News — Vintage Brand History Series

  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...

  In this edition of the Vintage Brand History Series, we're covering...Barbie dolls! Who remembers their first Barbie? I only had one as a girl, and I still remember when my dad gave her to me - she was a My First Barbie, and he presented her to me in her signature pretty pink box by peeking her over the top of the newspaper that he was reading. I only had one Barbie growing up and no Ken dolls, so my doll just danced with one of my teddy bears or a stuffed dog or something, haha.    My First...