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Stan & Jan Berenstain
By: Michael Uthe
The Facts of
History…
• Stanley Melvin Berenstain and Janice Marian
(Grant) were born in the same year of 1923 in the
fighting city of Philadelphia.
• They met at an art museum in Philly, where they
got married after Stan returned from the war.
• They displayed their early work in in The
Saturday Evening Post, Colliers Magazine,
McCall's, Good Housekeeping.
• They were very interested in family and children
humor, and that was their main focus on writing.
Their Inspiration
• Their Inspiration for writing and
also their kids favorite, was Ted
“Dr. Seuss” Geisel himself.
• Ted, Published over 200 Books in
the next 43 years for the
Berenstain’s career.
Family Business
• Stan and Jan made a life time career of writing
children's’ books. Their biggest hit was the
Berenstain Bear’s Series.
• Their son Michael became a children’s book
illustrator and author by the 1970s. He joined the
family business in the 80s and became the illustrator
and co-writer of the Berenstain Bear’s Books by
1992.
Few Good Books
One of My
Favorites
Some Booksfrom the 60s
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The Big Honey Hunt 1962
The Bike Lesson 1964
The Bears' Picnic 1966
The Bear Scouts 1967
Doctor Dolittle and the Pirates 1968
The Bears' Vacation 1968
Inside, Outside, Upside Down 1968
Bears on Wheels 1969
The Bears' Christmas 1970
Old Hat, New Hat 1970
The B Book 1971
Bears in the Night 1971
The Berenstain Bears’ Nursery Tales
The Bears' Almanac 1973
The Berenstain Bears’ New Baby 1974
He Bear, She Bear 1974
The Bear Detectives 1975
The Bears’ Nature Guide 1975
The Berenstain Bears’ Counting Book 1976
The Berenstain Bears’ Science Fair
The Spooky Old Tree 1978
The Berenstain Bears Go to School* 1978
: A Berenstain Bear Sniffy Book* 1978
Some Books
from the 70s
Some Books from the
80s
The Berenstain Bears and the Missing Dinosaur Bone* 1
The Berenstain Bears Visit the Dentist 1981
The Berenstain Bears’ Storybook Treehouse 1982 The
Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room* 1983
The Best Mistake Ever! and Other Stories 1984
The Berenstain Bears’ Bath Book 1985
I Want To Be Somebody New! 1986
The Berenstain Kids: I Love Colors 1987
The Berenstain Bears and the Bad Dream 1988
The Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat 1989
Some Books from
the 90s
The Berenstain Bears and the Substitute Teacher 1990
The Berenstain Bears Are a Family 1991
The Berenstain Bears Big Rummage Sale 1992
The Berenstain Bears Home Sweet Tree 1993
Berenstain Bears In the Movies 1994
The Berenstain Bears and the Green-Eyed Monster 1995
The Berenstain Bears' Sampler: The Best of Bear Country 1996
The Berenstain Bears All-Time Favorite Nursery Songs 1997
Berenstain Bear Scouts and the Ripoff Queen 1998
The Berenstain Bears' Mad, Mad, Mad Toy Craze 1999
Some Books Since 2000
Berenstain Baby Bears My Everyday Book 2000
The Berenstain Bears' Dollars and Sense 2001
The Berenstain Bears' Bigger Book of Stories 2002
The Berenstain Bears Save Christmas 2003
The Berenstain Bears and the Papa’s Day Surprise Sister Bear Learns to Share 2004
The Berenstain Bears and the Baby Chipmunk 2005
Berenstain Bears Hug and Make Up 2006
The Berenstain Bears Trouble with Commercials 2007
Berenstain Bears' Sleepover 2008
The Berenstain Bears Family Reunion 2009
Berenstain Bears' Computer Trouble 2010
The Berenstain Bears Jobs Around Town 2011
The Berenstain Bears: Mama For Mayor 2012
"Brother: Bullies can
point out what about
you is wrong, but a good
friend can show you
what about you is
strong."
Quotes
"Sister Bear: When
summertime ends
and the weather
turns cool, most little
bears are ready for
school."
"Sister Bear: To make a wish
upon a star is okay for a start,
but if you want it to come true,
you may have to do your part."
Resources
• "Google." Google. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Apr. 2013.
• Welcome to Berenstain Bears Country - The Official Berenstain
Bears Website. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Apr. 201
• "The Berenstain Bears Quotes." Famous Quotes. N.p., n.d.
Web. 13 Apr. 2013.