The Bears' Holiday. by Stan and Jan Berenstain (Beginner Books)

AneweditionoftheclassicBerenstainBearsstory,idealforchildrenjustbeginningtoreadontheirown.TheBears'Holidayisastoryaboutthefuntobehadonasummerholiday,andtheriskstobeavoided.PapaBearteachesSmallBearsensiblerulesaboutsafetyonthebeachandinthewater-buthe'snotalwaysgoodatfollowinghisownrules!ChildrenwilllearnalongwithSmallBearandlaughastheywatchPapaBearblunderintoonedangeroussituationafteranother!?"Icanreaditallbymyself"istheBeginnerBooksmotto,andbehinditisanunderstandingofhowimportantitisforchildrentotakeprideamdpleasureintheirearlyreading.?BeginnerBookshavebeendesignedtoappealdirectlytochildrenthroughtheuseofhumour,rhymeandbrightpicturesthatcanbe"read"evenbythenon-readingchild.?SomeBeginnerBooksaresimplestories,othersarehilariousnonsense:bothtypeshavebeendesignedtogivechildrenconfidenceandmakethemgoonreading.