Episode 521 – The BEAR Essentials!

Stan and Jan Berenstain wrote a parenting guide, and Becca and I have some questions.

This week, we crack open THE BEAR ESSENTIALS: parenting advice, unexpectedly advanced vocabulary, and a VERY thorough index. We explore the Berenstains’ earlier cartoons for adults, consider the financial wisdom of Barbie and Beanie Baby college funds, and take an entirely reasonable detour into Psalty the Singing Songbook.

But first, Becca has a new clue in our ongoing mystery of those unusual Berenstain Bears hardcovers: matching Tuesday Morning stickers. We follow the discount-store trail and try to piece together how these books ended up on the shelves.

Have one of these mystery editions sitting around your house? Let us know in the comments!

There’s always more Bear Country.

Episode 164 – Jellybean Books (Part 1)!

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This week, I’m taking a look at three books in the Random House Jellybean Books series “The Berenstain Bears Get the Screamies” “The Berenstain Bears Get the Noisies” and “The Berenstain Bears Get the Don’t Haftas.” Why have you never heard of these books? Because they tend to not stand out. Why *should* you have heard of them? Because they might be amazing.