Posted on 11/29/2005 9:45:26 AM PST by Borges
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (AP) -- Stan Berenstain, who with his wife created the popular children's books about the Berenstain Bears, has died.
He was 82 and lived in Bucks County. He died in Pennsylvania on Saturday, said Audra Boltion, a spokeswoman for HarperCollins Children's Books in New York.
In more than 200 books, the Berenstain Bears, written and illustrated by Stan and Jan Berenstain, helped children for 40 years cope with trips to the dentist, eating junk food and cleaning their messy rooms.
The first Berenstain Bears book, "The Great Honey Hunt," was published in 1962. The couple developed the series with children's author Theodor Geisel -- better known as Dr. Seuss, then head of children's publishing at Random House -- with the goal of teaching children to read while entertaining them.
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RIP Stan Bernstein. His books were a major part of my childhood. I especially like the book him and Jan did on SPOILED CHILDREN!
TOO MUCH TV is a great one too. I learned to read with these books.
I remember them from my childhood. But they weren't in Suess' league. Or 'Go, Dog, Go.'
Per explicit instructions in his will, on the next full moon, he is to be dismembered and fed to bears.
Owl_Eagle(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,
The Spooky Old Tree was one of the first books I learned to read.
This is truly a sad loss. I enjoyed these books so much as a child, and I was lucky enough to get to enjoy them again with my daughter. Their books dealt with subjects like God, manners, the birds and the bees, but they were also fun. The pictures of Bear Country were almost heavenly. There are no books more devoted to family and tradtional life then the Berenstain Bears.
I loved that book!
Rest in Peace Mister Berenstain. Your books have been a gift to all of us. God Bless you and your family.
Sorry to hear this.
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Like many of you, I grew up reading Berenstain's books (not just the Bear books, but Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb and other classics), and they played no small part in my becoming a book lover. Thank you Stan and Jan, for everything you've done; years from now, I know my great-grandkids will be bouncing on my arthritic knees, begging me to read yet another of your books.
:-(
Aw, man. This is sad news. When my kids were young these were their favorite books. When I couldn't read to them, they would pop in a cassette tape of my Mom reading the books to them. She had recorded them before we moved so the kids could have them. She even recorded a "ding" with a little bell so they would know when to turn the page!
Thank you, Berenstains. My kids STILL love to read because of you.
"The best kind of honey doesn't come from a tree.
It comes from a store. I would like some, please."
The illustrations and Mama Bear's infinite patience
made the books come to life.
Rest Hibernate in peace.
I hadn't heard of him, probably because I an not American. My childhood icon was Enid Blyton. But I think children's authors, above all, give society a priceless gift, and so RIP Stan.
Good stuff I liked to read to my kids. RIP.
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