The Berenstain Bears Harvest Festival by Mike Berenstain showcases the fullness of Fall: family,
food, functions, and more.
Papa and Mama proclaim their delight
in Fall and show the cubs all of its wonders. Papa rakes piles of leaves for
the cubs; they watch caterpillars spinning cocoons, turkeys strutting,
chipmunks gathering, and birds migrating; they go to a Fall festival where the
farmers display their best produce and wives their pies; but most of all Mama
and Papa show the kids that this bounty and beauty are gifts from God.
What I enjoyed most about this book
and what makes it stand out from others of Mike Berenstain’s books is the
quality and depth of writing. The prose flows and prods kids to ask many
questions such as Why do animals
hibernate? What is hibernation? Why do the birds fly in a V formation? What is
a church family? What do people do with pumpkins? etc. As always, at the
end of the story the author has discussion questions ready for families to use
to learn together. I recommend this book for kids ages 4-8. The illustrations
are bright and detailed and make me long for Fall! Also, there is a good
spiritual message.
The
publisher has provided me with a complimentary copy of this book through
BookLook Bloggers book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a
positive review.
