The Berenstain Bears and The Spooky Old Tree

The Berenstain Bears and The Spooky Old Tree
By: Stan and Jan Berenstain
I chose to read The Berenstain Bears and The Spooky Old Tree because I remember when I was growing up I loved this book. Right now I am unsure what grade I want to teach, however I love reading to little children and I feel like all little kids would love this book. I think this would be a great book for kindergarten to second grade levels. It may be considered a little scary for very young children so I would get this book pre approved before reading it aloud to the class. However I think this would be a great book for teachers to re-read with their students because of the use of repetition and use rhyming words. This was one of the first books I read and memorized when I was growing up. I always loved to read it with my parents, I felt a sense of achievement because I was able to read it on my own after the first few times I read this book. A cool thing that I love about this book was watching how the bears used the objects they carried. The first with a light, the second with a stick and the last little bear carried a rope. I love how the Berenstain’s illustrated the bears carrying their objects and how they were used. I think this could also help show students how it is important to bring specific items when camping or walking at night. Also I love the adventure of this book because I believe children have huge imaginations. I think reading books that encourage adventure broaden their creativity. Also it could encourage students to take changes when reading or in life because the bears take chances even though they are scared and at the end everything ends up fine. I love reading the Berenstain Bears books and can’t wait to read them to my students. I think they are beneficial for teaching reading to young children and it challenges students to take chances and use their imagination.