Berenstain Bears Celebrate 50th Anniversary

June 4, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments

This year marks the big 5-O for beloved characters the Berenstain Bears—who first appeared in Jan and Stan Berenstain’s illustrated children’s book The Big Honey Hunt in 1962. To date, over 300 books selling over 250 million copies have featured the Bears. The furry family made their toon debut on [...]

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Berenstain Bears Creator Passes Away

February 27, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Jan Berenstain, who wrote and illustrated the popular books The Berenstain Bears with her husband Stan, passed away on Friday in Solesbury, Penn, after suffering from a severe stroke. The Associated Press reports that the prolific artist was 88 at the time of the incident. Stan and Jan Berenstain first [...]

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