By: Michael Uthe

• 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 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.

• 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.

One of My
Favorites 

• 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

The Berenstain Bears and the Missing Dinosaur Bone* 1980
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

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

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."
"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."

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• "The Berenstain Bears Quotes." Famous Quotes. N.p., n.d.
Web. 13 Apr. 2013.