Okay, I think this is the best Berenstain Bears book ever written. It has always been my favorite, and I loved it so much that I stole it from the library. As you might be able to tell from some of my other reviews, the library and I have a very adversarial relationship.

I just love this story. Sister Bear is better at everything than the boys, but they get annoyed when she gloats. Of course, they'd probably gloat if they beat her, but that's never mentioned because there is no place for complex gender dynamics in the Berenstain Bears. The boys build their own clubhouse and ban girls from entering. Distraught, Sister Bear goes to Mama Bear, who encourages her to start her own club. All the girls band together and build an tree fort much cooler than the boys' clubhouse. Mama Bear even makes them snacks, the smell of which draws the boys out. Eventually, they beg to be allowed into the girls' clubhouse, leading to a truce.

My favorite part of the story is when the boys smell the food and have to beg the girls to let them up. I just get so much satisfaction out of that, even now. I take back what I said before. There is a place for complex gender dynamics in Berenstain Bears because you get them right here. Definitely a tale for all ages. If any pretentious college students even wanted to, they could definitely argue a feminist message. I would, but I think I'll wait until I am a pretentious college student. It will carry more weight than.