The Berenstain Bears' Country Cookbook by Mike Berenstain

My kids were really excited to get this cookbook. Our family enjoys reading Berenstain Bears books, having read them ourselves when we were little kids. In fact, those books were some of the few my husband and I kept from childhood to share with our children.

Since our children enjoy cooking and baking, I was excited to have child-friend cookbook where we could do an easy recipe, but still create fun memories into the kitchen. As soon as my daughter opened the book, she started making a list of recipes for us to make together. Some of her favorites were the Bear-y Delicious Scones and the Banana Pops.

This cookbook has a wide range of recipes, including breakfast, lunch, main dishes, desserts, and snacks. The photos are very eye-appealing. The recipes are easy and include less than 10 ingredients. I also like that it uses a lot of fresh ingredients and not a lot of pre-packaged items. It's the perfect book to encourage healthy eating.

I'm looking forward to cooking many things in this book as we try out all of these recipes. This cookbook has already become a favorite among my children. I'm thankful for a book that will encourage family time in the kitchen and will give me many opportunities to spend meaningful time with my children.

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I received this book free from Zonderkidz through the Booklook Program in exchange for my honest opinion of this book.

The Berenstain Bears and the Biggest Brag by Mike Berenstein

Our family likes to read the Berenstain Bears. It reminds me of the days when I was their age and looked forward to reading them myself. They have also been wonderful books to help teach different character traits in a fun way.

The Biggest Brag was a good read for me and my kids. They could relate to Brother and Sister because they, too, have found themselves bragging and competing against each other at even a young age. We had already been talking about not bragging, so it was a wonderful way to continue our conversation.

After they heard the story, they could tell very quickly that Brother and Sister weren't being nice to each other. We used the questions at the end of the book to further our conversation about bragging and how we are to love.

The questions are very helpful to lead your child into a meaningful conversation about those character qualities that most parents feel are important for them to learn. It helps that this is your classic Berenstain Bears book that draws kids in and makes it easy for them to remember the lessons.

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I received this book free from Zondervan Publishers in exchange for my honest opinion of this book.

The Berenstain Bears Keep the Faith by Mike Berenstain

The Berenstain Bears are a family favorite in our household.  I like how they teach the children real truths from a fiction standpoint.  My kids like them and I like that they teach about sharing, strangers, and other topics and character qualities.

I was curious as to how they would handle the topic of faith and how they would explain it at such a child-like level.  I liked how they brought in science and how we can appreciate science and still believe in the resurrected Jesus.  I also like their definition of faith: "Trusting in God's love."

We read this book and before I even put it down, my kids asked if we could read it again.  I'm putting this book on my shelf to be read over and over again, along with the other Berenstain Bears books.

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I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers and Booksneeze in exchange for my honest opinion of this book.