The Berenstain Bears and Mama's New Job
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- Author：Stan Berenstain
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Summary
When Mama turns her quilt-making hobby into a business， the Bear family worries that she won't have time for them。 But as everyone pitches in to help her， they realize that things aren't so different after all—and they're prouder of Mama than ever！
Reviews
Mitchell
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Not high art。 Just simple and pleasant。 Clearly most families are more complicated than this one。 But the idea of being proud of one's mother for being awesome at something recognizable is worth something too。 Readable and with good enough art。 Not high art。 Just simple and pleasant。 Clearly most families are more complicated than this one。 But the idea of being proud of one's mother for being awesome at something recognizable is worth something too。 Readable and with good enough art。 。。。more
Jinan
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I re-read this book out of nostalgia and unsurprisingly it hasn't aged perfectly。 What was once a very progressive book feels a bit dated and jarring in today's world。 When I was younger I loved the Berenstain Bears books and this one was one of my favourites。 However in 2020 this book feels a bit condescending to Mama Bear and often reinforces stereotypes before "shattering" them。 I honestly feel like children today would be perplexed by the concept of the book given the prevalence of working m I re-read this book out of nostalgia and unsurprisingly it hasn't aged perfectly。 What was once a very progressive book feels a bit dated and jarring in today's world。 When I was younger I loved the Berenstain Bears books and this one was one of my favourites。 However in 2020 this book feels a bit condescending to Mama Bear and often reinforces stereotypes before "shattering" them。 I honestly feel like children today would be perplexed by the concept of the book given the prevalence of working mothers。 It hasn't ruined the book for me- it's probably comforting that the message of the book is slightly outdated for today。 Great for nostalgia but very little application in today's world （fortunately）。 。。。more
Sayo
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The Berenstain Bears books were a staple in my house。Mama Bear gets a job， which as a little girl growing up in the 80's was crazy to me。 But I remember as a little girl others kids talking about their moms going to work， and then after school programs became a big thing， this was timely in the 80's at least in my area as a lot of moms were still stay at home moms。 The Berenstain Bears books were a staple in my house。Mama Bear gets a job， which as a little girl growing up in the 80's was crazy to me。 But I remember as a little girl others kids talking about their moms going to work， and then after school programs became a big thing， this was timely in the 80's at least in my area as a lot of moms were still stay at home moms。 。。。more
Calista
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I remember it was a big deal in the 80s when mother's were going back to work。 There was a lot of talk about it。 This story was a little ahead of that curve。 Mama Bear opens a quilt shop and she is going back to work。 Her cubs have to do more on their own and papa begins to help around the house too。 It's a straight forward story。 Mama is very good at quilting。 He needs a new dress though， to go with her new shop。 She needs an upgrade。 This is the best of the Berenstain Bears。 These are the swee I remember it was a big deal in the 80s when mother's were going back to work。 There was a lot of talk about it。 This story was a little ahead of that curve。 Mama Bear opens a quilt shop and she is going back to work。 Her cubs have to do more on their own and papa begins to help around the house too。 It's a straight forward story。 Mama is very good at quilting。 He needs a new dress though， to go with her new shop。 She needs an upgrade。 This is the best of the Berenstain Bears。 These are the sweet years。 78-86， maybe 88。 The artwork is so cozy。 。。。more
Danielle Williams
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Funny
Liesl
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It's curious how Mama's venture into the business world is never mentioned again。 It's curious how Mama's venture into the business world is never mentioned again。 。。。more
Sarah Fortier
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This book was written in 1984。 Enough said。
Katt Hansen
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Mama Bear gets a job！I like that Mama Bear is shown to have skills that are of value。 I like that she is shown doing what's right for her here， and how her going to work also benefits the family。 But I don't like Papa Bear's initial attitude。 And honestly， I'm not even sure that Mama Bear stays a working bear after this book - does anyone see her with the shop in any of the other books？ I've been looking for it， but just don't see it。。。Either way， I would say the good outweighs the bad。 This is Mama Bear gets a job！I like that Mama Bear is shown to have skills that are of value。 I like that she is shown doing what's right for her here， and how her going to work also benefits the family。 But I don't like Papa Bear's initial attitude。 And honestly， I'm not even sure that Mama Bear stays a working bear after this book - does anyone see her with the shop in any of the other books？ I've been looking for it， but just don't see it。。。Either way， I would say the good outweighs the bad。 This is something that kids need to understand， and while this thought might have been kind of new - the mom going back to work - back when this book was written， it's still valid storyline in that many mom's take time off of work still to have children， and go back when those kids are older。 Overall？ Not a bad book， but could have been better。 。。。more
Madison Crawford
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The Berenstain Bears and Mama’s New Job was written and illustrated by Stan and Jan Berenstain。 This a great book for children to read because it in the beginning of the story Mama is proud of Papa， Brother， and Sister bear in the end Papa， Brother， and Sister bear are all very proud of Mama bear。 This story is fiction。 Overall， this story teaches families to be proud and help out other members of the family。
Little Champs
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Shannon
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I'm not sure how to feel about this book。 It was written in the 80s， so I guess it was progressive for its time？ It's nice that the authors show that Moms can have careers， and that they need to take time to do things for themselves。 But a lot in the beginning/middle of the book bothered me。 I hated that the father bear shrugged off the original suggestion of Mama going into business without even asking her what she wanted or thought。 "One businessbear in the family is enough，" and of course tha I'm not sure how to feel about this book。 It was written in the 80s， so I guess it was progressive for its time？ It's nice that the authors show that Moms can have careers， and that they need to take time to do things for themselves。 But a lot in the beginning/middle of the book bothered me。 I hated that the father bear shrugged off the original suggestion of Mama going into business without even asking her what she wanted or thought。 "One businessbear in the family is enough，" and of course that bear would be the man， in his view。 I was really expecting the story to end with her deciding that she had fun with her little project， but it was time to go back to being a good mom and wife。 I'm glad that it did not end that way， but does the shop or her working appear in any of the other stories？ If not， it could definitely leave the impression that a woman working is just a short-term amusement。 。。。more
The Brothers
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A simplistic take on a complex subject: moms getting jobs and all that entails。 I especially snorted with derision at the line:"There's nothing to worry about，" said Mama。 "Things aren't going to be all that different。"Typical Berenstain Bears illustrations。 A simplistic take on a complex subject: moms getting jobs and all that entails。 I especially snorted with derision at the line:"There's nothing to worry about，" said Mama。 "Things aren't going to be all that different。"Typical Berenstain Bears illustrations。 。。。more
Sri
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** spoiler alert **Keluarga Bear memiliki hobi masing-masing。 Papa mancing sambil tidur siang。 Brother suka model pesawat。 Sister suka loncat tali。 Mama suka membuat quilt。 Tapi dari semua， Mama lah yang paling sibuk。 Mama membantu Brother。 Mama menghitung loncatan Sister。 Mama juga mencarikan cacing sembari mengurusi kebun。 Ketika Papa sedang menjual mebel di halaman rumah mereka， kebetulan Mama sedang mengangin-anginkan karya quilt nya。 Banyak orang yang tertarik。Mama menjadi gelisah。 Dia ingi ** spoiler alert **Keluarga Bear memiliki hobi masing-masing。 Papa mancing sambil tidur siang。 Brother suka model pesawat。 Sister suka loncat tali。 Mama suka membuat quilt。 Tapi dari semua， Mama lah yang paling sibuk。 Mama membantu Brother。 Mama menghitung loncatan Sister。 Mama juga mencarikan cacing sembari mengurusi kebun。 Ketika Papa sedang menjual mebel di halaman rumah mereka， kebetulan Mama sedang mengangin-anginkan karya quilt nya。 Banyak orang yang tertarik。Mama menjadi gelisah。 Dia ingin membuka toko quilt。 Papa， Brother， dan Sister khawatir。 Jika Mama bekerja， siapa yang akan membantu mereka menjalani hobi mereka？ Tapi Mama jalan terus。 Ternyata ketika ditinggal bekerja， mereka jadi lebih mandiri。 。。。more
Ietrio
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I was really surprised by the angle of this story。 Well done！
Joy
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I got this from the library to read to my children at bedtime （because they really like Berenstain Bears right now and we've read my entire collection）。 This book is about Mama Bear deciding to open her own quilt shop which causes changes in the family because she's no longer a stay at home mom。It's not a horrible book for showing how things change when both parents work。 My criticism is that Mama Bear just decided to go to work on her own and didn't discuss it with Papa Bear at all。 It is huge I got this from the library to read to my children at bedtime （because they really like Berenstain Bears right now and we've read my entire collection）。 This book is about Mama Bear deciding to open her own quilt shop which causes changes in the family because she's no longer a stay at home mom。It's not a horrible book for showing how things change when both parents work。 My criticism is that Mama Bear just decided to go to work on her own and didn't discuss it with Papa Bear at all。 It is huge change and this is something that should be showed as a long thought out process， not a spur of the moment， lone decision。 。。。more
Heather Jo
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Steve
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I love reading the Berenstain Bears books to my children。 Each and every one of them sends a positive message。
Adrienne
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I always love looking at the quilts in this book--if I had any skills whatsoever， I'd love to make one of Mama Bear's quilts for myself！ I always love looking at the quilts in this book--if I had any skills whatsoever， I'd love to make one of Mama Bear's quilts for myself！ 。。。more
Kathy Ellen Davis
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Love this book！I adored it as a kid and like it even more as an adult。Mama Bear gets a job，and the family has to adjust。
Pinky
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Mama Bear turns her hobby into a full-time job。
Jessie Horcher
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Read this while babysitting a 5 year old。 She loved looking at the pictures of the quilts。 I liked how it showed that women could have jobs and provide for their family， when the family helps out with the household。 Could use this to talk about gender roles （multicultural）。
Shannon
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"Shannon 1988。" Papa Bear feels trolled because Mama Bear got an awesome job at the Country Quilt store。 Step it up， Papa。 "Shannon 1988。" Papa Bear feels trolled because Mama Bear got an awesome job at the Country Quilt store。 Step it up， Papa。 。。。more
Jaime
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We love all berenstain bear books！
Hillary Troutman
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I really like the Berenstain Bear book series。 A lot of my students like the beginning excerpt which tells the moral or lesson of the story in a cute rhyme。 It gives them a heads up as what they should be watching out for in the book and it helps them understand the lesson learned at the end。 These books are great for elementary children。
PottWab Regional Library
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Stephanie
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cute book。
Tamara
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I have always had warm and fuzzy feelings about quilting， though I have never done it。 Maybe when I get old。
PenNPaper52
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