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Invite your kiddos into the kitchen and create new seasonal traditions by cooking together. Children of all ages will enjoy the 40 easy-to-follow recipes for Valentines Day, Easter, Fourth of July, fall holidays, Thanksgiving, and Christmas in The Berenstain Bears Holiday Cookbook.Each section has a Scripture, meaningful excerpt from a beloved Berenstain Bear story, and several holiday-themed recipes perfect for children ages 4 to 8. Inside this kid-friendly cookbook, youll find these recipes and many more:Valentines Day - Pink Party Popcorn, Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese, and Lovey-Dovey Banana BreadEaster - Carrot Chips, Honey Bears Favorite Mashed Potatoes, and Krispie Easter EggsFourth of July - Stars and Stripes Bites, Sparkling Raspberry Lemonade, and Bear Country Pot of BeansFall Festivities - Tricks and Treats Trail Mix, Candy Corn Punch, and Creepy Crawly Pasta SaladThanksgiving - Mama Bears Turkey and Veggie Soup, Cornbread and Honey Butter, and Grizzly Grans Famous Pumpkin PieChristmas - Holiday Pinwheels, Cozy Hot Cocoa, and Bears Christmas Cut-Out CookiesChildren will look forward to making these yummy treats and meals every year. Kids will love the colorful pictures and easy-to-use measurement conversion chart.The Berenstain Bears Holiday Cookbook is an addition to The Living Lights™ series:Features the hand-drawn artwork of the Berenstain familyThis Berenstain Bears series of books continues in the much-loved footsteps of Stan and Jan BerenstainIs part of one of the bestselling childrens book series ever created, with more than 250 books published and nearly 300 million copies sold to date
About the Author
Mike Berenstain grew up watching his parents, Stan and Jan, working together to write and draw these lovable bears. Eventually he started drawing and writing about them too. Mike is married to Andrea and they have three children. They live in Pennsylvania, in an area that looks a lot like Bear Country. Mike's earliest memory is of his parents studio in suburban Philadelphia. He remembers sitting on the floor scribbling on yellow typewriter paper with a big black pencil. His mother looked at the tangled hairball he had created, pointed out some random shape and said, "Look! Youve drawn a fish!" It did, indeed, look like a fish. That was his first drawing lesson. Hes been drawing ever since. Aside from drawing, Mikes primary interests growing up were playing whiffle ball with his older brother Leo, collecting insects, stamps, coins, bottle caps, baseball cards, etc. , building model planes, playing Davy Crockett in the backyard and fishing. He was also interested in watching the creation of his parents magazine cartoons during the 50s and finally, the birth of the first Berenstain Bears book in 1962. Hes often asked which is his favorite Berenstain Bear book. The answer is THE BERENSTAIN BEARS PICNIC, created when he was twelve. It features a picture of Papa Bear getting a big load of garbage dumped on his head. He thought this was very funny. Ever since, hes enjoyed drawing garbageapple cores, banana peels, old bed springs and the like.Mike attended art school in Philadelphia in the early 70s, then worked as a designer in the Childrens Book Department of a New York publisher before starting his career as an author and illustrator. His first childrens book was published in 1976 followed by some thirty more over the next sixteen years. These ranged in subject from wizards to dinosaurs.Since the late 80s, he has been very much involved as a writer and illustrator with his familys creation, the Berenstain Bears. He continues to work with his mother, Jan, creating new books, writing and illustrating.Aside from the bears, Mike is interested in many thingsin classical music, American history, astronomy and physics. He likes to ski. He spends a lot of time with horses.Mike is married, his wifes name is Andrea. They have three children whose antics and activities growing up have provided inspiration for many Berenstain Bears books over the years."
