“When mama and papa bears go away, cubs visit their grandparents for their first long stay.”
—Opening quote
The Berenstain Bears and the Week at Grandma's is a book in the Berenstain Bears First Time Books series by Stan and Jan Berenstain that was published on August 12, 1986.
It was later adapted into an episode of the 2003 TV show The Berenstain Bears.
Summary[]
Mama and Papa are both going to the Great Bear Lodge for their second honeymoon, leaving their cubs with their grandparents. They initially think it'll be boring, but they have fun as the week goes on.
Plot[]
The Bear family is looking through a family album, where they see younger versions of Mama and Papa Bear playing tennis, canoeing, dancing, and having fun. Mama explains that these photos were from their honeymoon at the Great Bear Lodge, shortly after the two were married. In fact, they are now planning a second honeymoon at Great Bear Lodge, where they plan on engaging in the same activities as before.
Brother and Sister are excited about this and start to round up some vacation items, but Papa informs them that the honeymoon will just be for him and Mama. Mama announces that their grandparents, Gramps and Gran have been wanting to spend some time with the cubs for awhile now, and this will be the perfect opportunity. So for the week, the cubs will stay at their house. As much as Brother and Sister love their grandparents, they aren't so sure about this.
The big day comes, and Brother and Sister pack some books and treasured toys and set off. They arrive at Gramps and Gran's house, and Mama and Papa say their goodbyes and set off. Gran serves the cubs some cookies, which the cubs like, and Gramps takes them to their room. As the week progress, the cubs go on to have a good time, exploring their grandparents attic, feeding birds with Gran, helping Gramps build a ship in a bottle, going fishing, square dancing, and various other things.
Eventually the week comes to an end and Mama and Papa return. Sister ponders if their parents will ever opt to take a third honeymoon so she and Brother can spend another week at their Grandparents.
Cast[]
- Papa Q. Bear
- Mama Bear
- Brother Bear
- Sister Bear
- Grizzly Gran
- Grizzly Gramps