The Berenstain Bears Get the Gimmies

Good book with a good lesson to learn. My kids enjoy reading it and it's a good reminder for the them of how to behave when we go into a store.

I loved these books when I was younger I bought them for my niece and nephews and I can’t say a bad thing about it great quality great book has great learning quai

I read to my daughter nightly and when she started with wanting everything in sight I had to order this book for our library. I forgot how much I loved reading the Berenstain Bears when I was little.

Stan and Jan Berenstain truly are ingenious. In The Berenstain Bears Get the Gimmies, Mama and Papa pull one of the most clever tricks they have ever pulled on their cubs. I think this story teaches a great lesson through comedy, humiliation, and consequences of being self-indulgent. There were several parts that my four-year-old son and I were laughing out loud so very hard. I laughed so hard that it brought a couple of tears to my eyes. I love the time I spend with my child. We spend much of our time reading, because he enjoys listening to story books so much. We have only had this selection in our Berenstain Bear Collection for a couple of weeks now and we have already read it a handful of times. This book accomplishes it's goal of teaching children another lesson on being morally right, while steering away from being morally wrong. I wanted to mention that I have written a review on The Berenstain Bears Get the Screamies. I didn't speak all that highly of that particular Berenstain Bear title. I think that the goal of teaching the "Get the Screamies" life lesson was accomplished in this book. The "Gimmies" after all are what lead to the "Screamies." I mentioned in the review on Get the Screamies that it was my opinion that a book was just thrown together and sent to the printing press. The Berenstain Bears Get the Gimmies teaches more than one lesson, while the Screamies lesson is still up-in-the-air to me. This book clarifies a specific reverse psychological idea that Mama and Papa implement in their tree house, down a sunny, dirt road, deep in Bear Country. I wish Get the Screamies would have been an addition to this book. It would have been a good idea to just grown on the same concepts written and hinted to in the Berenstain Bears Get the Gimmies. I'm so glad that Get the Gimmies is one of my son's books from his collection of various titles, including the rather large collection of Berenstain Bear Books. Every family should read this very book. =)

My daughter loves this book!

Berenstain Bears are always wonderful! Arrived quickly in excellent condition.

I forgot that at the end of this book the parents agree the cubs can get 1 item every time they go to the store... How about you don't get anything unless it is offered? My 5 year old always enjoys Berenstain Bears books but I had to explain to him that...no...you don't always get something when going along to the store.

We really enjoy most Berenstain Bears book because the lessons are appropriate and easy for my 4 year old to understand. Be prepared, however, because I thought this book was going to have the message that you don't get something each time you go to the store but actually, it expresses that it is OK to have something when you go to the store you just have to first decide what it is and you can only have that one thing. Which, you know, is good advice and all, but I guess I was a little surprised because I have found that usually the message expressed by the Berenstain Bears is that you should be thankful for what you already have. Anyhow, I suppose it makes sense because if you the parent are buying things for the household, or what could seem like for yourself through the eyes of a child, then it would seem unfair that they shouldn't receive a small token themselves. I suppose the book made me reconsider my attitude.

My son loves this book. He is 27 and autistic, and this has been one of his favorites for years. He can’t read or write, but he loves to have it read to him, even though he’s memorized every word.

I love the positive parenting lessons found in the berenstain books. This was an excellent example of a family coming together to find a solution to undesirable behavior.

Good book with a good lesson to learn. My kids enjoy reading it and it's a good reminder for the them of how to behave when we go into a store.

I loved these books when I was younger I bought them for my niece and nephews and I can’t say a bad thing about it great quality great book has great learning quai

I read to my daughter nightly and when she started with wanting everything in sight I had to order this book for our library. I forgot how much I loved reading the Berenstain Bears when I was little.

Stan and Jan Berenstain truly are ingenious. In The Berenstain Bears Get the Gimmies, Mama and Papa pull one of the most clever tricks they have ever pulled on their cubs. I think this story teaches a great lesson through comedy, humiliation, and consequences of being self-indulgent. There were several parts that my four-year-old son and I were laughing out loud so very hard. I laughed so hard that it brought a couple of tears to my eyes. I love the time I spend with my child. We spend much of our time reading, because he enjoys listening to story books so much. We have only had this selection in our Berenstain Bear Collection for a couple of weeks now and we have already read it a handful of times. This book accomplishes it's goal of teaching children another lesson on being morally right, while steering away from being morally wrong. I wanted to mention that I have written a review on The Berenstain Bears Get the Screamies. I didn't speak all that highly of that particular Berenstain Bear title. I think that the goal of teaching the "Get the Screamies" life lesson was accomplished in this book. The "Gimmies" after all are what lead to the "Screamies." I mentioned in the review on Get the Screamies that it was my opinion that a book was just thrown together and sent to the printing press. The Berenstain Bears Get the Gimmies teaches more than one lesson, while the Screamies lesson is still up-in-the-air to me. This book clarifies a specific reverse psychological idea that Mama and Papa implement in their tree house, down a sunny, dirt road, deep in Bear Country. I wish Get the Screamies would have been an addition to this book. It would have been a good idea to just grown on the same concepts written and hinted to in the Berenstain Bears Get the Gimmies. I'm so glad that Get the Gimmies is one of my son's books from his collection of various titles, including the rather large collection of Berenstain Bear Books. Every family should read this very book. =)

My daughter loves this book!

Berenstain Bears are always wonderful! Arrived quickly in excellent condition.

I forgot that at the end of this book the parents agree the cubs can get 1 item every time they go to the store... How about you don't get anything unless it is offered? My 5 year old always enjoys Berenstain Bears books but I had to explain to him that...no...you don't always get something when going along to the store.

We really enjoy most Berenstain Bears book because the lessons are appropriate and easy for my 4 year old to understand. Be prepared, however, because I thought this book was going to have the message that you don't get something each time you go to the store but actually, it expresses that it is OK to have something when you go to the store you just have to first decide what it is and you can only have that one thing. Which, you know, is good advice and all, but I guess I was a little surprised because I have found that usually the message expressed by the Berenstain Bears is that you should be thankful for what you already have. Anyhow, I suppose it makes sense because if you the parent are buying things for the household, or what could seem like for yourself through the eyes of a child, then it would seem unfair that they shouldn't receive a small token themselves. I suppose the book made me reconsider my attitude.

My son loves this book. He is 27 and autistic, and this has been one of his favorites for years. He can’t read or write, but he loves to have it read to him, even though he’s memorized every word.

I love the positive parenting lessons found in the berenstain books. This was an excellent example of a family coming together to find a solution to undesirable behavior.

this was a wonderful book to help teach a lesson about being greedy, it is definitely something that ask a useful aid to help me to teach my children without calling on their own behavior in a way that helps him to think thank you for this book my daughter loves it very much as well

We read this often to my kiddo with “the gimmies.”

I had this book when I was little, and got it for my 4 year old daughter. We get cable every year during college basketball season, but this is the first time she's noticed commercials, and asked to have everything. The first time I read her this story, she said, "I wish I had a kitty whose tongue stuck out." Bernstein Bears books are a great way to introduce an idea and begin conversations, and she seems to understand better now that she can't have everything. We've even come to an agreement that whenever I hear her say, "I wish I had that," I make her walk around counting the things she does have.

As an early childhood professional this is a great book to teach children about having some self-control - and some grown ups too! An oldie but goodie! A great gift!

I usually love Berenstein Bears, but this book is the exception. It was more about how parents give in to children and cause them to have the gimmies than about how the kids should act once they've been told "no." The book provides some opportunities to talk with children about how they should behave by discussing Brother's and Sister's bad examples and why Mommy and Daddy can't and shouldn't give you everything all the time. However, the book seems to be preaching to parents about their behavior more than talking about children's behavior. Also, Brother and Sister pick out beforehand and later get a special treat at the store. This is fine sometimes, but I will not (and cannot afford to) get my kids a treat every single time we go to the store. An ending that solves the problem but does not include prizes would have been a better choice.

I normally love the Berenstain Bears, but this one I'm not 100% on. The message is 'to stop your kids from having fits, they should decide what they are getting from the store before they go.' I wish it was more help with "you don't get something every time you go to a store and if you have a fit, you don't get anything" type message. But it does get across the point about how embarrassing public tantrums are.

I liked this book because I tutor for World Vision and these students are always behind ( they have to be recommended by a teacher.) These books send a great message and interesting to look at pictures.

LoveD these books as a kid. Now reading to my son. He likes the books but loves the stickers.

As a parent, I've seen the gimmies first hand. They're embarrassing and frustrating. I just wish Mama had given the advice this time (she's always right, right?) rather than Gramps and Gran, who suggest that giving the cubs money to spend every time they go to the store is the solution to their tantrums. It might work initially, but such a lesson will eventually lead children to feeling entitled to getting something every time. I generally love the Berenstain Bears and have since my own childhood in the 70s. I just can't agree with this one. I DO love and recommend the "Berenstain Bears Trouble with Money" if you're looking for a book with good money lessons for kids. I use it when I get invited to teach in elementary school classes each year. Todd -Author, "Everyday Money for Everyday People"

My kids and I all love these bears. These books are so engaging. My boys, age 8, still love them and ask that we buy more when possible. As a parent, I love the life lessons. Great quality paper and cover. Par with the other BB books.

The books were brand new with stickers.My niece is going to love them.

My son absolutely loves these books. While I find them to be poorly written and rather formulaic, we get them because they (usually) have a good lessons to teach. Not this one, though. The needlessly convoluted solution to the cubs' tantrums at the checkout is to...agree to buy them something every time they're at the store unless they have a tantrum. It's a lousy message, and this is a story after which the kiddo and I discuss the fact that his dad and I would never tolerate this type of behavior, or essentialy reward it by promising something each time we go shopping. So unless this is a lesson you want to teach, skip this book.

Good book for teaching a lesson at school or home.

good reading books for learners

I am so disappointed in this book. I had this book as a child & remembered liking it so when my oldest daughter started acting a bit spoiled here & there I thought it might be a good time to introduce this book to her. We have dozens of berenstain Bears books & I am typically a big fan but I just did not agree with the message in this book. A bit of background, both my mother & sister like to bring my children little treats when they come to visit. I wasn't particularly opposed until my oldest starting saying things like "I wonder what grandma will bring us today", etc. I didn't like my kids acting like they expected a treat or worse yet were owed a treat so i needed to stop this before it truly became an issue. This book does not teach your kids that it is wrong to expect a treat, it only teaches them that it is wrong to throw a fit when wanting a treat. The cubs still get to leave the store with a treat each visit, they just need to decide beforehand what they are choosing as their treat. I think that this book would be more helpful if the cubs were taught to not throw a fit even when leaving empty handed.

One of my favorites as s child and I love that I can share it with my baby boy now. I love the morals that each of the books teaches in a fun way and of course the illustrations are adorable. Looking forward to reading this with my guy for a long time to come and eventually having him learn to read with it as well.

Bought this for my 7 y.o. grandniece after a little outing to a store where mommy lost patience with requests. There are so many attractive things at a craft store! She loves the book. These Berenstain Bears books train parents, too, in humane ways to teach their children behavior.

My son loves this book and we read it for bedtime almost every night.

I wish this book came with a No More Gimmies guarantee because it does not work, but it is a good way to enforce the need for please and thank yous and to halt the 2 year old tantrums.

This was a family favorite when I was a child and I am still enjoying it with my children today. It is the classic tale of wanting too much and those pesky feelings of entitlement. The fluid story line and detailed photos offer simple ways for parents and children to learn from the life lessons of the Berenstain Bears'. There are many times when we are out shopping when the children get the gimmies and we have this book as a reference. Great addition to the children's library.

A book from my childhood! I was excited to share this with my girls that had caught their own case of the greedy gimmies! It was just as I had remembered from my childhood and it got the idea across to my girls that we cannot be greedy and get everything that we want. Well written and well illustrated!

These books never fail. Great for teachable moments from 2.5-6 year olds. Pictures keep them entertained and the words teach them the lesson well.

My grandchildren love this book. I highly recommend it for 2 to 7-year-olds

This is a nice story about the cubs fussing for more toys & treats, and mama & papa start a new plan where the cubs each pick one toy/treat at the store, and if they fuss for more, they get nothing. We instituted a similar plan now, where I let the kids know ahead of time if they will get a treat. It has helped.

My 5 year old LOVES this book and really gets the message.. we love all the Berenstain Bear Books. Great, easy to understand lesson with very relatable stories for young children.

Because if you try sometimes you just might find you get what you need... Maybe a better lesson for parents than for kids...

the kids love them! our family has always loved these books, i like that they made a series as well but sometimes is nice to just snuggle up with the little ones and read these.

My 5 year old daughter loves this book and it helps us have conversations about good behavior and how to be grateful for what you have!

I loved this book so much I would recommend this book to my best to friend Sydney I liked it because it is a picture book.

My child loves for me to read this book. And when he gets the Gimmies, I can remind him of it. Love all the Berenstain Bear books!

Love these books. Helps shows my kids how us parents see them.

A timeless classic. This book is a fantastic example of the classic Berenstain Bears we grew up loving. Gimmies is a perfect example of how both parents and kids need to take a look in the mirror and remember how to act appropriately.

Loved these books for my kids! Now for my grandchildren! Great life lessons!

We raised 3 children on Berenstain Bears, and they now have families of their own. Each is successful in their chosen life, and we have no doubt Berenstain Bears played a part in it. This order was copies for my grandson, and Christmas morning he will open the 2nd generations exploration of this wonderful group of books.

This book is ridiculous! The kids are brats and the author’s brilliant answer is for them to only get ONE book, toy, or treat EVERY TIME they got to the store? And then they judge the other badly behaved kids. Good grief.

Great lesson taught to children

Gave these as gifts to a Kindergarten class. To the best of my knowledge they loved them.

This book is referred to constantly because my daughter as I'm sure alot of other children do, get that case of galloping gimmies that gets them in trouble. I just have to ask her what happened when brother and sister bear got the gimmies and she stops whining almost immediately. I love the lessons with Berenstain Bears!

Made him read some manners!

Great story for little ones that want everything they see in a store. My daughter really responded to it. Not totally sure I'm on board with the final message/agreement that the cubs get at least one thing every time they go out. I think a better message would be that you don't always get a treat/prize at every store. Still cute though.

This was a favorite in my house growing up, so I ordered it for my daughter. She has only Had the "gimmies" on a few occasions, but I thought this story would help keep the behavior in check. She enjoys the story and seems to understand the message.

It was like reading a excerpt from our lives. Great story about everyone making bad choices and poor boundaries.

I raised my daughter on The Berenstain Bears' books, and now she's asking for them for her children. I think the story lines are still pertinent to today. This book in particular helped when my daughter was going through the "Gimmies," and now it's helping our granddaughter develop self-control at the supermarket.

The first 2/3 of this book is great -- explaining the "gimmies" and the value in being satisfied with what you have. But then the ending -- the "solution" to the gimmies -- is that Brother and Sister get to pick out before they go to the store what one treat they are going to ask for and receive, and then everything is fine. Umm.....what about going to the store and not getting ANY treats? This book acts as though the solution is just always buy your kid one treat anytime you go somewhere. I'm not okay with that. I wish I had read this book myself before reading it to my kids, because that was not the "solution" I was hoping for.

Many years ago, when my own kids were young, we had a huge collection of Berenstain Bears books and the kids loved them all. This one deals with kids throwing tantrums at the store when they want a treat. Like all the Berenstain Bear books, it gets the message across without lecturing.

Got for my grandchildren. They love to hear the stories and these books have good life lessons as well.

A true classic to deal with your unruly children

The Berenstain Bears are always a great resource for parents and teachers alike. The gummies is a fun and easy way to learn about being selfish.

I always like books that teaches something.

I read this to my kids often to help them when they are feeling greedy.

Great

I love all the Berenstain Bear books because they have good values, especially this one. As a mother of a four year-old, we've been having "gimmie" issues. I bought this book to use as an object lesson.

I loved these books as a kid so I wanted to give one to my new nephew. His mom liked it at her baby shower. Was in great condition.

A great book to help teach my little one about self-control in while shopping.

My daughter said she likes the book because she used to do that when she was little. My son said he likes it too because he threw fits about toys. They enjoyed seeing that other kids acted the same way and they weren't alone!

This was my favorite Berenstian Bears book as a kid. I'm glad this book is still available so I can share it with my children. Book explains well how to recognize when you are being greedy and comes up with a nice solution in the end.

Very relevant! Good lesson for both parents and children. The gimmies are very common these days. I think every parent wants their children to be happy and spoiling them is actually doing them a disservice.

The stickers inside are cute and a nice bonus for my son!

This helped immensely to teach my preschooler that tantrums are not okay.

My kids have had a case of "The Gimmies" lately. I remembered reading this book as a kid and thought it might be a good lesson for my little ones. We really enjoy Berenstain Bears books, but I didn't like the solution to the problem they decided on at the end of the book.

I literally threw out this book. It basically tells kids that to solve whining, they should pick out a toy or treat prior to going to a store and then not ask for anything else. Basically, it tells kids they should expect a treat, toy or gift od some sort EVERY TIME they go somewhere so that they don't whine. I was kind of in shock. What a terrible message! No thanks! I've liked some other books but this one was not good.

great!

Perfect story to teach your child about not being greedy. I've read it to her a dozen times already, and doesn't get tired of it.

Always a fav!!!!! Get the Collection, you'll love it, when My son isn't playing and sits down the book, make him interested in, whats to happen next

My sons favorite book series!

Grandson knew exactly what the gimmes were...we talked about how his parents handled them.

good message for a 4 year old

For my Granddaughter who wants everything. Haven't read it yet. Will let you know if it works!

Great learning and discussion book

A case of the gimmies was a great lead in for a discussion with my children about wanting too much. Glad I bought it!

Good purchase for my grandchildren.

The intended target loves this book, so I can't complain!

Niece loves the book

kids love these books!

Excellent condition! Bonus stickers

Always a good book.

Purchased as a gift for my 4yo g'dtr, she likes it. I read multiple times.

The book looked brand new.Arrived on time and will be a great addition to our expanding library.Thank you very much

such a cute book- i bought it for my friend's baby shower it arrived SO FAST in great condition to her location

Good lessons

Always enjoy the lesson.

My girls love the Berenstain Bears, so this was a big hit in our house. We read it all the time.

Brand new, perfect condition. Same great book I remember from childhood. Now I get to read it to my baby!

great book.

Great book! Great message!

new- excellent condition

Worked well to help my 4 year old understand that she can't have everything!

Excellent books with great messages! Highly recommend!

Not the best solution to the problem ( a reward every time they are good at the store?! ) however it did make my almost 3 year old aware of his " gimmies " and had helped us curb the behavior a bit ( not that he was especially bad to begin with but yeah.. Toddler )

Teaches kids how to be great full for what they have and not to make a scene at a grocery store

Great product & pricing!

nice book

Great book

Great book for teaching needs and wants.

We love this book.

Great Book

A great product. Very professional and fast service. Thank you.

meet expectation

Awesome book

In this book, Brother and Sister start wanting everything in sight, like many kids do at some point. The solution they come up with is choosing just one small item every time they go out, which ends the squabbles. Fine, as long as you're ok with the idea that the kids should get a goodie every time you go to a store.

Good for the Little Kids

My kids really enjoy this series. They love the stories and seem to grasp the lessons without realizing there is one.

My son loves this story!!

Favorite story book ever!

passed down generations

Excellent lesson!

Great book for teaching selfishness!

Great Book!

Stickers are nice touch

I love these books..the whole series is great. I send them as gifts to my grand kids and was a nanny before i stared having grand kids and they loved these books also.

Book was perfect

It ends with the cubs getting a toy everytime they go to the store! why not teach that they should be grateful for what they already have and do not need to get a treat every time you go to the store?

Not too happy with outcome.

It's ok....

Like many reviewers, extremely disappointed in the book and would not recommend it. I echo the comments in the other posts.

These Berenstain Bears' books usually have a good lesson for a child's character development. But not so good sometimes for Papa Bear's character! Almost always he's part of the problem. In this book he gives his two bear cubs almost everything they want, just to prevent them from raising a ruckus. Papa just doesn't understand child psychology -- but one day after a particularly bad episode of "gimmies" from his cubs, he learns -- so we think! So how do Brother, Sister and Papa Bear learn a lesson and put it into practice? Some wise planning and Papa's change of behavior.

We love these bears, they teach great lessons and often get reached for by my 3yr old..... He points out when he sees other kids having a bad case of the gimmies, not a big fan when I point out when he's afflicted lol He adopted the "pick 1 thing" one his own, so, I owe these bears a lot lol

The regular formula with the same bears. Nice sketches. This book had technical issues on the Kindle reader. It could only be viewed in landscape and the font was ridiculously small. Not sure if this was a problem for just this download or the book. This is rhe second time we have bad this problem with a Berenstain Bear download

Fast delivery, timeless story lesson.

Kids love this book. They have had me read it to them over and over already. Plus it teaches a nice lesson.

Excellent book with life applications for any kid with a habit. I read these books as a kid and now I am a grandmother purchasing for my granddaughter she loves all her Berenstain books.

LOVE these bear! This one is a must in today's world

Book came with bonus stickers!! My kid will be in 7th Heaven when she gets it!

I'm 32 and STILL remember this book when I was little. Lol I was mortified that I was like those bears! I changed real quick! Gonna buy this to read to my kid!

I am finally going to break down and purchase another "The Berenstain Bears Get the Gimmies". I know I have one up in my garage in one of my "Grandma's Library" boxes. These are all of the books I have kept since my children were small. I was going to wait until I could find my copy but my daughter is in great need of it with 3 children under the age of five. She remembers this book from when she was small and remembers me asking her as we approached the check-out counter where all of the candy, etc. was if she was getting the "galloping greedy gimmies"! This was not the only time it came in handy but the most remembered. I would recommend this book to any parent. It's a sometimes fun and always a non-confrontational way to approach this problem.

I bought this in hopes that it would teach my son that he can't always get something every time we go to the store. Guess what. Now he thinks just because he's good, he should get a prize every single time. Ridiculous!

I love this book! I was raised on the Berenstain Bears books. I like them because it helps children to understand how temper tantrums look to others. It helps them to be more conscious of the consequences of their poor behavior. Children who read this book will begin to see that there are better ways to get what you want and that moderation is a good thing.

Great book that teaches children the importance of hearing "no" occasionally, that they can't get everything they want all the time, and that it's important to budget your money. The Berenstain Bear books always have lessons to them, and this book was no exception.

these bears used to be named Barenstain!

We love this book because it is Berenstain Bears. Recommended for all families of younger kids. It addresses an issue all families deal with at some point.

It was going great till the end. My child does NOT need an item every single time we leave a store. That is a bad message. My child already thinks he should get a toy whenever we go to a store with a toy section. Disappointed that the message was to give your child one thing instead of 3 every time you shop. My message to my child is that we do not need to buy something we don't "need" every time we shop. It's a "need" vs "want" talk for us.

Love to read these old familiars to my kiddos and they are just as good as I remember. Love them.

This book teaches children its ok to ask for one thing every time you are at a store. Very disappointed.

I loved the book The Bernstein Bears get the gimmies. It really does make me feel bad for doing that stuff. It really teached me about the things that kids do. Even though I am a kid myself,

My daughter LOVES this book, and it has helped us curb her growing case of the gimmes. Now, if she starts to whine at a store we just remind her that if she gets the gimmes, than the solution is the get nones - she won't get anything at all. I understand the concerns expressed by those who object to the plan of each cub picking just one thing. We have gotten around this by having the "prize" be to pick out the kind of cereal we buy (among choices we offer), or a trip to the playground after the store, or what we make for lunch, or other things that don't cost any money. That way we can reward her good behavior and encourage her to continue behaving well. Another solution is that if she really wants something that I don't want to buy, I let her hold it during the shopping trip, and we put it back on the shelf just before we check out. This usually works like a charm.

So I'm torn between 2 stars and 3. The book is otherwise pretty typical Berenstain Bears, but I don't like the ultimate solution/ending. SPOILER ALERT: The solution to acting out is to let the cubs pick out a treat ahead of a shopping trip rather than always continusously wanting new things while there. I mean I guess I could see how this solves the problem, but does that really teach a lesson? The book starts to go down a good road of counting your blessings and being grateful for what you have, but then ends up just saying well if you only buy one thing every shopping trip then it's ok to get things you don't really need? Wanting a bunch of things in succession = bad. Wanting just one thing planned out in advance = sure we'll get it for you every time. Not the lesson I want to teach.

I think that is the greatest book ever and an experience to never beg for everything. I like the book

Nice book about reducing tantrums. Helps parents think of ways to deal with kids who don't take no for an answer.

Don't care for the solution to the greedy problem, but overall it's a good story. My daughter still really enjoys it.

This has been one of those books that just sort of sat on the shelf and the kids looked at it. But now Mr. Big Reader First Grader is reading everything he can get his hands on to his younger brother, so it got my attention. First off, and this is not the reason for the two star rating, the vocabulary is adult, the language is very colloquial, and it is DIFFICULT for little readers. I heaped praise on my little guy just for working his way through it. Secondly, and this goes for all the Berenstain books, Papa Bear is not a calm or rational creature. In this book, he is overly indulgent, quick-tempered, and thoughtless. Mama Bear speaks to him like a child. I don't like the family dynamics. Last, I was pleased with the lesson about counting our blessings and not demanding more, more, MORE. But that was erased because the bear family decided that every time they went to the store, Brother and Sister could decide on ONE TREAT EACH. So they cemented the expectation that going to the store equals getting a treat. This is the OPPOSITE of our family's practice, and I think reading this book may have set us back a few paces on family harmony.

The Berenstain Bear books by Stan and Jan Berenstain are hit and miss. Sometimes, they tackle challenging circumstances and behavior with common sense and empathy. Other times, the parents (usually Mama Bear) begins moralizing in black and white terms (which irks me at times). In this particular book, the Bear family tackles the "gimmies". We have well over a dozen of these books, but the ending to this one is troubling. Personally, I don't think deciding ahead of time to get only one special item from the store is "bribing"; rather, it's negotiating and compromise--something that mature adults must learn in order to function in mainstream society or mature relationships. No, what bothers me is that while the Bear family found a solution that was suggested by Gramps (deciding on one item before hand to eliminate begging while shopping), the kids turn RIGHT AROUND and judge a kid throwing in a tantrum in the store. "What outrageous, disgraceful, embarrassing behavior!", said Sister. MAY WE LEAVE? (she asks with disgust). Brother echoes with "Yeah...Let's get out of here." Papa Bear stands at the checkout, staring angrily at the disruptive cub. As they leave the store, Mama and Papa have smug looks on their faces--as if they're better than the other family because their kids have adopted their sneering superiority. Yuck! This is one of those times I'd like to see the Berenstains tackle "The Berenstain Bears and Judgmentalism". (Will never happen, especially since this air of superiority pervades some of the books--and is likely the real-life attitude of the authors. I can just imagine them looking like the American Gothic painting!) If you want to teach your children about gratitude and managing resources, look elsewhere. While this book DOES have the parents encouraging thankfulness, their good advice is undone by the snobby judgmentalism of the ending....which, in my opinion, is a far worse state of being than the natural curiosity and "wantings" of kids.

I would like to express my gratitude to the Berenstains for giving me the perfect antidote to my children's rampant greediness in stores. When my oldest daughter was three she began to be very demanding in stores. If I gave in I felt like a wimp and if I didn't she would disolve into tears (or worse). One day I picked up this book and it taught us both some valuable lessons. I learned to let her know beforehand if she can pick out a little something, and she learned just how unattractive tantrums look to outsiders and why it is wrong to demand everything in sight. Now if she starts to get whiney in a store I just tell her in a nice way to watch out--she's getting the gimmies, and she knows exactly what I mean. It sounds a lot kinder, too, than, "You're a greedy brat." I look forward to reading it to her younger sister who is just about to enter that stage!

perhaps i'm nostalgic about berenstain bears. i grew up reading them. and now that my son is three, i have purchased a bunch to help teach important lessons. they are awful. this one in particular. brother and sister throw fits because they want stuff. papa caves. mama gets angry. papa gets embarrassed. kids get what they want to shut them up. grandma and grandpa show up WITH GIFTS and tell mama and papa to get over it because they were the same way when they were little. their solution: agree to ONE thing before leaving the store and that's it. HUH?!?! child still demands gifts. child still gets what they want. child is still spoiled....but only kind of spoiled because they are expected to not throw a fit after they get the one thing that they want. not the best lesson in my opinion. gave this one away.

I wouldn't consider the story line the best. My daughter-in-law wanted this for her kids. The pictures are good, and the lesson is good. The transaction was good.

I wish I had read more reviews of this book. I thought it would be a good way to remind my 5-year-old not to beg for items every time we go to the store. Instead, the book teaches that, while it's wrong to throw a fit in the store, it's ok for a child to get something for himself each time he goes shopping. Not a good lesson.

This book shows Sister and Brother Bear making a fuss over everything they want whether it is a toy, candy, or going on a ride. Papa Bear gives in the most often to their whining wishes. Mama Bear is determined to not give in. Finally, at the end they work out a deal the cubs get one treat each time they go. Problem is that then it would be expected that every time mommy or daddy takes me to the store, I get a prize. Sometimes mommy and daddy cannot afford to get a toy and should not always have to buy one. It be better to show the cubs allowances and how to say their money. Then they can decide if they want to buy that 10 cent candy or if they want to save their money for a new bear video game or princess bearbie. One thing I do not like about these books is that they make Mama Bear look like the grownup and Papa Bear like he gives in too easily.

I have always remembered how much I loved these bear books as a child and now we have at least 10 of these for my little girl. This has to be the worst one! After reading it silently to to myself I thought. ..hmmm...there are a few good points here but once you read it aloud, I found myself having to clarify and emphasize how awful those kids were being and then I realized what was really going on here. This is a book for Parents to learn from Papa's mistake! Don't read this to your kids!

So I usually really like the Berenstain Bears because they teach the kids good lessons but this one was not so good. The kids expect a ton of candy, toys etc. like real little kids and the parents give in. I liked this part of the book but the way they solve it is to give their kids one toy or whatever EVERY TIME they go to the store. So kids think that they need something each time they go to the store or it is ok to throw an all out tantrum. I think it is important for kids to understand that there are many times that they won't get anything and that is ok!

The underlying message is one parents and kids can relate to: being tempted by all the goodies at the store. However, the way the authors dealt with this issue is disappointing. Their solution is to have the parents buy something for each child at every trip to the grocery store. Bribery, essentially. When I read this book to my daughter, we talk afterwards about why this is a really bad solution to their problem: it teaches the cubs that they should get something every time they go to the store, it DOESN'T teach the cubs to be aware that the store wants to tempt them to want stuff so their parents will spend more money, and it's completely lacking in empathy for the other parents who appear in the store with their own gimmie-afflicted cub at the end of the story. This book has value as a discussion tool about what NOT to do.

Everything everyone is saying here is nonsense & lies!

This book works wonders to lose your kid's gimmies! I read this book to my three year old and he not only loved the story, as he does all Berenstain Bears books, but he understood the message.

Sister & brother bear have the case of the gimmies. No matter how much they get they want something else next. I believe the lesson they are teaching is that they get one thing that is discussed prior to going to the store. So expectation is set. But it’s not the lesson I was hoping. I was hoping for a lesson that you don’t get something everytime you go out to the store or any outing. Brother bear and sister bear end up not throwing a tantrum at the end bc they already got something. I would love the scenario at the end to be that they didn’t throw a tantrum despite not getting anything at all. That they should remember how much they have at home and be grateful For what they have. But this was not the case. So the story was a hard pass for us.

I teach this book at the beginning in the year to teach students about not being demanding. It's a great lesson for kids. They love Berenstain Bears books so it's always a good book to read. I've taught 1st-3rd grade and all students have enjoyed it.

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It is a nice book to read to get ideas about how to help with the situation of your children getting the gummies. I like the book.

Absolutely LOVE these books! It has a great message in it and the kids love to listen to it being read and the ones that can read pick up a Berenstain Bear before any other.

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One of my favourites as a child. I remember throwing a tantrum just like brother and sister bear do in the parking lot (kicking and screaming on the ground) when they want the rubber cat toy, just because I wanted to see how my parents would react. I was grounded from candy for a week so that turned me off the story a little. Now as a parent, I'm a fan once again. Side note though- mama and papa's solution at the end isn't one I would recommend. The cubs get a treat EVERY time they go to the store? Are you kidding me? Granted, maybe they rarely go shopping but papa wasn't carrying that many bags when they left the store in the beginning. Also brother and sister are a little TOO high and mighty at the end. Anyway. Classic Berenstain Bears.

Really good book. The kids like the series and I grew up on them as well. It's simple, but they always have a great message and well thought out problem solving.

Easily one of my favorite BB books. My kids have never "gotten the gimmies," but they don't complain if I refuse to buy them a Kinder Surprise egg. This book paired with Too Much Junk Food leads to healthy kids who don't ask for junk.

This book came in handy when my daughter started to get a real case of the "gimmies". The quality is good for the price too!

Read and enjoyed these series of books as a child and decided to buy a bunch of the books for my niece. She loves them. A few of them had bent corners and a small crease

kids love this book - good life leasons - When read this book as a bed time story I even put the "whining" into my reading - valuable lesson

Another great story for teaching Unfortunately my 6 year old still has the gimmies so this will be dog eared eventually!