Thursday, December 03, 2009

Author/Illustrator 13: A Berenstain Christmas



Jan and Stan Berenstain have so many books out on so many subjects over so many years.......
So
....to narrow it down a bit, I've picked a few of their Christmas books.

Just to give you a rough idea, their website lists over 80 First Time Storybooks alone (those are the thin paperback ones like The Berenstain Bears and Too Much TV and The Berenstain Bears and the Truth and the one above on the right of The Berenstain Bears Meet Santa Bear). They have dozens more including hardcover books and classic beginning readers.

Jan and Stan met in an art class in 1941. While Stan served in the Army during WWII, Jan served as a civilian doing engineering drawing and working as a riveter in an aircraft factory. They later married and had two sons. Their first book was published in 1962 and they continued to write many, many more books dealing with the challenges of family life. Stan passed away in 2005 at the age of 82 but Jan and their son Mike continue to write stories featuring Mama, Papa, Brother and Sister Bear. For more information about the Berenstain Bears, visit the official website at www.berenstainbears.com.

2 comments:

Catherine said...

I love the berenstain bears! They were always one of my favorite sets of books. In fact we just started baby lanie off with her own set. Thanks for the review.

Salena Ashton said...

These used to be my favorite books when I was little. Now my kids read them.