Berenstain, book creator

NEW YORK – Stan Berenstain, who with his wife created the popular Berenstain Bears children’s book series, has died.He was 82.

Stan Berenstain and his wife Jan co-wrote and illustrated more than 200 Berenstain Bears titles that helped two generations of children learn to read. Books have included ‘The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Grownups’, ‘The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food’ and ‘The Berenstain Bears Forget Their Manners’.The patriarch, Papa Bear, is a carpenter who considers himself an expert in almost everything, “often wrong but never in doubt”.Mama Bear is a champion quilt-maker and a fan of honey-cured salmon.The Bears have three children, Brother Bear, Sister Bear and Honey Bear, the last of whom was introduced in 2000 in ‘The Berenstain Bears and Baby Makes Five’.- Nampa-ReutersBooks have included ‘The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Grownups’, ‘The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food’ and ‘The Berenstain Bears Forget Their Manners’.The patriarch, Papa Bear, is a carpenter who considers himself an expert in almost everything, “often wrong but never in doubt”.Mama Bear is a champion quilt-maker and a fan of honey-cured salmon.The Bears have three children, Brother Bear, Sister Bear and Honey Bear, the last of whom was introduced in 2000 in ‘The Berenstain Bears and Baby Makes Five’.- Nampa-Reuters