon.com/dp/0553521039/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_h7HgzbRYET040 (this one still has pluto but whatever lol)
Solar System for Kids: The Planets and Their Moons https://www.amazon.com/dp/1682801152/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_I8Hgzb7V5G69T
Little blue truck
My kid is also really into these wipe clean books and we spend about 45 mins snuggled on the couch doing them - this one is great but the dry erase marker it comes with is not that good, i just use a different one. We just skip the pages with time etc but he has a blast doing them
Wipe Clean: Early Learning Activity Book (Wipe Clean Early Learning Activity Books) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0312499221/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_49Hgzb8D8BE9T
He has way too many books but these are some of the favs.
We've used this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Mother-Choco-Paperstar-Keiko-Kasza/dp/0698113640
and this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Tell-Again-About-Night-Born/dp/0064435814/ref=pd_sbs_14_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=KXWRZ8XANMAVDAPZYHRJ
and this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Wished-You-Adoption-Marianne-Richmond/dp/1934082066/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1934082066&pd_rd_r=VQQX0YJDRY9ZENP34DA7&pd_rd_w=bupmJ&pd_rd_wg=FbnwR&psc=1&refRID=VQQX0YJDRY9ZENP34DA7
and this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Day-Met-Aladdin-Picture-Books/dp/0689809646/ref=pd_sim_14_13?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0689809646&pd_rd_r=F1RS4C5VVNAKP65QV8JR&pd_rd_w=CdcFC&pd_rd_wg=DGunr&psc=1&refRID=F1RS4C5VVNAKP65QV8JR
and we've had a lot of talks about her birth family and how sometimes someone loves you so much that they send you to a family who can protect you and keep you safe.
Kids read your anxiety as much as they hear your words. I know it's hard, but it's important to tell yourself that even though she is having these feelings, you have the rest of your lives to get it right, and she's not going anywhere. Calm yourself as much as you can, smile and tell her you love her.
Do you lie down with her at night at bedtime? One of use does this every night, and we always answer any questions she has as she's falling asleep, and we remind her that we love her, that she is special, that she is safe with us, and that we will be here for her forever.
Every night.
Good luck.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0394854438/
https://www.amazon.com/Berenstain-Bears-Trouble-Chores/dp/0060573821
" Papa Bear and the cubs are having some trouble with chores—they don't want to do them! When they decide to take a break from cleaning, Mama Bear plays along. But what will happen when the mess builds up . . . and up . . . and up?"
Sounds like Pajama Bedtime Bear to me.
It sucks that these are gone. The rights of the Berenstain Bears got bought out by a Evangelical Christian company they completely rewrote the characters, and now we only get great titles like "Gods Loves You" and "The Berenstain Bears Go to Sunday School".
EDIT: They didn't get bought out. Turns out the son of the original authors found Jesus, and thought that the book characters his parents had left him the rights to would be the perfect pedestal to preach the love of his newfound religion.
Do you think it could be Bears in the Dark? If you do the "Look Inside" on Amazon, the brother bear checks out a book called "The Case of the Crying Cave", and the last page it lets you see says, "The mystery began quietly. It told about some bear scouts who were on an overnight camp-out."
(If so, you'll have to thank my wife. We were looking up some Berenstain Bear books and she said, "I remember liking that book but I can't remember what it's about." so I clicked on it.)
Local library has a copy, but it'll be next week before I can get there to check it out.
One World, Many Religions: The Ways We Worship, by Mary Pope Osborne – Survey of all the world’s religions from children’s perspectives, geared for 9-12 year olds.
Buller, Laura (2005). A Faith Like Mine. New York, NY: DK. Includes Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism, and Sikhism in detail, with bits on Zoroastrianism, Shinto, Taoism, Jainism and Baha’i, for ages 9-12.
DK Publishing (2011). What Do You Believe? New York, NY: DK. Includes all of the largest faiths, many smaller religious, plus ancient philosophers such as Socrates, Aristotle, and Plato, as well as modern thinkers such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Kant, and Sartre.
The Little Book of Hindu Deities: From the Goddess of Wealth to the Sacred Cow, by Sanjay Patel – This is actually not a children’s book, but came highly recommended
Demi (2005). Jesus. New York, NY: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Zen Shorts, by Jon Muth – Introduction to Zen principles by a giant panda, targeted to children 9-12
DK Publishing (2011). What Do You Believe? New York, NY: DK. Includes all of the largest faiths, many smaller religious, plus ancient philosophers such as Socrates, Aristotle, and Plato, as well as modern thinkers such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Kant, and Sartre.
The Elephant Prince: The Story of Ganesh, by Amy Novesky – Beautifully illustrated tale of Ganesh, Hindu deity.
Demi (2003). Muhammad. New York, NY: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Aren't there books on the 'story of how you were adopted' that you can read to kids? I'm no expert, certainly, but as someone who would like to adopt, I've thought something like that might be a good way to ease into the child's story without making it a big deal. It might also help you figure out how to word things so he doesn't feel abandoned. Maybe?
Here's an example, but look up 'adoption story book' on amazon and there's are a lot of them:
adoption story
Don't be sad for me, Im okay. I have five amazing kids and a king sized bed and I have the book We're Going on a Bear Hunt and we all lay in my bed and read and laugh and then pull the covers over our head and pretend that a bear is coming. I do this every night. And its the best part of my day. And I love every second of it!
This is a great story. It gets a bit long after you've read it fifty nights in a row.
https://www.amazon.com/Were-Going-Bear-Hunt-Lap/dp/1481419242/ref=pd_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=DEKAJKWSYYSDX100KY9Z
is it this one - Milk and cookies?
*Edit: the same author has a book called mooncakes, but no dragons in that one I don't think.
>making her feel like she is bad.
Lying is bad. Telling her it isn't would be lying.
When you know she's lying, tell her. Tell her that you do not lie to people you care about.
http://www.amazon.com/Berenstain-Bears-Truth-First-Books/dp/0394856406
I'm sure there's something like that for 10 year olds, since the BBs are kinda kiddie.
yep - this was my son's favorite a few years ago.
Found it:
The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Chores https://www.amazon.com/dp/0060573821/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_0WTYCb5MC57SZ
Gonna drop some knowledge on my toddler. Relate to that cover so hard after having a newborn, toddler and husband home on paternity leave.
Me either, but there are...
>About the Author
>Stan and Jan Berenstain introduced the first Berenstain Bear books in 1962.
>Stan and Jan Berenstain introduced the first Berenstain Bear books in 1962.
>Mike Berenstain grew up watching his parents, Stan and Jan, working together to write and draw these lovable bears. Eventually he started drawing and writing about them too.
I have a feeling this is the son's work:
http://www.amazon.com/Berenstain-Bears-Loves-Living-Lights/dp/0310712505/ref=sr_1_21?ie=UTF8&qid=1416621277&sr=8-21&keywords=berenstain+bears
The books written by his parents are great for kidos. His stuff? Not so much.
Hmmm....
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[7](https://www.amazon.com/Too-Small-Team-Stan-Berenstain/dp/0375812725 "His hands...")
Etc.
I think you might be right.
PB Bear's Birthday Party?
https://www.amazon.com/PAJAMA-BEDTIME-BEARS-BIRTHDAY-PARTY/dp/1564583805
I was planning on getting the box set for my niece and nephew. And was surprised how Christian they got.
Could it be the Mysteries in Our National Parks series? The Hunted is about Yellowstone and bear deaths.
This is my favorite book we've been gifted.
Bear Snores On https://www.amazon.com/dp/1416902724/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_1LL0DbZ2V6S51
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0859531821/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/189-9567756-0498761
This one?
Green eggs and ham.
Hop on Pop was one of my favorites when I was little. I thought it was hilarious that the kids were jumping on the dad, and made my dad read it all the time. The Spooky Old Tree was also a favorite, and it was the first book I ever "read". It was probably half memorization and half reading, but I read it at three :)
For me, I want Abel's Island because I read it as a kid, and want to have it for when I have kids down the road. I already have a small collection of books for my future kids, this would be added to that.
Love love love reading to my two daughters - 1 and 3. My grandmother was an elementary school teacher, so we grew up always being read to and were quick to learn to read ourselves - and now am definitely passing that along to my kids. Each of them get three books before bed at the very least, and are always bringing books over for us to read to them. I love it when they're at the stage where they're just really learning to talk, and babble their way through pretending to read a book. :-)
Some of our favorite books lately have been:
I still have my collection of books from when I was young - I am looking forward to introducing them to Beverly Cleary and Roald Dahl as they get older.
Berenstain Bears on the Moon. This was the first book I can remember reading by myself at age 3.
Also, my parents used to read a book called The Clown Arounds to me when I was a baby. Read it to me so much the cover fell off from use.
The last major influence on my young life was Canadian author Robert Munsch. Most Americans I find are familiar with his heartwarming story Love You Forever which was a big hit with baby showers when I worked in a book store. Little did anyone know that he writes a ton of other books that are hilarious to kids. Such as Mortimer which is about a kid who doesn't want to go to bed. Or I Have to Go! about a little boy and his finicky bladder. The big one though was The Paper Bag Princess about a princess who has to go rescue her handsome prince after the dragon burned down her castle, but all she has to wear is a dirty paper bag. My mom even took me to see this guy live when I was like 5 years old, performing his own stories. I used to love the stories, and when I have kids, I'm going to stock their library with all of them.
This one is great: http://www.amazon.com/The-Berenstain-Bears-Trouble-Money/dp/0394859170
A bit more practical and hands on (but not necessarily a book): http://www.daveramsey.com/store/prod112.html
I used to read to kindergarten classes often; the two most popular books were The Gift of Nothing and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. My personal favorite was the Little Bear series
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear was my childhood favorite! Also enjoyed the Berenstein Bears & Little Critter books. Don't Let the Pigeon series is great, as is the Elephant & Piggy series. The Skippyjon Jones series is awesome, and I adore the Zen books from Jon Muth
(Sorry, I taught preschool & I love children's books 😂)
This book might be in the neighborhood although I'm not sure it is exactly what you are looking for. I do cite these stories frequently to kids and adults alike :-) Zen Shorts by Jon J Muth https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00S7AZIK2/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
When I was very young my favorite books were
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Little Mommy
Spooky Old Tree
and this old book called Socks For Supper that I used to read with my great grandmother.
I love books. Great topic, by the way!
Maybe one of the Little Bear books by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak? iirc there was also a Little Bear cartoon on Nickelodeon.
My little munchkin would love a Princess Leia Funko Pop...
And an under $10, any of the Bernstein Bears books would be great!!!
I LOVE MY BABY!!!
Thanks for the contest!!!
I remember this Little Bear.
This gave me fond memories of Where's My Teddy? which I read often when I was little.
I hope you don't mind multiple suggestions!
Where's My Teddy? (and other Jez Alborough books)
I love We're Going on a Bear Hunt especially if you learn the song!
Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? (and other Bill Martin Jr. books)
From Head to Toe (and other Eric Carle books)
Caps for Sale (similar to Panda Bear and Head to Toe in its repetition but even more awesome)
I really like the Five Little Moneys series by Eileen Christelow.
Good Night Gorilla
Big Red Barn
Depending on how long she will listen to a story, I have a healthy obsession with Leo Lionni lately. Maybe Little Blue and Little Yellow would be a good starting place.
I Went Walking - I recently read this book to my class. After, we went on a walk and took pictures of the things we saw. I made a book with the pictures and my children are still obsessed with reading it because they memorized the pattern.
I want to keep going, but green eggs and ham.
Edit: I just wanted to add that there have been some amazing suggestions so far. Also, I freaking love Mo Willems!
Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You? - Sort of obvious choice by Suess, but a favorite.
Also, There's a Wocket in my Pocket
One Duck Stuck
Bubble Gum Bubble Gum
Going on a Bear Hunt
If they get an allowance, try using piggy banks that divide up spending vs. saving vs. donating to charity (such as this one or this one) and discuss with them how they want to split their money.
Lemonade stands are a great way to learn about money -- how much you need to invest up front for supplies (although for younger kids this can just be a "donation" from Mom and Dad), how to price your product so people will buy it, keeping track of your earnings, etc. You can also encourage them to donate half or all of the proceeds to a charity, to support a cause they care about -- I remember having lemonade stands for a local animal shelter as a kid and feeling so proud when I got to go deliver our donation.
Depending on their ages, you might also check out some simple financial literacy books and stories that involve saving money. For younger kids, Needs and Wants or Lily Learns about Wants and Needs look good; for elementary-age kids try Do I Need It or Do I Want It?: Making Budget Choices; and for upper elementary to middle school kids there's The Everything Kids' Money Book. In terms of stories that involve money, check out Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday and The Berenstain Bears' Trouble with Money.
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I was in line in kindergarten about to go to our weekly library trip and I was reading my book out loud to the other kids. It was The Berenstain Bears on the Moon. I got pulled out of line thinking the teacher was mad at me for talking in line and instead she gave me an extra day to go to the library because I could actually read the books.
The classic Berenstain Bear books (eg,
The Bears' Picnic, Bear Scouts, Bears' Vacation and Spooky Old Tree) were great.
Unfortunately, the later thin softcover book series got very preachy and (especially once the son took over) mired in heavy-handed, overtly Christian themes.
I gave my supervisor an old copy of the book Mooncake for her to give to her daughter.
The next day, my supervisor told me that her daughter read the book and, when she finished, looked at her mum and said "What a stupid bear".
Broke my heart a little. (I loved that bear).
Yes! We're Going on a Bear Hunt! How did no-one (including me) not mention it 'till now?