Berenstain
Author/Illustrator Blog
Stan & Jan Berenstain
Name of author/illustrator: Stan & Jan Berenstain
Picture/photo of author/illustrator:
Rationale for selecting the author/illustrator: I have always liked reading the stories about the Berenstain Bears. They teach good life lessons that children can easily understand and relate to.
Personal reflections on author’s/illustrator’s life and work: The Berenstains bibliography is outstanding … over 300 titles under the Berenstain Bears themselves and another 26 books dealing with parenting and other life issues, not to mention their autobiography “Down A Sunny Dirt Road” in 2002. I like the fact that the majority of the Berenstain Bear books were written for their children about issues they were facing or could face and that Papa and Mama Bear were fashioned after Stan and Jan themselves.
List of references:
Www.youtube.com; Www.wikipedia.com; Www.timetoast.com; Www.animationmagazine.net; Www.scholastic.com; Www.bellaonline.com; Google Images
Biographical information about the author (life, education, work, hobby, family, etc.)
Their Life:
Stanley Melvin Berenstain: Born: September 29, 1923 Philadelphia, PA & Died: November 26, 2005 in Doylestown, PA of lymphoma at the age of 82. He was an Illustrator and author.
Janice Marion Grant:Born: July 26, 1923 Philadelphia, PA & Died: February 24, 2012 in Solesbury, PA of a stroke at the age of 88. She was also an Illustrator and author.
They met on their first day of class at the Philadelphia Museum College of Industrial Art in 1941 & married 5 years later, on April 13, 1946.
They had two sons, Leo (born in 1948) & Mike (born in 1951).
← Leo Mike →
The History:
The Berenstains entered the field of writing for young children in the early 1960's
For their first children's book, they chose to use bears as the main characters, mainly because they are appealing and could be
Stan & Jan Berenstain
Name of author/illustrator: Stan & Jan Berenstain
Picture/photo of author/illustrator:
Rationale for selecting the author/illustrator: I have always liked reading the stories about the Berenstain Bears. They teach good life lessons that children can easily understand and relate to.
Personal reflections on author’s/illustrator’s life and work: The Berenstains bibliography is outstanding … over 300 titles under the Berenstain Bears themselves and another 26 books dealing with parenting and other life issues, not to mention their autobiography “Down A Sunny Dirt Road” in 2002. I like the fact that the majority of the Berenstain Bear books were written for their children about issues they were facing or could face and that Papa and Mama Bear were fashioned after Stan and Jan themselves.
List of references:
Www.youtube.com; Www.wikipedia.com; Www.timetoast.com; Www.animationmagazine.net; Www.scholastic.com; Www.bellaonline.com; Google Images
Biographical information about the author (life, education, work, hobby, family, etc.)
Their Life:
Stanley Melvin Berenstain: Born: September 29, 1923 Philadelphia, PA & Died: November 26, 2005 in Doylestown, PA of lymphoma at the age of 82. He was an Illustrator and author.
Janice Marion Grant:Born: July 26, 1923 Philadelphia, PA & Died: February 24, 2012 in Solesbury, PA of a stroke at the age of 88. She was also an Illustrator and author.
They met on their first day of class at the Philadelphia Museum College of Industrial Art in 1941 & married 5 years later, on April 13, 1946.
They had two sons, Leo (born in 1948) & Mike (born in 1951).
← Leo Mike →
The History:
The Berenstains entered the field of writing for young children in the early 1960's
For their first children's book, they chose to use bears as the main characters, mainly because they are appealing and could be