Reviews

The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food by Jan Berenstain, Stan Berenstain

unviincible's review

2.0

my friend and I were talking about the berenstain bears and childhood books so I looked this up. the art is lovely but I was like "I do NOT remember all this fat shaming" and it makes me wonder how much we internalized as children. but it was also from the 1980s so it's just probably not something I'd give to a kid today

vikingwolf's review against another edition

3.0

Brother and Sister Bear learn about the health perils of too much junk food. I guess there is a lesson to be learned there but hell, I just can't give up my chocolate!

kilbmc's review

1.0

Really problematic messaging—noticing the cubs are chubby, labeling foods as “bad”, pinching Papa Bear… I had to keep changing the wording because I want my kids to have a healthy body image and healthy relationship with food.

jcpdiesel21's review against another edition

3.0

Although the story means well, it's not nearly as good as I remembered. The plot falls in the unfortunate, lazy "Mama is always right, Papa is a dolt and lumped in with the kids" trap along with too many others from the series. I don't care for how all junk food is dismissed outright; it is more realistic to introduce enjoying treats both in moderation and on special occasions in addition to primarily eating healthy.

bibliotequeish's review against another edition

The Berenstain Bears books were a staple in my house.
Often being bought by my parents to teach me a lesson.

This is a lesson on healthy eating.

wanda16's review

lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

mjfmjfmjf's review

3.0

This is not bad. It's just kind of boring. There's some quick shallow science. And a quick message. But it's just not all that much fun. And therefore its moralizing message just makes me hungry. For cashew nuts which aren't quite junk food. 2.5 of 5.

kashvm's review

5.0

I'm pretty sure my brother and I read this whole series multiple times. We'd try to get our mother to bake cookies so we could have cookies and milk after school every day. That never happened.

squishkilldieew's review

3.0

I used to read these with my parents all the bloody time! Most of them were so loved that they had all fallen apart.

calistareads's review

3.0

This is a good story. It is also a speck preachy... or more than a speck. At the same time, it is a great message. Sugar has made an addict of me and I hate feeling so out of control with it. Junk food is too much around us and I always want it. So, the story has a true message, a good message. The candy does look so colorful and it made me want junk food.

There is a little bit of body shaming in this one, but this is an 80s mindset. This feels more like a Jan Berenstain idea.

The kids like these books and they have fun with them. They thought it was a great book and it made them want candy also. Funny, how simply seeing drawings of candy make you crave candy.