I Can Read from Berenstain Bears 3 new books!

I love the Berenstain Bears and their rich heritage! What a blessing to have them bring out two 1993 stories, but in I can Read style for new and reluctant readers. With our love of Berenstain bears it is easy for my reluctant reader to pull out a Berenstain Bear book and read to his younger siblings!
God Made Colors was very useful for my 5 year old as we discussed mixing colors this week and the new colors that they would become. Thank God for your Health is a blessing this time of the year with the flu going around and discussing illnesses and the need to visit doctors.
The Trouble with Things is a book that is necessary after the holidays and over whelming amount of Stuff that needs cleared out. It is a great book about what is important, the Word of God!
Read below for the press release on these three great books! You can purchase them at Zondervan or your local Christian bookstore!


America's favorite Bear family is back with three inspiring new I Can Read! books from the Berenstain Bears® Living Lights™series by Stan, Jan, and Mike Berenstain, just in time for spring.

Updated to highlight important Christian values, THE BERENSTAIN BEARS: GOD MADE THE COLORS and THE BERENSTAIN BEARS THANK GOD FOR GOOD HEALTH (Zonderkidz; February 2013; $3.99 each) revisit two 1993 stories using the I Can Read! Level 1 simple text designed for new readers.

 

Based on the book The Berenstain Bears Learn About Colors, GOD MADE THE COLORS follows Brother and Sister Bear on an inspiring walk through the beautiful landscape of Bear Country.

As they view the landscape all around them-a classic red farmhouse, lush green grass, Mama Bear's blue polka-dot dress, and much more-the cubs discover that God splashed the world with an endless variety of color.

THANK GOD FOR GOOD HEALTH adds a faith-based message to The Berenstain Bears  Get a Check Up, as Brother and Sister prepare for their annual visit with Dr. Grizzly. Have the cubs been taking care of their bodies the way God intended, and will they need the dreaded booster shot?

Ideal for bedtime stories and Sunday School, both I Can Read! books evoke the classic stories using the original artwork by Stan and Jan Berenstain.

A new addition to the Living Lights brand by Mike and Jan Berenstain, THE BERENSTAIN BEARS: THE TROUBLE WITH THINGS (Zonderkidz; January 2013; $4.99) calls attention to our obsession with material items.  

When Mama Bear announces a quick trip to the Bear Country Mall, Brother, Sister, and even Papa Bear, begin to make a list of all of the things they "need"-a Space Grizzlies play set, a pink Bearbie dream house, and a new salmon-fishing reel.  

Brother and Sister arrive at the toy store and become over zealous, begging for new skateboards, video games, puzzles-and almost everything in sight. Shocked at her cubs' greed, Mama realizes what the family really needs-a Bible. When Mama reads the story of King Solomon, the Bear family learns that God's gifts are superior to anything found at the mall.

Complete with stickers, THE TROUBLE WITH THINGS expertly weaves humor with a fresh Christian message that will appeal to Berenstain Bears fans everywhere.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Stan and Jan Berenstain introduced the first Berenstain Bear books in 1962. Mike Berenstain grew up watching his parents write about and draw these lovable bears. Eventually he started drawing and writing about them too. Since the late 80s, he has been very much involved as a writer and illustrator with his family's creation, the Berenstain Bears. He continued to work with his mother, Jan, creating new books up until her death this year. The antics and activities of Mike's three children have provided inspiration for many Berenstain Bears books over the years. Though Stan and Jan passed away in 2005 and 2012, respectively, Mike continues to create the delightful Bear adventures from a studio in Pennsylvania, in an area that looks much like the sunny dirt road deep in Bear Country. www.berenstainbears.com  

Zonderkidz™, a division of Zondervan, inspires young lives through imagination and innovation. As the leader in Christian children's communications, it produces bestselling and award-winning Bibles, books, board books, graphic novels, audio, video and digital products that awaken the hearts and touch the souls of kids under 16 and the people who love them, from family members to educators. Zonderkidz is the publisher of the NIrV (New International Reader's Version) Bible translation, the 3rd-grade reading level edition of the NIV that is ideal for children and those who speak English as a second language. Visit Zonderkidz on the Internet at www.zonderkidz.com.

Zondervan, a HarperCollins company headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is a world leader in Christian communications and the leading Christian publishing brand. For more than 75 years, Zondervan has delivered transformational Christian experiences through general and academic resources authored by influential leaders and emerging voices, and has been honored with more Christian Book Awards than any other publisher.

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