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> [My parents and I always put great emphasis on telling stories that appeal to a child's sense of humor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-berenstain/my-parents-and-i-always-put-great-emphasis-on-telling-stories-that/)

[Mike Berenstain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-berenstain/)

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## More by Mike Berenstain

> [I sometimes find that my family's emphasis on stories, characters, and art that appeals directly to children rather than over their heads to adults…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-berenstain/i-sometimes-find-that-my-family-s-emphasis-on-stories-characters-and/)

[Mike Berenstain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-berenstain/)

> [My parents and I always put great emphasis on telling stories that appeal to a child's sense of humor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-berenstain/my-parents-and-i-always-put-great-emphasis-on-telling-stories-that/)

[Mike Berenstain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-berenstain/)

> [I was influenced by my children's education in Quaker schools in the Philadelphia area. I experienced a spiritual awakening and became a Christian, was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-berenstain/i-was-influenced-by-my-children-s-education-in-quaker-schools-in-the/)

[Mike Berenstain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-berenstain/)

> [Parents sometimes object to the amount of humor introduced into stories that are designed to teach moral or spiritual lessons. They seem to think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-berenstain/parents-sometimes-object-to-the-amount-of-humor-introduced-into/)

[Mike Berenstain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-berenstain/)

> [Families are where children live. Almost everything they experience is in the context of family life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-berenstain/families-are-where-children-live-almost-everything-they-experience-is/)

[Mike Berenstain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-berenstain/)

> [My father was from a secular Jewish family and my mother from a nominally Christian (Episcopalian) one. They were not religious as adults. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-berenstain/my-father-was-from-a-secular-jewish-family-and-my-mother-from-a/)

[Mike Berenstain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-berenstain/)

> [As a young adult, I began to read widely in history, philosophy, and religion - including the Bible. I began to feel that a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-berenstain/as-a-young-adult-i-began-to-read-widely-in-history-philosophy-and/)

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