The Berenstain Bears®

Discover God’s Creation

by

Stan and Jan Berenstain with Mike Berenstain

And God saw it was good.

—Genesis 1:10

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Said Mama Bear, “It seems to me, you cubs watch much too much TV!”

“Don’t turn it off! It isn’t fair!” “Don’t turn it off! Please, Mama Bear!”

“Watching all that

TV slush

will surely turn

your brains to mush.

“I will not argue.

You have no vote.

I will keep

the TV remote!”

“I beg you, Ma, on bended knee. Don’t take away our TV!”

But Ma was firm. Ma knew her mind. “No more TV of any kind!”

The cubs were stunned.

The cubs were shocked.

Those TV-watching bears were rocked!

Then Brother had a bright idea. “Look out the window, Sister Bear. I see another world out there.”

It was Bear Country, God’s creation. It was lovelier than any old TV station.

They opened up the door a crack. Now there was no turning back.

When those TV bears stepped outside, their TV eyes opened wide.

There were such amazing things to see. The cubs forgot that old TV.

There was stuff called grass, things called trees,

and flying things called birds and bees. How did God think up all these?

And way, way, away up high, a big blue thing called the sky.

And that sky stretching to heaven above, was filled with signs of God’s great love.

There were other cubs to run and play with,

and when they got tired—to sit and stay with.

There were playground things to climb and slide on,

and other things to climb and ride on.

There was a thing called weather. Sometimes it rained.

One day it even hurricaned!

But then that thing called sun came out and spread its warmth and light about.

Said Brother Bear, “Who needs TV?” Said Sister Bear, “TV? Not me!”

“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!”

“That thing up there called the moon means that we should go home soon!”

But when the cubs got home, what did they see? Their papa looking at TV.

“Papa! Too much of that TV slush will surely turn your brain to mush!

Come outside, and you will see God’s creation is much better than any old TV!”

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The Berenstain Bears Discover God’s Creation

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Table of Contents

Cover Page

Title Page

Epigraph

Begin Reading

Copyright

About the Publisher

Share Your Thoughts