Berenstain Bears’ Literary Agent Passes Away at 102
My family’s literary agent of sixty years, Sterling Lord, passed away at the age of 102. Sterling sold the very first Berenstain Bears book, The Big Honey Hunt, to Ted (Dr. Seuss) Geisel at Random House in 1961.
The Berenstain Bears’ 60th Anniversary
This month marks the 60th birthday of the first Bear book from Stan & Jan Berenstain, The Big Honey Hunt! Since 1962, Stan, Jan, and later Mike Berenstain would go on to publish over 500 books about the Bear family, translated into 20 different languages, with over 350 million books sold to date. The Berenstain Bears […]
Earth Day with the Berenstain Bears
Earth Day is here, and the Berenstain Bears are ready to celebrate! The themes of eco-conservation, recycling, and “going green” have been a prominent part of the Berenstain Bears books, starting in the Berenstain Bears’ Science Fair published in 1977 (now a part of The Berenstain Bears Big Book of Science and Nature). In that […]
Adventures at the Beach with the Berenstain Bears
To get ready for the summer, we have pulled together a reading list of our favorite Berenstain Bear books that take place at the Beach!
The Making of the Berenstain Bears Meet Big Paw
As we round the corner towards the Holiday season, here at Berenstain Studios we thought we would revisit our second Holiday TV Special, The Berenstain Bears Meet Big Paw! Nearly 30 years ago on November 20, 1980 The Special aired on NBC and has since found audiences on VHS tape, and now on our YouTube […]
Q&A with The Berenstain Bears
Here at Berenstain Studios we get a lot of questions from readers through fan mail, our social media pages, and in person. We asked our followers on social media what their biggest questions about the Bear Family were and we’ve picked a few to address here on the blog. Check out our the Questions and […]
Drawing Inspiration for the Berenstain Bears
There have been over 350 Berenstain bear books published, and at Berenstain studios we often get the question “How do you keep coming up with book ideas?” Sometimes the answer is re-cycling! Before Stan & Jan created the Bear books, they worked for years creating “Sister” and “All in the Family” cartoons for Colliers, Good […]
55 Years of the Berenstain Bears and the making of “The Big Honey Hunt”
September 28 Marks the 55th anniversary of the first Berenstain Bears book, The Big Honey Hunt published in 1962. Below is one of the first sketches of the Bears, found in the archives 5 years ago while getting ready for our 50th Anniversary. The Bear family has gone through lots of changes since 1962, but […]
Behind the Scenes: Under the Sea
Our Newest Book The Berenstain Bears Under the Sea Comes out this month on April 19th Through Harper Collins. Check out all of the prep work behind Under the sea, and some of the featured creatures! Before starting on a book, Mike Berenstain does some research. In Under the Sea one of the stops the […]
Behind the Scenes: The Berenstain Bears Hospital Friends
On April 21st, HarperCollins Children’s Books will release a special new Berenstain Bears book: The Berenstain Bears Hospital Friends. Hospital Friends represents the fulfillment of the Berenstains’ long-cherished dream of adding a story about visiting the hospital to the Berenstain Bears series. All author’s royalties from the sale of this book will be donated to […]