The Berenstain Bears, died Friday at the age of 88. Jan and her husband Stan published their first book — The Big Honey Hunt — in 1962. The series grew to more than 300 books and sold more ...

I think it’s fair to say that I’m a slightly more acceptable human thanks to my parents reading me Berenstain Bears books as a kid ... mama and papa in the big treehouse.

To put it mildly, these bears are a big deal. Mike Berenstain’s parents, Stan and Jan Berenstain, published the very first Berenstain Bears book in 1962, The Big Honey Hunt. The book’s editor ...

The first Berenstain Bears book, “The Big Honey Hunt,” was published in 1962. Over the years, more than 300 titles have been released in 23 languages — most recently in Arabic and Icelandic ...

After The Big Honey Hunt, Stan and Jan pitched a ... Geisel changed their names for the Berenstain Bears books. The couple had always been Stanley and Janice, but Geisel shortened their names ...

Geisel looked at the slim manuscript that would become “The Big Honey Hunt” two years ... have helped write and illustrate the Berenstain Bears books. They will continue the series with ...

Since the release in 1962 of the first Berenstain Bears volume, "The Big Honey Hunt," the series has sold about 260 million books. Those books have been translated into almost two dozen languages ...

PHILADELPHIA – Stan Berenstain’s legacy began with ... and helped them develop their series. Their first bear-focused book, “The Big Honey Hunt,” was published in 1962.