[People] Stan Berenstain, 1923-2005
December 2nd, 2005
Stan Berenstain died last weekend at the age of 82. With his wife, Jan, he wrote and illustrated hundreds of books set in Bear Country.
I was not a huge Berenstain Bears fan as a child, but two Berenstain books hold a special place in my heart: The Berenstain Bears’ New Baby and Inside Outside Upside Down. The Berenstain Bears’ New Baby provided comfort and reassurance for me after my younger sister was born, while Inside Outside Upside Down is infamous in my family as being one of my favorite bedtime books. Many nights I cried for my parents to read that book to me once more.
J’s Scratchpad has a lovely post about her mother’s (and her own) appreciation for the many Berenstain Bears books.
Related links: The Official Berenstain Bears Website
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