The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Things: Stickers Included! (Berenstain Bears/Living Lights: A Faith Story)

The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Things: Stickers Included! (Berenstain Bears/Living Lights: A Faith Story)

Is your child always listing the things they want or asking for more? In this addition to the Living Lights™ series of Berenstain Bears books, young readers will understand why material things are not as important as they think and learn about the blessings God provides. As an added bonus, the book includes STICKERS to encourage young minds to put these valuable lessons into practice. The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Things — part of the popular Zonderkidz Living Lights series of books with over 13 million copies sold —is perfect for: Early readers ages 4-8 - Reading out loud in classrooms, during story time, and at home or bedtime - Sparking conversations about the importance of being thankful and appreciative of the blessings from God The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Things is an addition to the Living Lights™ series that: Features the hand-drawn artwork of the Berenstain family - Continues in the much-loved footsteps of Stan and Jan Berenstain in this Berenstain Bears series of books - Is part of one of the bestselling children’s book series ever created, with more than 250 books published and nearly 300 million copies sold to date Stan and Jan Berenstain introduced the first Berenstain Bears books in 1962. Mike Berenstain grew up watching his parents work together to write about and draw these lovable bears. Eventually he started drawing and writing about them too. Though Stan died in 2005 and Jan in 2012, Mike continues to create the delightful Bear adventures from his studio in Pennsylvania, in an area that looks much like the sunny dirt road deep in Bear Country. Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Things Berenstain Bears/Living Lights By Jan Berenstain Mike Berenstain Zondervan Copyright © 2012 Jan and Mike Berenstain All right reserved. ISBN: 978-0-310-72091-1 Chapter One Like most cubs their age, Brother and Sister Bear had lots of things—things like toys, games, books, puzzles, bikes, skates, soccer balls, a deluxe swing set, a super-bounce trampoline, seventeen Bearbie dolls, the complete Space Grizzlies video library, and much, much more. But, even though they had all these things, there were plenty of others they would have liked to have too. One morning, Brother and Sister noticed Mama getting ready to go out. "Where are you going, Mama?" Sister asked. "To the Bear Country Mall," said Mama. "We need new sheets and pillowcases. Our old ones are almost worn out." "Can we come?" Brother and Sister asked. "There are lots of things we need at the mall too." "Well ..." said Mama. She wasn't so sure there was anything the cubs really needed. They already had so much. But Papa chimed in as well. "Let's all go," he said. "I'd like to look at some new fishing gear." Mama wasn't so sure that Papa really needed new fishing gear, either. But they collected Honey and piled into the car for a trip to the mall. (Continues...) Excerpted from Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Things by Jan Berenstain Mike Berenstain Copyright © 2012 by Jan and Mike Berenstain. Excerpted by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher. Excerpts are provided by Dial-A-Book Inc. solely for the personal use of visitors to this web site.