Central Kansas Library System

A young boy who wonders if it is possible to visit his grandmother in heaven by bouncing high on a trampoline or taking a flight on an airplane, learns that thanks to God's grace, heaven is a place we can look forward to while living our best life and finding moments of heaven here on earth.

Polar bear Little Cub talks with her father and learns about God's design for the Easter season and what it really means to Little Cub and her family.

"Everyone in town knows that Cowboy Larry is the clumsiest cowboy in the west. And when he's down, they couldn't care less. Tag along as Cowboy Larry shows those careless cowpokes how to be Compassionate Cowboys."-- back cover.

"Merle and Pearl are shocked to find themselves headed back to Israel after being kidnapped by Ruben--and they are not making the trip easy for him. Meanwhile, Michael and his dad are getting ready to follow the kidnapper and rescue the squirrels. Dancing on airplanes, emotional support squirrels, and more crazy antics come together for another side-splittingly funny installment of the Dead Sea Squirrels!" -- Page [4] cover.

Ten-year-old Michael sneaks into a cave near the Dead Sea where his father has been working and finds a pair of 2,000-year-old squirrels, which he stows in his backpack and takes home to Tennessee.

"Merle and Pearl have been separated! While Pearl is back with the Gomez family, Merle finds himself scurrying through the Holy Land with Dave, a honey-loving, talking lizard. Together, Merle and Dave must brave the perils of the Israeli wilderness in the hopes of reuniting Merle with his friends and foiling Dr. Simon's evil plan. Get ready for more daring escapes, hilarious jokes, and squirrel origami as Merle and Pearl try to make their way back...

The Gomez family and friends continue the search for Merle through the Holy Land. But instead of finding Merle, they uncover Dr. Simon's master plan to create the BabbleLand Animal Park: "the only zoo where cuddly creatures talk to you" and where you can engage in "small talk with the livestock." Meanwhile, Merle meets Dave, a talking blue Lizard of Judah. The two of them escape Ruben's clutches and take off along the Jordan River toward Galilee....

The Berenstain Bears fall collection celebrates the fall harvest season in three stories that remind children of God's many blessings.