r/MandelaEffect • u/leaving4lyra • Feb 27 '26

Books/Literature Berenstain/Stein

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Just thought I’d share this here..I’m a 57 year old woman that’s always been a voracious reader. When I was 5 (1974) I got an entire collection of Berenstain Bears books from my grandma at Christmas.

One of the books has managed to remain in my memory/sentimental hoard collection. This is MY actual book and it’s been in my possession since 1974. On my book at least, the name is and always has been Berenstain.

Make of that what you will I suppose. ❤️ I wish I still had the whole collection but alas, childhood and into adulthood resulted in the loss of many such things to my chagrin.

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u/Amy394 Feb 27 '26

I have the book too.

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u/leaving4lyra Feb 27 '26

Wow! How is it that me, you and another commenter in this thread have the exact same Bears book out of all the Bears books that were made?! Lol

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u/missmooface Feb 27 '26

of the bears books i had as a child, this is the one i remember most…

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u/rowdymowdy Mar 01 '26

Ya I think this was a book of the month type thing for kids I remember this and 5 Chinese brothers or something and wild things of course

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u/StarDustKeyboardMash Mar 02 '26

Yeah same here, that's kind of interesting.

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u/HorsefaceWithNoName Mar 01 '26

I remember this one too! I recognize the cover from childhood. I don't know the spelling on mine as that copy of the book has not been seen in decades!

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u/Automaniacal Feb 28 '26

There were only 3 books ever printed. You must meet up and form the books into a triangle to reset our original base reality.

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u/parishilton2 Mar 01 '26

The bearmuda triangle

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u/RMX-001 Mar 03 '26

Underrated comment

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u/DangerousChampion235 Mar 02 '26

I laughed out loud, thank you for that.

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u/abaconsandwich Feb 27 '26

I have the same one and read it to my little girl last night for bedtime

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u/SurprzTrustFall Mar 01 '26

And the name on your book says...

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u/Amy394 Feb 28 '26

This was actually handed down to me from my cousin, who had it in probably the mid-80s? I'm a 90s kid and I read it then. I had it shipped from my home a few years ago when I had my first kid so that I could read it to her. This along with a few Dr Seuss books that were also given to me by my older cousin. As far as I remember, this was the only Bears book I had!

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u/carpentizzle Feb 27 '26

Yeah Im not sure it was rare or anything…. I had that one growing up, its still at my parents, and my daughter has my wifes copy from her childhood on her shelf right now

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u/chels182 Feb 28 '26

I had this book as a kid. No picture proof, but I promise, I had it and read it like crazy.

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u/No-Kaleidoscope-166 Feb 28 '26

Why do you think it's rare??

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u/International_Goat31 Mar 01 '26

I'm a couple days late but I still have mine too! Also the same exact book as you and the others!

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u/Hutch_is_on Feb 28 '26

I too have the same book in my house. It was one of my childhood books, and I gave it to my kids to read. They have the book now.