The Berenstain Bears' Funny Valentine

I don’t read this to my daughter anymore after reading it once....There are things in this book that I wasn’t crazy about… It’s all about having a boyfriend and liking boys......and she’s only five.There was also a part about a rhyme about needed it like needing a hole in the head....???We are a big fan of the Berenstein bears but this book is going on the shelf for now.

Very cute book with stickers.Several people have written negative reviews because they think this book portrays boys as being mean. Actually, it's Sister Bear who is the mean one. No boys do anything mean in this book. Sister Bear tells Billy that he better not have a worm or a dead mouse like he had other days before this book happened. He doesn't and all he wants to do is jump rope which he is not that great at doing.The book has a standard Berenstain Bears happy ending.

My granddaughter loves Berenstain Bears.

Exactly what we needed for my classroom. I want to build up my seasonal books.

I recently bought The Berenstain Bears' "Funny Valentine" to read with my 6-year-old. I thought it would be a nice, sweet read for Valentine’s Day, but when I opened the book, the first thing I read was a sticker (!) that said “Daffodils are yellow, roses are red, I need you like a hole in my head." I couldn't quite believe it. Why would this sentiment be in a children's book at all, let alone be made into a sticker? Another one read “…Nobody needs a doofus like you.” I really didn’t think I’d need to censor a Berenstain Bears book before reading it to my first grader. These are not the same sweet books I read when I was younger.But more alarming was the message that violent behavior towards a girl equals love. The boy who supposedly likes Sister in this book knocks her down and chases her with dead rodents, only to gain her love at the end. This is inappropriate and a really a horrible message to be sending to kids, especially young girls.The plot was about Sister liking a boy and trying to find a boyfriend. These books are targeted to 3-6-year-olds. This subject matter is way too mature for the target audience.This definitely was not a “Funny Valentine"; I won’t be buying a Berenstain Bears book again. I was really disappointed that I had to censor and do damage control from a book targeted to such a young audience.

I’ve been a huge fan of this series since I was very little and now my 4yo daughter is too! This was a great addition to our huge Berenstain Bear collection. Such a cute story

Love Bernstein Bears. Starting a library for my grandchildren

Cute story, my son loved it

Generally I love this series, but I dont love the moral of this one. The book follows the old "he's hurting you because he likes you" trope which isnt what I want to teach as okay. We kept it; but make a point to talk about what would have been better.The stickers are a nice bonus but include some possibly offensive yet hilarious ones made by Sister. My 3 year old is now telling people she "needs them like a hole in her head".

Great gift

child liked it