The  Berenstain  Bears  and  the  Trouble  with  Things    By  Jan  &  Mike  Berenstain    Release  Date:  1/22/2013    Price:  $4.99    Just  like  everyone  else,  Brother  and  Sister  really  like  getting  'things.'  But  in  this  new  Berenstain  Bear  Living  Lights  The  Trouble  with  Things,  they  soon  find  out  that  nothing  is  more  important  than  God  in  their  lives.      

   Stan  and  Jan  Berenstain  introduced  the  first  Berenstain  Bear  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  the  family  home  and  studio  in  Pennsylvania,  in  an  area  that  looks  much  like  the  sunny  dirt  road  deep  in  Bear  Country.    Check  out  more  Berenstain  Bear’s  titles  HERE!:  http://www.facebook.com/Zonderkidz      

“Turn my eyes away from worthless things”—Psalm 119:37

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Berenstain, Jan, 1923–2012 The Berenstain Bears and the trouble with things / by Jan and Mike Berenstain. p. cm. Summary: When Brother and Sister Bear want to buy more toys at the mall, even though they already have an abundance of things, their parents tell them that God’s creations are more valuable than anything money can buy. ISBN 978-0-310-72091-1 [1. Christian life—Fiction. 2. Bears—Fiction.] I. Berenstain, Mike, 1951- II. Title. PZ7.B44826Bep 2013 [E]—dc23 2011021450

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