Product Description

Illus. in full color. When prankster Papa Bear plays ghost at the Bear Scouts' sleep-out in the Great Spooky Forest, he winds up scaring himself.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #654660 in Books
• Published on: 1988-11-08
• Released on: 1988-11-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 32 pages

From the Inside Flap
Illus. in full color. When prankster Papa Bear plays ghost at the Bear Scouts' sleep-out in the Great Spooky Forest, he winds up scaring himself.  

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".

Over 50 children's books later, Stan and Jan still plan all of their books together -- both write the stories, and both write the pictures. They live outside of Philadelphia in the country.

Customer Reviews

"Great Ghosts"
When our 4 year old son developed a fear of "things that go bump" in the night, and began imagining ghosts coming out of every piece of furniture in the room, I hauled out this book. We had fun playing "ghost" with each other, and over several days (and nights) of discussion, gradually discovered the fun in being scared, and the difference between fear of the real and imaginary.

The Berenstain Bears and The Ghost of the Forest
This was another excellent book by the Berenstains. My 4 year old grandson really loves it the way the momma bear dresses up as a ghost and goes to scare poppa bear who sneaks out to the kids camping trip to try and scare them by dressing up as a ghost. My grandson gets an old sheet and puts it over his head and says "Look, I'm the ghost with bear feet! Whooooooo!". He really likes this book and we enjoy reading it to him and our 2 year old grandson.

A Funny Spooky Book
This book is really, really funny! My kids laughed out loud. And it's not too scary, at all. It hits just the right note for younger kids at Halloween time. The illustrations are great, too--wonderful night scenes in the woods.