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A BANNER YEAR FOR BERENSTAIN BEARS BOOKS!

2010 might go down in the history books as one of the best years ever for Berenstain Bears fans. Due to the overwhelming demand, what has been a great year for Bear books has just gotten better.

Zondervan published a new book in the popular Living Lights series this month, The Berenstain Bears: Kindness Counts. In this story, Brother Bear loves everything to do with model airplanes, whether it's building, fixing, or flying them. But when he shares one of his prized planes with a younger cub will his kindness be returned?

Next month, Zondervan will publish a new Living Lights book. In The Berenstain Bears and The Joy of Giving Brother and Sister Bear can't wait for Christmas and all the presents they'll open. But during the Christmas pageant something special happens! The Bear cubs learn a very valuable lesson about the joy of giving to others.

Also in September, HarperFestival will publish the very timely, The Berenstain Bears' Computer Trouble. When Papa brings home a computer, the whole family is excited. Soon Mama, Brother, Sister, and even Honey start spending all day every day staring at their own computers. It's up to Papa to get the family off the computer and back into the real world!

TEACHERS, 3 NEW BERENSTAIN BEARS COUNSELING KITS AVAILABLE!

Keep Your Cool Kit

Let the Berenstain Bears help you show kids how to deal with anger. This kit introduces the concept of anger management to children, while encouraging them to talk about things that make them mad. The complete kit can be used for the entire classroom, in counseling groups, for anger management programs, and more. Ages 3-8.

Good Behavior Kit

The Good Behavior Kit reinforces positive behaviors such as listening to others; sharing; cooperating; following the rules; and being honest, kind, respectful, responsible, and helpful. The complete kit can be used for the entire classroom, in counseling groups, or for individual students. Ages 3-8

Talk About Feelings Kit

The Talk About Feelings Kit helps children develop better relationships with both peers and adults by encouraging them to talk about their feelings and reinforcing empathy and good listening skills. Ages 3-8.

COLOR BEAR COUNTRY

You asked for it! Three new Berenstain Bears coloring books are now available through the Dalmation Press. They will soon be available through stores like Target, Wal-Mart and Toys R Us.

FIRST DATES ANNOUNCED FOR BERENSTAIN BEARS MUSICAL NATIONWIDE TOUR

The Berenstain Bears in Family Matters, the Musical will be touring across the U.S. in performing arts venues and school auditoriums beginning in the September 2010. The first dates are up on our Appearances page. The Berenstain Bears in Family Matters, the Musical is an adaptation of three beloved books: The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers, The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food, and The Berenstain Bears’ Trouble at School. Appropriate for kids in Pre-K through 3rd grade, this live musical production is filled with fun songs and dancing, and important lessons. Brother gets a bad grade on a test at school. At first, he tries to hide his troubles but soon realizes opening up to his family is the best way to help solve his problems. Sister learns about the rules of talking to strangers. Finally, when Doc Grizzly points out that the Bears are eating too much junk food, it is a tough pill to swallow, especially for Papa, who rips his overalls trying to show off how fit he is. Everyone’s secret is revealed when Mama finds Brother’s test, Papa’s junk food wrappers, and Sister’s friend, Mr. Frog, who she snuck into the house to protect him from strangers. Using the iconic stories and imagery of the books the show that what truly matters is family.

IS YOUR LIBRARY UP TO DATE?

Zondervan just published The Berenstain Bears Show God’s Love, a collection of five popular Berenstain Bear Living Lights stories, each with the important message that showing God’s love is something we should do each and every day. All stories are written and illustrated by Jan and Mike Berenstain.

It’s spring cleaning time at the Bear family’s tree house in The Berenstain Bears and A Job Well Done. Brother, Sister, and Honey are assigned the task of cleaning out their old playhouse. But it’s a beautiful spring day and Brother and Sister are easily distracted. They learn the importance of sticking to a job and getting it well and truly done.

In The Berenstain Bears and the Gift of Courage, through the story of David and Goliath, Brother and Sister Bear learn that they can stand up to bullies and be as brave as David, because God is with them just as he was with David.

Here's the book that train fans have been waiting for! In The Berenstain Bears All Aboard!, the Bears are on a steam train trip across Bear Country. Mama and Papa enjoy the scenery, but the cubs want to learn about the train. If they are lucky, Grizzly Jones might let them blow the whistle. Woo-hoo! This "I Can Read" book will be a favorite of the whole family.

It's summer vacation, and the Berenstain Bears are off to the seashore for sun and fun. There is so much to do—swimming, fishing, building sand castles, browsing through the general store, eating delicious dinners at Gull Island Café and visiting Gull Island Museum. Each glorious sunrise heralds a new adventure! The Berenstain Bears Go On Vacation is the ultimate beach read for Berenstain Bears fans. And one of the most beautiful too. it is now available as a lost cost, high quality paperback. Barnes and Noble has produced a video that tells the story behind the book, and how it is drawn directly from the Berenstain family's experiences going to the Jersey shore.

Join the Berenstain Bears on their latest lift-the-flap adventure, The Berenstain Bears and the Haunted House! Gracie the kitten has gone missing. Did she go inside the haunted house on top of Spook Hill? Brother and Sister gather up their courage to find out. They had best beware!

The Berenstain Bears Learn to Share

"So, sharing’s fun. It’s good to do, and lots of times— it’s easy, too.

And if you share it’s also true your fellow bear will share with you!"
 
What’s more fun than spending alone time? Spending time with friends and family! Sister Bear admits that while playing by herself is fun, she also enjoys being with her friends and sharing time and play. Share in Sister Bear’s joy as she learns that God has blessed her with great friends and lots of time and toys to share.

The Berenstain Bears Hurry to Help

"There will be lots of bears who will need help today. I can feel it in my bones. Follow me, Scouts!” said Papa. It’s time for the Bear Scouts to earn their Good Deed Merit Badge. But things get a little crazy as scoutmaster, Papa Bear looks for someone who really needs their helping hands…and instead causes quite a lot of trouble in Bear Country.

The Berenstain Bears Do Their Best

A rhyming Berenstain Bear book that tells about Papa helping Brother and Sister make a kite.

"I’ll make a kite.
 Just wait and see,

with the special talents

that God gave me!"
Papa and the Bear cubs enter a kite flying contest with a homemade kite. They work hard and do their best, but with all the negative comments they hear from others, will their kite actually fly let alone win the contest? 

The Berenstain Bears Discover God's Creation

Brother and Sister Bear discover God's Creation when Mama pulls the plug on TV.

"God’s creation, we have found,

has a better picture and better sound.
 And worlds of wonder all around!

Thanks, Lord, for this world we’ve found!"

Mama Bear pulls the plug on TV and the Bear cubs are upset! What are they going to do now? All it takes is a peek outside for Brother and Sister to see that God has given them a beautiful world that is far more fun than the TV screen.

NEW BERENSTAIN BEARS BOOK BAG!

Just in time for school, Zondervan has just issued an adorable cotton canvas bag with a soft plush image of Brother or Sister Bear, durable handles for easy hand holding, and a large interior pocket perfect for Berenstain Bears books, and other items.

NEW BERENSTAIN BEARS DVD ALSO RELEASED!

2009 marked the 30th anniversary of Berenstain Bears on TV. For the first time, some of their classic early specials were released on DVD. In the new DVD collection, The Berenstain Bears’ Halloween Treats, the furry clan returns with jack-o'-lantern adventures that will make your bones tingle with fright and delight! The bear cubs are called upon to use their best scouting skills to solve the great pumpkin disappearance, brave a spooky old mansion, ward off ghosts and save their much-loved Bat Cave. In the end, the cubs learn that spooky things always come with a simple explanation and that's a Halloween treat for them! This is a compilation of episodes from the original CBS series.

The Berenstain Bears: Kindness, Caring & Sharing DVD was released with their original Valentine’s Day network special, “Comic Valentine” plus four additional episodes including "Messy Room," "Trouble With Friends," "Too Much Birthday," and "Go Fly A Kite."

The Berenstain Bears' Springtime Surprises DVD includes the classic "Easter Surprise," "Play Ball," "Save the Bees," and "The Berenstain Bears and the Truth." Original animation cells from "Easter Surpise" can be found in our Gallery.

Of course, there are Berenstain Bears DVD's, compilations of the latest Berenstain Bears PBS series. We have updated our DVD page so that it now features over 30 DVD collections. Think you have them all? Take a look and see.

FIRST TIME BOOKS

We have put together a page of First Time Books in print. See which ones you have in your library.