The Berenstain Bears Lend a Helping Hand - Softcover

Berenstain, Stan; Berenstain, Jan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0679889566 ISBN 13: 9780679889564

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers, 1998

Synopsis

This classic Berenstain Bears story is a perfect way to teach children about the importance of helping those in need and to never judge a book by its cover!

Come for a visit in Bear Country with this classic First Time BookŪ from Stan and Jan Berenstain. Brother and Sister have agreed to help their elderly neighbor, Miz McGrizz, clean her attic. Although they aren’t excited to spend their Saturday helping her out, they just might end up having more fun than they thought. Includes over 50 bonus stickers!

About this title

From the Inside Flap

When Mama concludes that there's too much "Me, me, me!" in Brother and Sister's behavior, she encourages them to help elderly Widow McGrizz deal with her full and messy attic. While the cubs are resistant at first, they soon find that there are rewards in giving a helping hand to those less fortunate.

About the Author

Stan and Jan Berenstain were both born in 1923 in Philadelphia.  They didn't know each other as children, but met later at school, at the Philadelphia College of Art.  They liked each other right away, and found out that the both enjoyed the same kinds of books, plays, music and art.  During World War II, Stan was a medical assistant in the Army, and Jan worked in an airplane factory.  When the war was over, they got married and began to work together as artists and writers, primarily drawing cartoons for popular magazines.  After having their two sons Leo and Michael, the Berenstains decided to write some funny children's books that their children and other children could read and enjoy.  Their first published children's book was called The Big Honey Hunt.  It was about a family of bears, who later became known as the "Berenstain Bears."  
Stan and Jan planned all of their books together. They both wrote the stories and created the pictures.  They continued to live outside of Philadelphia in the country.  There are now over 300 Berenstain Bears books.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0679889566
• ISBN 13: 9780679889564
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32