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 great service April 17, 2010
lulu mommi (usa)
received the product really fast and very impressed. would order again from the seller
Great message that kids will hear March 26, 2010
Pirate Mom (Palo Alto, CA)
My 5 year-old has been telling-it-like-it-should-be, rather than telling-it-like-it-is. My husband and I are struggling to explain the importance of honesty in a way that she will listen to and understand. She loves the Berenstain Bear books (library favorites) and so I ordered this one for our home library. Instead of perceiving it as a lecture or a punishment, she was thrilled to get this present, and often asks to have it read to her. I think the message is sinking in, too.
Good book! July 15, 2009
Mommy of 2
My kids enjoy this book very much. I like it because it helps them to understand that "lying" is a no-no. I have a 2yr old and a 5yr old. I chose this book b/c I wanted them to understand that honesty is very important & lying is not tolerated from mommy. Good book!
Great book to teach kids abouth the truth April 22, 2009
Dennis Kronstin (New York, NY)
Great book for children. Like every other book of these series, very educational and fun.
A great book for kids about telling the truth February 2, 2009
Christine M. Irvin (Columbus, OH)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Berenstain Bears and the Truth is a good example of the authors tackling a moral issue. In this case, the issue is being truthful.
In the book, Brother and Sister Bear are playing with the soccer ball in the living room (which they're not supposed to do) when a wayward kick knocks Mama's favorite lamp to the floor, breaking it into several pieces. When Mama finds her lamp in pieces on the floor, the children make up a wild tale about a huge, colorful bird that flew in through the window and knocked the lamp over. The more they tell the tale, the more they embellish the bird's size and colors, getting confused about whether it was yellow with purple wings or purple with yellow wings.
Mama, of course, knows the children are not telling the truth and it makes her sad. When the children say they're sorry the lamp got broken (without admitting they did it), Mama says:
"I'm not worried about the lamp. We can always get another lamp, or we can glue this one back together. What I'm sad about is the thought that maybe, just maybe, my cubs, whom I've always trusted, aren't telling me the truth. And trust is not something you can put back together again."
Brother and Sister then admit to breaking Mama's lamp.
What I Like: Everything. This is the type of story any child can relate to. The language is easy to understand and the message is clear: Learning to tell the truth, even when you know you are going to get into trouble, is the right thing to do.
Also, this book has been around since 1983. More than one generation of children has learned the importance of telling the truth by reading this story.
What I Dislike: Nothing.
Overall Rating: Excellent.
Age Appeal: The publisher suggests ages 4-8. My children enjoyed this book during that age group, too, but my 12-year-old still gets out his stack of Berenstain Bear books and reads them!
Christine M. Irvin - Christian Children's Book Review
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