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Random House Books for Young Readers (1988), Edition: FIRST EDITIION, 32 pages
Description
Brother Bear feels excited about joining Too-Tall Grizzly's gang until the members dare him to steal one of Farmer Ben's juicy watermelons.
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LibraryThing member babshe1
Double Dare, by Stan and Jan Berenstain, was one of my favorites as a child. I still love this book and now I enjoy it even more, due to the amazing message it shares. Peer pressure is not the way, was the big picture in this book. My favorite part of this book was the topic, peer pressure is
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something all kids go through and all kids need to learn about. This book shares a story about peer pressure and what can happen if you follow others. Another aspect of this book that I enjoyed was the characters, having read this series before I know the behaviors of each character. This book treats you like a first time reader though and shows each personality, so no reader can get lost. I feel this is a very important part in order to understand the big picture. Last, I love the language used in the book, because the author writes beautiful sentences that teaches the reader new vocabulary. I love these books and this one is one of my favorite from the series. Show Less
LibraryThing member apetru5
It was fun to reread a book from one of my favorite series, The Berenstain Bears, and I enjoyed it just as much now as I did when I was younger. I liked this book for two reasons, the first of which being because of the illustrations. I especially like the depiction of the bear characters because
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they all look cute and endearing, even the bully Too-Tall and his gang. I also liked how on some pages, the background is white and the pictures are shown in different circles across the pages. This is helpful because many events could happen on one page, so these illustrations show all of the events in a fun format. The second reason that I enjoyed this book is because of the overall moral and theme of the story. Brother Bear wants to join a group of friends, but they ask him to steal a watermelon from Farmer Ben’s garden. He catches Brother and teaches him a valuable lesson about thinking for himself, which helps Brother see that he doesn’t belong with a crowd of friends that want him to do bad things. This story can be relatable for many students and help them through peer pressure, which is always present in social and school settings. The main idea of this story is to think for yourself when judging what is right and what is wrong, and don’t do something if you’re not comfortable with it. Show Less
LibraryThing member Audacity88
One of the better Berenstain Bear books. Two highlights are the metaphors of chickens and sheep becoming real on the farm, and the brief appearance by Double-Ton Grizzly at the end.
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Original language
English
Original publication date
1988
Physical description
32 p.; 8 inches
ISBN
039489748X / 9780394897486