At the playground, Brother and Sister Bear agree to teach bossy Too-Small how to play fair and get along with others in this faith-based Berenstain Bears Gifts of the Spirit storybook!

When Too-Small tries to be bossy at the playground, no one wants to play with him. Thankfully, Brother and Sister Bear agree to teach him how to be fair and play well with others! This Berenstain Bears Gifts of the Spirit storybook, created by Mike Berenstain, son of Stan and Jan Berenstain, features a soon-to-be classic story about being polite and playing fair with others!

The Berenstain Bears Gifts of the Spirit series celebrates the joy of faith, family, and friends—values essential to a wholesome and fulfilling life!
Mike Berenstain is an author and illustrator of children's books. He is the son of Stan and Jan Berenstain, creators of the popular Berenstain Bears series of picture books. Like Stan and Jan before him, Mike draws on his own experiences as a parent (and, now, grandparent) to inspire the family themes he writes about—including Baby Berenstain Bears, a new line of adorable board books for the very youngest fans. He lives and works in the rolling countryside of Eastern Pennsylvania—a place that looks very much like Berenstain Bear Country. View titles by Mike Berenstain
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At the playground, Brother and Sister Bear agree to teach bossy Too-Small how to play fair and get along with others in this faith-based Berenstain Bears Gifts of the Spirit storybook!

When Too-Small tries to be bossy at the playground, no one wants to play with him. Thankfully, Brother and Sister Bear agree to teach him how to be fair and play well with others! This Berenstain Bears Gifts of the Spirit storybook, created by Mike Berenstain, son of Stan and Jan Berenstain, features a soon-to-be classic story about being polite and playing fair with others!

The Berenstain Bears Gifts of the Spirit series celebrates the joy of faith, family, and friends—values essential to a wholesome and fulfilling life!

Author

Mike Berenstain is an author and illustrator of children's books. He is the son of Stan and Jan Berenstain, creators of the popular Berenstain Bears series of picture books. Like Stan and Jan before him, Mike draws on his own experiences as a parent (and, now, grandparent) to inspire the family themes he writes about—including Baby Berenstain Bears, a new line of adorable board books for the very youngest fans. He lives and works in the rolling countryside of Eastern Pennsylvania—a place that looks very much like Berenstain Bear Country. View titles by Mike Berenstain

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