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$\"\"$ <\/a>I loved the Berenstain Bears<\/em> books when I was growing up: they taught values without being preachy or boring. I even followed Brother and Sister Bear into their brief YA series where they explained why drugs are bad and were nice to the kid in the wheelchair. The authors, Stan and Jan Berenstain, were a real-life married couple. Stan passed away several years ago, and Jan died last week<\/a> at the age of 88.<\/p>\n

Many of the original Berenstain books (including my personal favorite, The Berenstain Bears Get the Gimmies<\/em>) are still in print. However, Stan and Jan\u2019s son Mike took the books in a slightly different direction. Last year, he did a six book Berenstain series for Christian publisher Zondervan, where the famous bears learned about praying and going to church.\u201dI felt that we are called upon to use your talents in the service for God,\u201d he explained to the Christian Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Berenstain Bears\u2019 Christian books seem to be going full steam ahead: there is a Berenstain Bears Bible and a Berenstain Bible Storybook due out in 2013. Though Stan and Jan kept their own personal religious beliefs separate from their characters, it seems likely that Mike Berenstain\u2019s own mission will be to keep his parents\u2019 work going\u2013in a much more Christian direction.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"