The Berenstain Bears Count Their Blessings Electronic book published by ipicturebooks.com 24 W. 25th St. New York, NY 10010 For more ebooks, visit us at: http://www.ipicturebooks.com All rights reserved. Copyright (c) 1995 by Stan and Jan Berenstain Originally published by Random House in 1995 No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. e-ISBN: 1-59019-229-X Ebook conversion by wTree.com "Mama," said Sister Bear one day after school, "may I go over to Lizzys house to play this afternoon?" "Yes, you may," said Mama Bear. "But be sure not to leave a mess for Lizzys mom, and be sure to be home in time for supper." As Mama watched Sister skipping happily over the hill to Lizzys house, she sighed. She knew exactly what was going to happen when Sister got home. And it wasn't just when she got home from Lizzy's. It was the same thing when she got home from Anna's, or Queenie's. "Anna's got her own phone in her room!" Sister would complain. Or, "Oueenie's got her own phone and her own TV in her room!" But Lizzys was the worst. That was because Lizzy had the biggest collection of Bearbie dolls, ever. "But you have a Bearbie doll," Mama would say. "And your Bearbie has lovely clothes." "But Lizzy has lots of Bearbies!" complained Sister. "She's got High Fashion Bearbie, Supersport Bearbie, Tropical Bearbie, Motorcycle Bearbie, and Just Married Bearbie-and Just Married Bearbie has a whole trousseau!" Then Mama usually said, "Please, Sister! I've heard quite enough about Lizzy's Bearbie collection!" It wasn't much better with Brother Bear. Of course, it wasn't Bearbie dolls with Brother. It was video games for his Game Bear player. When Brother came home from Cousin Freddys house, it was "You ought to see how many video games Freddy has! He's got Space Avenger, Rocket Ranger