News — The Berenstain Bears

  For today’s Vintage Brand History series, we’re discussing the origins of a childhood favorite, The Berenstain Bears! (That's BerenstAIN, not stein, lol). I remember owning and reading several of the thin, square, paperback books when I was little (Messy Room & The New Baby were my favorites) over and over and have fond memories of the characters. In my research for this post, I learned quite a few interesting things about the Berenstains and the family of bears that they created! Stanley Berenstain and Janice Grant were both born in 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and met while attending the...