The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers

Outline

The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers (1985) helps young children understand how to stay safe around people they do not know. When Sister Bear becomes frightened after hearing warnings about strangers, her parents gently explain that most people are good, but that she should follow simple safety rules. Stan and Jan Berenstain’s story teaches caution without fear.

• Young children can learn to stay safe around people they do not know through a simple, gentle story.
• Sister Bear becomes frightened after hearing warnings about strangers, which shows how safety talk can worry a child.
• Her parents calmly explain that most people are good, so caution does not have to turn into fear.
• Simple safety rules give children something clear to follow when they meet someone unfamiliar.
• The story teaches caution without fear, helping children trust their own awareness.

Stan and Jan Berenstain were an American husband-and-wife team of authors and illustrators who created the Berenstain Bears series. Beginning in 1962, they wrote hundreds of books about the bear family that help children handle everyday situations, and the series has sold hundreds of millions of copies. Their son Mike Berenstain later continued the series.