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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.
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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 • 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 Book1976 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* 1980 The Berenstain Bears Visit the Dentist1981 The Berenstain Bears’ Storybook Treehouse1982 The Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room* 1983 The Best Mistake Ever! and Other Stories 1984 The Berenstain Bears’ Bath Book1985 I Want To Be Somebody New! 1986 The Berenstain Kids: I Love Colors1987 The Berenstain Bears and the Bad Dream1988 The Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat1989
Some Books from the 90s The Berenstain Bears and the Substitute Teacher1990 The Berenstain Bears Are a Family1991 The Berenstain Bears Big Rummage Sale 1992 The Berenstain Bears Home Sweet Tree1993 Berenstain Bears In the Movies1994 The Berenstain Bears and the Green-Eyed Monster1995 The Berenstain Bears' Sampler: The Best of Bear Country1996 The Berenstain Bears All-Time Favorite Nursery Songs1997 Berenstain Bear Scouts and the Ripoff Queen1998 The Berenstain Bears' Mad, Mad, Mad Toy Craze1999
Some Books Since 2000 Berenstain Baby Bears My Everyday Book2000 The Berenstain Bears' Dollars and Sense2001 The Berenstain Bears' Bigger Book of Stories2002 The Berenstain Bears Save Christmas2003 The Berenstain Bears and the Papa’s Day SurpriseSister Bear Learns to Share2004 The Berenstain Bears and the Baby Chipmunk2005 Berenstain Bears Hug and Make Up 2006 The Berenstain Bears Trouble with Commercials2007 Berenstain Bears' Sleepover2008 The Berenstain Bears Family Reunion2009 Berenstain Bears' Computer Trouble2010 The Berenstain Bears Jobs Around Town2011 The Berenstain Bears: Mama For Mayor2012
Quotes "Brother: Bullies can point out what about you is wrong, but a good friend can show you what about you is strong." "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.