The first-ever holiday scratch-and-sniff featuring the iconic Berenstain Bears! There’s a scent for everyone as the Berenstain Bears pick out the perfect Christmas tree, decorate the house with holly wreaths, roast chestnuts on the open fire, and sip some hot chocolate! Christmas cheer and family love fill this picture book with amazing scents sure to warm up readers for the season. This 9x9 scratch & sniff format has something to offer for everyone, from kids excited to experience all the wonderful scents of the holidays to adults with happy memories sparked while sharing the story with little ones. Make some memories with the Berenstain Bears with this interactive, sensory-enhancing reading experience that brings the aroma of the holidays to life! PreS-Gr 3—Clove-studded oranges, cinnamon, and pine are among the twelve different scratch-and-sniff seasonal scents in this "Berenstain Bears" wintery tale. Although the fragrance palette featured here pulls from a narrow North American definition of "Christmas scents," some of the deeper cuts like "roasted chestnuts" could broaden a young reader's sense of smell. The story itself is merely a vehicle for introducing the odors and does nothing to expand beyond the series' stereotypical gendered roles for Mama Bear, who bakes cookies and decorates the mantel, and Papa Bear, who chops a Christmas tree. VERDICT Aside from the novelty of sniffable pages, this book has little else to offer.—Nora Clancy Mike Berenstain lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where he continues to write and illustrate wonderful new adventures for Mama, Papa, Brother, Sister, and Honey Bear.