The Berenstain Bears and the Spooky Old Tree
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- Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
- Create Date：2021-11-06 00:21:57
- Update Date：2025-09-07
- Status：finish
- Author：Stan Berenstain
- ISBN：038539263X
- Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
Reviews
Meredith
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The Berenstain Bear cubs explore a spooky old tree。This beginning reader is a classic。 The language is simple and contains repeated phrases。 The illustrations are engaging。
Dawn
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H read it to me
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A very spooky story time read along book。
Kailey Wicked
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omg I remember this， we have this book somewhere I'm sure and now I have to find it omg I remember this， we have this book somewhere I'm sure and now I have to find it 。。。more
Tiffani
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This eloquently written classic children’s storybook follows the Berenstain Bear cubs into a Spooky Old Tree。 Brother Bear， Sister Bear， and Baby Bear set out on an adventure armed only with a light， a stick， and a rope。 Find out if they will dare to conquer their fears in this delightful adventure of courage as the bears try to make it home， safe at last。 Stan and Jan Berenstain do not disappoint with this charming book for young adventurous readers。 The Spooky Old Tree is filled with colorful This eloquently written classic children’s storybook follows the Berenstain Bear cubs into a Spooky Old Tree。 Brother Bear， Sister Bear， and Baby Bear set out on an adventure armed only with a light， a stick， and a rope。 Find out if they will dare to conquer their fears in this delightful adventure of courage as the bears try to make it home， safe at last。 Stan and Jan Berenstain do not disappoint with this charming book for young adventurous readers。 The Spooky Old Tree is filled with colorful illustrations and minimal easy words that form a catchy rhythm allowing beginner readers to gain confidence as they enjoy this brief and humorous story。 。。。more
Chrisanne
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Apparently this was my husband's favorite while young。 E can't handle it yet。 No patience。 Apparently this was my husband's favorite while young。 E can't handle it yet。 No patience。 。。。more
Alan Paoletti
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Perfect bedtime funSuper fun reading this book to my Son at bedtime。 Scary but not too scary！ My 4 year old was on the edge of his seat！
Andrew Roth
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Love the valuesI love how the values in a fun way to share with my kids！ It is just so gosh darn fun。
Elizabeth Vlietstra
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I grew up reading this books， and now all my nieces and nephews love it as well。 My father shakes them each time one of the bears gets the shivers。 This books is well loved through three generations of my family now， and most likely will be for more。 It’s been so loved that we had to buy a new copy of it。
Jennifer Fann-Tucker
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Classic
Jeff Clifton
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It’s a compelling story。 What happens when we loose everything we relied on， and were left without a light， without a stick， and without a rope？ How do we confront the great sleeping bears of the world， inside us and without？ Still， thorough it all， they are three little bears。 They have community， they have brotherhood and support。 They have a place they call home in their sights， a place to feel safe， “at last。”
Courtney Rose
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This is my favorite book of The Berenstain Bears collection。 It is a spooky adventure that pulls the reader along as they courageously travel through the dangerous， dark and very spooky old tree。 The three little bears go together through the spooky tree。 As the bears go father into the tree they begin to lose the tools they began with。 The farther we go， the scarier it becomes until it is too much and they run back through each spooky part they just went through。 They eventually make it safely This is my favorite book of The Berenstain Bears collection。 It is a spooky adventure that pulls the reader along as they courageously travel through the dangerous， dark and very spooky old tree。 The three little bears go together through the spooky tree。 As the bears go father into the tree they begin to lose the tools they began with。 The farther we go， the scarier it becomes until it is too much and they run back through each spooky part they just went through。 They eventually make it safely home back into Mama bears arms。 The bears show their wild side in this thrilling and spooky tale。 I would you this book in my kindergarten classroom。 It is a great book for students to practice their own reading with。 I would also want to use this as a fun Halloween story for my students。 I might record myself reading the story and then make sure each student has a copy so they can follow along with the recording and I can be up and about to help them while we read together。 I think students would have lots of fun with this book and it would help them become stronger readers。 I love the Berenstain bears and hope to use them while teaching reading to my students！ 。。。more
Riley Johnson
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spooky。 great repetition for teaching kids to read。
Danielle
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Obviously the Berenstain Bears has books for a variety of ages， and this is definitely on the beginner side。 The illustrations were cute and the story is pretty repetitive for kids to follow along。
Mary
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The children's favorite at Halloween。 The children's favorite at Halloween。 。。。more
Sandy
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Kids adore the Berenstain Bears。 This book is a very simple early-reader book that will help build confidence in their reading ability and excitement for the spooky season that is Halloween。
Moon Captain
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Is he a crazy man （bear）？ is he a different creature altogether？？？ A truly horrifying journey with many inexplicable elements
Amanda
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A slightly spooky story， perfect for young children。
Lynn Davidson
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Three little bear cubs leave home at night with a light， a stick， and a rope。 They go to a spooky old tree and dare to go up inside it， through a wall， and on their way to spooky adventures before they go down and out of the tree in a hurry to go home。 Cute story and illustrations。
Bella Herrick
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This is a great story with cute repetition
Alicia
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My 3 year old loves the repetition in this one。
Faith
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The Spooky Old Tree was my favorite book as a child。 I carried it everywhere back then。 I have so many happy memories surrounding this book。 It was nice to reread it after so many years。5/5 Stars
Kiyoko
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A book I read to my daughter dozens and dozens of times， and it is still a favorite！ Illustrations and simple story never grow old！
Robin
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As big a hit with kids now as it was 30 years ago！
Toni
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Spooky Old TreeThis is a very good book。 I have read it more then once。 I re-read this book and it is simply fantastic。 I definitely recommend it。
Christa
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Simple and very manageably spooky。
Kirsten
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Fantastic artwork！
Rayjan Koehler
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Been forever since i read any berenstain bears， and forgot this one。 Definitely a good read！My 2 year old niece loved me reading this board-version to her。
Brian Koser
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One characteristic of great art is that you can engage with it over and over and continue to glean new meaning。 This principle is born out in the acclaimed 20th century classic， "The Spooky Old Tree"。On the first few reads， I thought it was a straightforward tale of children running through a spooky sub-arboreal mansion filled with spiders and alligators， then climbing over a giant nude vagrant bear before sliding down an exit slide and sprinting home。However， some things didn't add up。 Why does One characteristic of great art is that you can engage with it over and over and continue to glean new meaning。 This principle is born out in the acclaimed 20th century classic， "The Spooky Old Tree"。On the first few reads， I thought it was a straightforward tale of children running through a spooky sub-arboreal mansion filled with spiders and alligators， then climbing over a giant nude vagrant bear before sliding down an exit slide and sprinting home。However， some things didn't add up。 Why does the mother smile as she watches her children leave and return？ Would she really let her children run around the neighborhood in the middle of the night？ Especially when they live within walking distance of an abandoned death-trap house？ Why did the original owner of the mansion build it underneath a tree， whether or not it was old or spooky at the time？ I assume it's abandoned because the owner died， but why did the executors of the estate not remove the paintings or the suits of armor？ Why are there so many nude animals？ Are they dumb beasts or just very comfortable？ Do the bear-shaped suits of armor mean there was a bear medieval age？ Why are there no books about bear knights wearing bear armor living in bear castles？ Is Great Sleeping Bear a squatter？ Why is he called "Great Sleeping Bear"？ Is "sleeping" really a significant enough character trait to be his middle name？ Is he actually a nudist， or does he just sleep in the nude？ Why are second-story exit slides not a standard house feature？The answer， of course， is that it isn't really happening。 I know surrealism when I see it， and this is obviously a narrative about a struggle through the Oedipus complex by children in shared custody。The single mother bear lives with her children in a "tree"， signifying the low-income housing she can afford on her monthly alimony check and part-time job at the local honey store。 At the beginning of the story， the children leave for their every-other-weekend visit to their father。 They leave at night （depression）， passing through a creepy forest （resentment） before arriving at "the spooky old tree" （apparently dad isn't earning much more than mom）。 The three children （id， ego， and superego） carry a light （search for answers， carried by the superego）， a stick （aggression， carried by the id）， and a rope （both attachment and restriction， carried by the ego）。 They make their way through various haunted house staples （mental objections to their father）， and lose their accoutrements one by one until they come face-to-face with Great Sleeping Bear， without design or pretense。 Unable to interact with their father on a meaningful level， they seek only to escape， but are unable to avoid a violent confrontation and a quick departure。 The story ends as the mother welcomes the children back， outwardly cheerful but inwardly torn by the children's inability to progress in their paternal relationship。This interpretation answers many questions， but of course we are left to struggle thematically with the ambiguity inherent in great art。 Was the separation caused by financial struggles （statistically probable） or perhaps the parents failure to communicate （neither parent is shown speaking）？ Will the children ever break the cycle of resentment and fear？ Is the interpretation as a literal family even valid， or is it just a comment on the modern state of the family unit in our postmodern Western world？In summary: the art is fine， the prose is mostly okay， but probably too thematically dark and complex for children。 。。。more
Kevin McNally
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