The Berenstain Bears and the Easter Story (Berenstain Bears/Living Lights: A Faith Story) Kindle Edition

Super cute book and we love the Berenstain bears. My only complaint is that the end of the book doesn't tie in the plan of salvation with the resurrection. It just kind of leaves you hanging by saying something to the effect of "it just means that on Easter morning after you get your Easter baskets and candy, you will come to church and learn more about Jesus". I had to improvise the ending and add how Easter is really all about celebrating the resurrection of Jesus (when Jesus came back to life after dying on the cross) and how it proves He is God and if we believe in Him with all our heart and repent of our sins He will save us and bring us to heaven someday with Him. Candy, gift-giving and Easter baskets are just a small part of the celebration (just like at Christmas how we give gifts in honor of celebrating the birth of our Savior).

So I was looking for a good Easter story to read to my children. This book was more for K who is 9 rather than A who is 3.I didn't realize that the Berenstain books had some religion in them, I grew up reading these books and have never seen this in a story before. That did not turn me away from it as I wanted K to learn what Easter was really about but in a way that he would understand. This was perfect for that because Easter is just not about candy it is about Jesus and him raising from the dead three days later. This book did a wonderful job with describing the meaning of Easter and K had a few questions but not too many.Now it says there is a sticker set with this book I bought the ebook and there was no sticker set included so do not expect that with the ebook but more for the paperback.Now if you are not big into religion then this book will not be for you, if you are introducing your child/ren or are big into religion and want something read this will be good for you.K's questions and answers.Did you like the story? "Yes I did"Did you understand the story being told? "Yes it was about Jesus and not having candy."Would you read this book again? "Yes only at Easter."Would you recommend this book to your friends? "I think my friends would like this because they can learn about Jesus."

Easter isn't about candy and my kid didn't buy it when I was telling him this- but the good ol' Bernstein Bears taught him that Easter is about the fact that JESUS IS ALIVE. When I was trying to explain it myself, I was focusing too much on the death and crucifixion. This book helps young kids focus on the resurrection- what Easter is truly about. I'd repurchase this book 100 times over. We read it every morning and every night just before bed.

My 2 year old son enjoyed reading this book once or twice, but it's not funny like other kids books, so he got tired of it pretty quickly.Pros:• It's awesome to have familiar characters teaching kids about Jesus• Comes with lots of stickersCons:• The story isn't very entertaining (not much silliness, just a straight forward telling)• The book doesn't tell us the reason Jesus died – just that he did

I was looking for a book that would help explain the reason we celebrate Easter, and this was perfect. It was not overly detailed ( such as children's Bible story books), many that I looked at went into details of the betrayal, last supper , and crucifixion, which would be to have for my Kinder age child. This is a good intro before getting into those topics with them.

This is a nice Easter book for children. The only thing that kind of surprised me was the story of Easter and the other related characters including Jesus are all portrayed by bears. Usually in children's books I have found that Jesus and the related characters to his story are human, no matter the usual characters to a particular themed book.

Brother, Sister and Honey Bear are dreaming/thinking/focused on all the different types of Easter candy even in Sunday school. When 'challenged' by the teacher to tell the rest of the class what else Easter is about there is a lot of head scratching! All they come up with are the words, "Bible Stuff"! It's time to learn some more! First step is to go to the class next door to watch the play The Easter Story.Yes, this book is Christian based providing the true account of the first Easter when Jesus died on the cross and rose again. Yes, it is scans of the original paperback book so five of the pages have double text showing the original text in the picture along with the separate, readable text. This book is VERY readable on the Kindle as the text has been typed in separately from the images. I'm just guessing that some of the original picture book texts could not be cropped enough so had to be left in.At the end of the book there are some activities and questions. Great book for those who enjoy the Berenstain Bears and want their children to grasp the true meaning of Easter. Thanks, Liz

The Berenstain Bears are very inquisitive, and one day they started thinking about Easter. Brother, Sister and Honey bear wondered what Easter was all about. They all liked Jelly beans,chocolate and many candies, there were too many to choose. Was candy what Easter i s all about?When they arrived at Sunday School, they asked their teacher, Missus Ursula, what Easter was all about. She suggested that they watch the Church play 'The Easter Story'. When you read this book, you will understand what Easter us all about. The authors, have given us a wonderful storyline to discuss Jesus and God and Easter. Teachers/Parents and their children will have many questions and it will be a good time to talk about the miracle of Easter. The illustrations are vivid and colorful, and depict the story as it is told.The Berenstains have been writing about the Berenstain Bears since 1962. What wonderful stories for many children.Recommended. prisrob 04-14-14

Great condensed, child-friendly version of a very difficult but critical story. My one grouse is that it says an evil judge sentenced Jesus to death, implying that Pilate was solely to blame. It helps to simplify the story but I feel that it also takes away an important aspect of it, Pilate's personal turmoil and unwillingness to be a part of Jesus' death and the accountability of the Jewish religious leaders and the crowd.

My granddaughter loves the book. And I appreciate the fact that it is reasonably accurate. The empathis is put on the bible story and not the chocolates and eggs.

Accurate Short description of Jesus' life, arrest, death on cross, 2 days later Jesus alive. Jesus with friends, went to Heaven to be with His Father.

Good story.

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