I Can Read! - The Berenstain Bears' New Kitten - Dear Parent

Sep 29, 2026

A parent-facing reading guide explains how children learn to read at different speeds and recommends supporting a young reader’s interests and abilities. It introduces a stage-based set of I Can Read Books with distinct approaches: shared reading for emerging readers, beginning reading for short sentences and familiar words, reading with help for longer stories and language play, reading alone for complex plots and challenging vocabulary, and advanced reading for short paragraphs and chapter-book preparation. The document also includes the story opening about Brother Bear hearing a kitten’s “Mew! Mew!” near the pond and Too-Tall checking on him.

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Reading Time55 min

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Dear Parent: Your child's love of reading starts here!

SHARED READING

BEGINNING READING

READING WITH HELP

READING ALONE

ADVANCED READING

I Can Read!

The Berenstain Bears' New Kitten

I Can Read!1Stan&Jan Berenstainwith Mike BerenstainSCHOLASTIC TheBerenslain Bears' # Dear Parent:Your child's love of reading starts here! Every child learns to read in a different way and at his or her ownspeed.Some go back and forth between reading levels and readfavorite books again and again.Others read through each level inorder.You can help your young reader improve and become moreconfident by encouraging his or her own interests and abilities.Frombooks your child reads with you to the first books he or she readsalone,there are I Can Read Books for every stage of reading: ## SHARED READING Basic language,word repetition,and whimsical illustrations,ideal for sharing with your emergent reader ## BEGINNING READING Short sentences,familiar words,and simple conceptsfor children eager to read on their own ## READING WITH HELP Engaging stories,longer sentences,and language playfor developing readers ## READING ALONE Complex plots,challenging vocabulary,and high-interest topicsfor the independent reader ## ADVANCED READING Short paragraphs,chapters,and exciting themesfor the perfect bridge to chapter books I Can Read Books have introduced children to the joy of readingsince 1957.Featuring award-winning authors and illustrators and afabulous cast of beloved characters,I Can Read Books set thestandard for beginning readers. A lifetime of discovery begins with the magical words “I Can Read!” Visit www.icanread.com for informationon enriching your child's reading experience. TheBerenslain Bears'NewKitten ISBN 978-0-545-85180-0 1211109876543 Printed in the U.S.A. First Scholastic printing,February 2015 No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted in any form or by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,or otherwise,without written permission of the publisher.For information regarding permission.write to HarperCollins Children's Books,a division of HarperCollins Publishers,195 Broadway.New York,NY 10007. Copyright o2007 by Berenstain Bears,Inc.All rights reserved.Published by Scholastic Inc.,557 Broadway,New York,NY 10012,byarrangement with HarperColins Children's Books,a division of HarperColins Publishers.I Can Read Book®is a trademark ofHarperCollins Publishers.SCHOLASTIC and associated logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Scholastic Inc. 151617181920/0 # I Can Read! TheBerenslain Bears'New Kitten Stan &Jan Berenstainwith Mike Berenstain SCHOLASTIC INC. One day Brother Bearwas hunting bullfrogs. He was about to catch a big one.He heard a tiny“Mew!Mew!”It was a kitten. The kitten was trying to climbthe muddy bank of the pond. The kitten was so covered with mudthat you couldn't tellwhat color it was. Someone else was hunting bullfrogs.“Whatcha got there?”asked Too-Tallfrom the bushes. Too-Tall worried Brother. He was head of a schoolyard gang. custsrr'k(((1((不1(((11

FAQs

How can parents help a child become more confident in reading?

Encourage the child’s own interests and abilities. Support reading with books at the child’s level and gradually move toward more independent reading.

What are the different reading stages mentioned?

The text lists SHARED READING, BEGINNING READING, READING WITH HELP, READING ALONE, and ADVANCED READING, each matched to different skills and sentence complexity.

What happens at the start of The Berenstain Bears' New Kitten?

Brother Bear is hunting bullfrogs when he hears a tiny “Mew! Mew!” and discovers a muddy kitten trying to climb the pond bank.

Sep 29, 2026

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