The Berenstain Bears series are written by Stan and Jan Berenstain. It is fun to see a family of bears tackling the same sort of challenges that every family deals with. They deal with school issues, neighborhood issues and many first experiences in a child’s life. They write on a variety of subjects that children will find in their own lives. Does your mother tell you are eating too much junk food? Are you watching too much TV? Is your room messy? These are some of the topics covered in the Berenstain Bear books.

The Berenstain Bear family lives in a tree house in Bear country. There are a Mama and Papa with two bear cubs, but later in they get a new sister. Brother and sister bear are between four and eight years of age - just like target readers.

These picture books can help a child learn to deal with feeling, they can open a discussion on something scary that might be coming up in their lives – a first trip to the dentist or the doctor are popular. They might help prepare for an upcoming move or going to camp.

These thirty-two page books are full of humor, usually with Papa Bear usually does something funny.

Berenstain Bears Series

The Berenstain Bears Go to the Doctor
The Berenstain Bears Get in a Fight
The Berenstain Bears Visit the Dentist
The Berenstain Bears Moving Day
The Berenstain Bears and the Sitter
The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Friends
The Berenstain Bears Trouble with Money
The Berenstain Bears Go to Camp
The Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room
The Berenstain Bears Too Much TV
The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food
The Berenstain Bears Learn about Strangers
The Berenstain Bears and the Slumber Party
The Berenstain Bears and the Bad Dream
The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Vacation
The Berenstain Bears and the In Crowd
The Berenstain Bears and the Double Dare
The Berenstain Bears No Girls Allowed
The Berenstain Bears Go Out for the Team
The Berenstain Bears and Mama's New Job
The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Birthday
The Berenstain Bears Forget their Manners
The Berenstain Bears and the Truth
The Berenstain Bears Get Stage Fright
The Berenstain Bears in the Dark (First Time Books)
The Berenstain Bears and the Week at Grandma’s
The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble at School
The Berenstain Bears and the Bad Habit
The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Commercials
The Berenstain Bears' Baby Easter Bunny
The Berenstain Bears and the Big Spelling Bee
The Berenstain Bears Trim a Tree
The Berenstain Bears Lose a Friend
The Berenstain Bears and the Bad Influence
The Berenstain Bears Safe and Sound (Jan & Mike Berenstain)

Note: These Berenstain Bears are from my personal library – my kids just loved them all!