Stan

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Stan Jan Berenstain
By Michael Uthe
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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.

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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 Berenstains career.

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Family Business

• Stan and Jan made a life time career of writing
  children's books. Their biggest hit was the
  Berenstain Bears Series.
• Their son Michael became a childrens 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
  Bears Books by 1992.

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Few Good Books
One of My Favorites?
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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

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Some Books from the 70s
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
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Some Books from the 80s
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
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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
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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 Papas 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
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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."
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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.