The Berenstain Bears and the Baby Chipmunk: A Funny I Can Read Story About Adoption and Curiosity for Kids (Ages 4-8)

The Berenstain Bears

by Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain

The Bear family adopts a curious baby chipmunk in this funny I Can Read story.

Brown Eyes explores Papa's desk, Mama's sewing basket, and Papa's pant leg––all the way up to the knee!

The Berenstain Bears and the Baby Chipmunk is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it’s perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the short sentences, familiar words, and simple concepts of Level One books support success for children eager?to start reading on their own.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction, Animals

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

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

[Amar Pai · Rating 1 out of 5]

These are getting tedious. Izzy made me read this one AND the berenstain bears and the baby sea otter, or some s***. they're all the same they're all pitched at new readers so the text is all "see spot run. run, spot, run." blaaargh I wanna throw up.

[Cara · Rating 3 out of 5]

My son loves the Berenstain bears just as much as I did when I was younger.
The bear family adopts a chipmunk that's been abandoned by its mother. They care for it until it's ready to rejoin its outside world.

[Cecile · Rating 4 out of 5]

We used this as a go-along book for Play with Me.

[Talea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute book teaching the importance of wild animals being free

[Huratio · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite part was when the bear cubs let the chipmunk go back to his friends.

[K Morlando · Rating 4 out of 5]

We love the Berenstain bears books!

[asiya | アセヤ (free palestine) · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was cute. CHIPMUNKS. 😂

[Sherrie · Rating 3 out of 5]

*3.75

[Katlyn]

Summary: Sister bear finds a mouse which is really a chipmunk. The baby chipmunks mother is not around so Mama bear tells them they can keep the baby chipmunk for a little bit. They take the chipmunk inside and give him milk and honey. They make a little bed for the chipmunk and go to sleep. When they wake up they find the chipmunk in the sugar bowl and decide he needs more food. They go outside and gather some seeds and give them to the baby chipmunk. The baby chipmunk starts getting into everything and they decide that he’s ready to go back outside to be with his friends. They’re sad to put him out there but see him every day after that which makes them happy.

Evaluation: This was a good beginners level book. I loved the Berenstain Bears growing up so I enjoyed this story as well. The story line is something children could relate too and possibly have experiences that are relatable to the Berenstain Bears. I think this book would be an easy read for children and a great series to have.

Teaching Idea: I would have this book as a reading option for students who are beginning to read or just need an easy book to read during the day. You could read this story to younger children and have a lesson that gets students to talk about some of the things you might need if you were to get a pet. You could also have the students write a different ending to the story where they explain what happens to the chipmunk.

[Helen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun for early readers and also for the read-to set.

[Shelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Berenstain Bear family finds a baby chipmunk one day; so little that his eyes have yet to open. After determining that the mother chipmunk will not be returning to care for the baby the Bear family take him into the tree house to help the little guy out. They soon discover that a chipmunk is not a pet, and after a little love and care he will be ready to be set free as all wild animals should.

[Rosa Cline · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very good Berenstain Bears book. It helps teach children to be aware o nature and be kind to animals but not all animals are meant to be 'pets' and that if they are wild animals sometimes they need our help but need to be turned back out to nature once they are well. Very nicely written.

[Kristy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute. I have no idea why I didn't grow up with these books; they're really good, and have some cool messages for kids.

[Tommy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Tommy likes this story of the baby chipmunk wreaking havoc in the bears' house. He hasn't realized how much Mom abbreviates it.//
4/11/11 Part of afternoon reading time on the sofa with Mom.

[Danny · Rating 2 out of 5]

Danny likes this story of the baby chipmunk wreaking havoc in the bears' house. He hasn't realize how much Mom abbreviates it.

[Elizabeth S · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not bad, but doesn't really stand out from the other Berenstain Bears books. Brother and Sister learn some good, basic life lessons about pets and wild animals.

[Sharon · Rating 2 out of 5]

Danny likes this story of the baby chipmunk wreaking havoc in the bears' house. He hasn't realized how much Mom abbreviates it.

[Brandi Streeval · Rating 5 out of 5]

read this to my daughter cute book

[Pinky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Brother and Sister Bear raise Brown Eyes until it's time to release him into the wild.

[Kirsten Swanson]

cute, good story with good teaching.

[Amy Mccarty]

**9/16/13

[Edward Creter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Brother and Sister find a chipmunk, sans mother, and keep it as a pet. Keeping a non-housebroken chipmunk for a pet is harder than it looks. A fun book.

[Whole And · Rating 3 out of 5]

A sweet reader on saving a little chipmunk but then needing to release it back to nature to be truly free. Journey along with the adventures of having a chipmunk in the house!

[Eric · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like it it was good.

[Kc · Rating 5 out of 5]

6 mins