“The Berenstain Bears taught me about not being greedy. I used to have the ‘galloping greedy gimmies,’ but not anymore.” … Delighted by the positive influence of [The Berenstain Bears] Get The Gimmies, Johnson’s parents purchased their daughter 14 more books from the series. —Precocious 6-Year-Old Claims Berenstain Bears Book Changed Her Life (The Onion)
Ouch… that one hit close to home
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