Product Description

As Brother and Sister Bear don their costumes to go trick-or-treating by

themselves for the first time, they plan to avoid Miz McGrizz's spooky home.

But during their Halloween outing, the cubs discover that appearances can be

deceiving.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #44662 in Books
• Published on: 1989-08-12
• Released on: 1989-08-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 32 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780679800910
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From the Inside Flap
As Brother and Sister Bear don their costumes to go trick-or-treating by themselves for the first time, they plan to avoid Miz McGrizz's spooky home. But during their Halloween outing, the cubs discover that appearances can be deceiving.  

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

Appearances Can Be Deceiving
Like the book The Berenstain Bears' New Neighbors, The Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat is a book tackling the subject of prejudice and not judging people by appearances.

However, like the other book, Papa's animosity and presumption is just too over the top--and, in my opinion, reinforces prejudice rather than challenges it.

For example, on the next to the last page, the kids are happily eating their take from Trick or Treating. Papa asks them where the beautiful candy apples came from. Brother and Sister inform him that they came from old Miz McGrizz.

"From that scary-looking old grouch puss that lives down Crooked Lane?", he asks. While the kids were surprised at Mizz McGrizz's kindness and friendliness and learned a lesson about rumors and assumption, the book ends on a rather sour note with Papa Bear's judgmentalism. In my opinion, it reinforces stereotype about the elderly and small-town rumors about "scary old people" who live in a "haunted house".

I feel that The Berenstain Bears and the Prize Pumpkin is a far better book to celebrate the Fall season (although that one is more about thankfulness/Thanksgiving).

This book has great illustrations because of the night scenes, to be sure, but I don't like how the ending focuses mostly on Papa Bear's insult against Mizz McGrizz (although it's great that the kids, at least, realized the error of their assumption based on neighborhood legend...)

Good Childrens Book
The Berenstain Bears "Trick or Treat" is a good book for the 1st time readers. It tells the story of Brother and Sister on Halloween night. They are scarred to go to Miz McGrizz's house because they think she is a witch. They end up going there trying to cuase trouble but are suprised when they find out that she is a very nice person.

Great Halloween Book!
We bought this book for our 2 1/2 year old son and he loves it! He wanted us to read it every night before Halloween. It's great because it teaches a good lesson and isn't too scary for a young child. Definitely worth getting!