![]() When it was suggested by a publisher that they try a children's book, they looked at what their son had enjoyed, recognised the successful ingredients of Dr Seuss - especially the humour - and set down to emulate him.ĭeciding to write for the same, very young age group, the Berenstains opted for bear characters on the grounds that they were easy to draw, and set them against the cosy background of "sunny bear country". Having met at art school, they had worked together on cartoons and magazine cover illustrations their strip, It's All in the Family, ran for many years in Good Housekeeping. ![]() Stanley and his wife Janet, also an illustrator, produced their first children's book in conscious imitation of Dr Seuss. ![]() They were a natural progression for a generation lucky enough to have learned to read on Dr Seuss, but they have lasted for subsequent generations too. With their rhyming texts and soft focus illustrations, the Berenstain Bear books were the perfect place for newly emerging readers to extend their skills. ![]() The American writer and illustrator Stan Berenstain, who has died of lymphoma aged 82, was one half of the husband and wife partnership that produced more than 250 titles about Papa, Mama, Brother and Sister - the lovable Berenstain Bear family. ![]()
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