Jan Berenstain

Jan Berestain, the co-creator of the Berenstain Bears series, passed away of a stroke on February 24, 2012. She was 88 years old. Jan’s husband, Stan Berenstain, had passed away on November 26, 2005. The couple created the Berenstain bears series to help parents and children understand childhood behaviors with a little humor added in. The book series began in 1962, and Jan Berenstain had still been writing with her son, Mike Berenstain,on the series until her death. In the children’s department, there is a little display of the Berenstain books. Stop by and check it out.