The Berenstain Bears and the Slumber Party

Rating

Went in one ear and out the other.

Sister Bear goes to a slumber party, but the host's parents aren't home and the host ends up inviting a jillion people and some others crash the party and somehow Sister's parents blame her.

Mama Bear doesn't give Sister any actual advice or think about what kinds of situations she could get into, only tells her that she has "responsibility." What that responsibility is, is never mentioned. Is this like Spider-man? Is she supposed to catch criminals?

The best part, Mama Bear's entire pre-party lecture: “You know, sleeping over at a friend's house is a kind of special privilege. And something that goes with privilege is responsibility. Do you know what those words mean?” “Sure. Privilege means being allowed to do stuff, and responsibility means not messing up.” Later, Papa: “Now, you remember what your mama told you about privilege and responsibility.”

Message

You should behave yourself at a slumber party if your mother mentions the word “responsibility” without explaining what she means.

Publication Year
1990
Age Range
3-7
Number of Pages
32
Number of words on a typical page
45