Jan's Reviews > The Berenstain Bears and the Prize Pumpkin

Papa Bear has his heart set on winning the prize for the biggest pumpkin. He waters his pumpkin and fertilizes it, and even talks to it. Mama tries to get his mind off winning, and get him to focus on the beauties of nature and the coming Thanksgiving holiday, but Papa is grimly determined to win the pumpkin contest.
Unlike most Berenstain Bear books, this one is all about Papa. Brother and Sister Bear are minor characters this time, so the book loses a lot of its kid-appeal. We don't really care whether Papa wins the prize or not, and Mama's message about Thanksgiving is diluted. For a good Berenstain Bear book about Thanksgiving, see The Berenstain Bears Give Thanks.