The Berenstains' B Book

The Berenstain Bears Bright & Early

by Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain

A big brown bear, a blue bull, and a beautiful baboon enjoy biking and blowing bubbles

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction, Animals, Humor, Classics, Kids

28 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1971

About the author

Stan and Jan Berenstain (often called The Berenstains) were American writers and illustrators best known for creating the children's book series the Berenstain Bears. Their son Mike Berenstain joined them as a creative team in the late 1980s.

Reviews

[Stacy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Granddaughter- just learning to read- loved it.

[Zany · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's an automatic 5 stars for books from childhood, folks. No exceptions. In retrospect, these books seem as a capitalist marketing scam to me. Devoting an entire book to the letter 'B'. This means that if you want your kid to be well-rounded in the ways of the Englische alphabet, you have to get (translate: buy) 25 more books. Alas, mom could only afford this one book of 'B' words. As a result, ever since I was but a babe, my babbling speech was a bundle of blundering bumbles that baffled many. My bungles left me blue and my behaviour became bad. I fell behind, and had to bear the big burden of being badly beaten and berated by belligerent bullies.

My bocabulary began to sound Hispanic when I pronounced the letter 'V' as a 'B'. My berbiage made people think I was from Benezuela.

I was a bery bad boy. Boooo!

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

A book reminiscent of the Dr. Seuss tongue twisters!

I love this book. My kids love to hear me read it as fast as I can.

Very easy read for new readers too!

The actual book we have is my book from when I was a child (um-hm the 1970's) but I was reintroduced to this particular book when my son was in Speech Therapy. This gave us B words to practice the Bah sound.

Love the Berenstains!

[Andre Gonzalez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun book for any little ones learning how to read!

[Michelle Carter · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful book to introduce the letter B and all the silly and common words you can make starting with "B".

[Mitchell Friedman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Silly. But this one I remember. And the marginal twist at the end still made me smile. Basically an alphabet book with just the letter B. One of the bears is part of the mayhem in this one. And its quite over the top. And the repetitiveness kind of works in this one. 3.5 of 5

[Cole · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant

[Jay Gabler · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Berenstains were so much more fun before they got moralistic.

[Debyi Kucera (Book&BuJo) · Rating 4 out of 5]

So much fun for kids and a great time to reminisce for adults. I don’t know if there are books for every letter of the alphabet or not as this is the only one I remember reading as a child. I do love the other Berenstain’s Bears books that I read growing up, sadly, I only still have two of them. The artwork is fun and you can tell what each thing is just from the picture.
4 stars, 7.57 on CAWPILE

[Erica · Rating 5 out of 5]

You know what is great about this book?

It's a pain in the butt to read but it sure is fun to yell, once you've got the whole thing memorized.

Big brown bear, Blue bull, BEEEYOOOTIFUL baboon biking backward, blowing bubbles...
(you really have to hyper-flourish the word "beautiful" because, well, why wouldn't you?)

If you have super annoying children who like to torture you with stories they know by heart, keep this far away from them.

[Mark Baker · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun book filled with B's. The story grows so absurd you can't help but laugh. My family can still quote this book 20+ years later, and we still love it.

Read my full review at Carstairs Considers.

[Netanella · Rating 4 out of 5]

The beautiful baboon ballerina is of course the favorite.

[Arlene Ang · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun and wacky book! I loved it as a kid and it still tickles me as an adult. No one should "B" without it!

[Melenia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved these books as a child

[Rachael Fricke · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ever since I was a little girl, I've loved this book. It is however, a better "Read Aloud" book rather than a book a child should try to read on their own. Some of the words are a little tougher for younger kids. Yet still, the alliteration throughout this entire book is amazing! Every word in the book begins with the letter "B." The whole book is like a long tongue twister. It's a fun, short read that will delight young listeners. Illustrations provide a hilarious depiction of what the words are describing. Read it, even if you've read it before. I read it for the first time in probably 20 years, I still love it.

[Tiffany Spencer · Rating 2 out of 5]

The Berenstain’s B Book
Plot: A story about a big, brown, bear and a blue bull and a beautiful baboon and how they broke a baby bird’s balloon.

My Thoughts: Not much really to say about this one. It’s a good book to teach a child B words. I’d let my little cousin who just started kindergarten have a stab at it. The funny thing this book made me remember is they are riding backward on a bicycle and I have a memory of someone in my high school who had a car doing the exact same thing down the street in front of the school. I was thinking “Are they driving backward down the street?” Yes, they were! And it shows EXACTLY why you shouldn’t do this either.

Rating: 5

[Delaney Andrews · Rating 3 out of 5]

Genre: poetry
Grade range: PreK-2
The storyline of this book doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, but it is poetry. Some poetry doesn’t make sense. There were times that I don’t even think a full proper sentence was used. Although it was strange, it used alliteration to create poetry, and that made the book interesting. It caught my attention and kept it as I was reading because of the alliteration.

[Sereen Hudaib · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a good book for new readers; it has simple repetitive words. It is a fun, silly book that is good to use when introducing letter B for young children. The teacher could ask children about the B words they heard in the story after reading it. The book has a good repetition and which will make children able to guess the B-word that is coming up next by looking at the pictures. The illustration is colorful and engaging.

[Jessica Wilker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Genre: poetry
Reading level: Pre-k

While I may not have enjoyed reading this book as much as I hoped, I believe this book would be a great read for kids learning the alphabet. This book offers many words that all begin with the letter B. So while I may have thought it was annoying, it is a great read for children to expand their vocabulary starting at a young age!!

[Michelle Breniser · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fiction. Prep-K - 1st grade. Fun book that plays with the "b" sound all the way through! It builds on the same sentence over several pages. Its a great book to read to kids that are not reading yet and help them just hear the sound of words with the letter B in them. Plus kids love the cute, sad baby bird at the end.

[Ashlin Edmisten · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love books like this. It seems like they're not going to make any sense, but somehow they do. They push you along to get you to read faster and you end up getting tongue tied. They might not be the greatest in literature, but they are fun.

[Caitlyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is great for those who are just starting to read. Throughout the book they use the same words and add two or three more to the next page. Helping student become fluent with these few words.

[Vic Thom · Rating 5 out of 5]

A family favorite with lines such as "Brother Bob's baseball bus" and many more "b" words. We read this to our daughters when they were young. We bought a copy for our grandkids. A fun book and a quick read!

[Emili · Rating 4 out of 5]

Poetry
K-2 Reading level

This book is chucked full of “b” words! It is quite the tongue twister when reading it. That being said, it is a book that is full of charm and I’m sure humor for younger audiences. :)

[Allison Nicholas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Early Primary

Poetry

This is a super simple story (see the alliteration that I did there???). It's a good way to teach the alphabet at the same time as teaching simple poetry. Highly recommend. Also has a cute and simple storyline to follow.

[Gloria Linkiewicz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Poetry
K-1st grade
Man talk about a lounge twister. This book defentily tests you on your B's. I like how everything flows well together sometimes with poetry it gets to hectic to process but this one if filled with humor and funny animals!

[Mady Beaver · Rating 4 out of 5]

Poetry
K-2
This is a cute book to teach little kids about the letter B and all the different sounds it can make. There is a big surprise at the end of the book and the illustrations and flow of the book keeps the kids interested and engaged.

[June Brault · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pre-School - 2nd Grade
Genre Poetry

I believe that this book is a great read for students who are learning the alphabet. It will be helpful for students to also expand their vocabulary. I think it is also fun to try and read it fast like a tongue twister.

[Jennifer Ruvalcaba · Rating 5 out of 5]

Genre: Poetry
Grade Level: Preschool-2
This book is a great book for practicing alliteration along with poetry. This book is a great book that helps come up with things that start with the letter "B"

[Jordyn Kilmer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Genre: poetry grade: kindergarten
This is such a cute sweet book that really helps kids learn the letter B. This book is perfect for kids learning the alphabet to follow along and sound out the letters.