Cover art copy right © 2002 by Berenstain Enterprises, Inc Copy right © 1978 by Stanley and Janice Berenstain All rights reserved Published in the United States by Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York, and in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto Originally published by Random House, Inc., in 1978 www.randomhouse.com/kids www.berenstainbears.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Berenstain, Stanley The Berenstain bears and the spooky old tree (A Bright and early book; BE23) SUMMARY: One by one, three brave little bears have second thoughts about exploring the interior of a spooky old tree [1 Bears—Fiction.] I Berenstain, Janice, joint author II Title eISBN: 978-0-375-98323-8 BRIGHT AND EARLY BOOKS, RANDOM HOUSE, and the Random House colophon are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc THE CAT IN THE HAT logo ® and © Dr Seuss Enterprises, L.P 1957, renewed 1986 All rights reserved v3.1 Title Page Copyright First Page Three little bears One with a light One with a stick One with a rope A spooky old tree Do they dare go into that spooky old tree? Yes They dare Three little bears … They went through the wall … and into the hall So of course they went over Great Sleeping Bear! Three little bears … without a light, without a stick, without a rope And all with the shivers! How will they ever get out of there? Up a ladder … Through the floor … Down a slide … And out a door! Three little bears running fast Home again Safe at last ... about exploring the interior of a spooky old tree [1 Bears Fiction.] I Berenstain, Janice, joint author II Title eISBN: 97 8-0 -3 7 5-9 832 3-8 BRIGHT AND EARLY BOOKS, RANDOM HOUSE, and the Random House... Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Berenstain, Stanley The Berenstain bears and the spooky old tree (A Bright and early book; BE23) SUMMARY: One by one, three brave little bears have second... 2002 by Berenstain Enterprises, Inc Copy right © 1978 by Stanley and Janice Berenstain All rights reserved Published in the United States by Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random