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The Berenstain Bears are a family of fictional bears appearing in a series of children's books written by Stan and Jan Berenstain.

The family consists of Papa Bear, the carpenter father; Mama Bear, his homemaker wife; and their three children: Brother Bear, Sister Bear, and baby sister Honey Bear.

The inspiration for the characters came when the Berenstains' sons, Leo and Mike, were learning to read, and their parents had an idea for a book they would enjoy learning to read with. This book became The Big Honey Hunt, which was published in 1962 by Dr. Seuss's Beginner Books imprint. The bear family in this title consisted of Mama Bear, Papa Bear, and son Small Bear (later Brother Bear). They began their own line of books about the bears in 1974 with The Berenstain Bears and the New Baby which added daughter Sister Bear to the family and changed Small Bear's name to Brother Bear. In 2000, baby sister Honey was introduced with The Berenstain Bears and Baby Makes Five, after having dealt with Mama Bear's pregnancy in the previous book The Birds, the Bees, and the Berenstain Bears. Between the two books, there was a contest for readers to name the baby.

The family lives in fictional Bear Country alongside many other bear characters, such as Too-Tall Grizzly (the school bully), Queenie McBear (Too-Tall's on-and-off girlfriend and friend of Brother and Sister), Cousin Fred (Brother and Sister's cousin and friend), Lizzy Bruin (Sister's best friend), Bonnie Brown (former part-time model and actress, friend to Brother and Sister, and love interest of Brother's), Raffish Ralph (a swindler who also goes by the name Ralph Ripoff), and Professor Actual Factual Bear (who runs the Bearsonian Institution).

The Berenstain Bears have appeared in dozens of stories, both in chapter book and picture book format. They have also appeared in a variety of edutainment software and two animated series. The original series was produced by Southern Star Productions in 1985, and featured two 11-minute stories per episode. While the first story to be shown was usually an adaptation of one of the books, a new story would make up the second half of the program. Some of these new stories prominently featured a villain in the form of Archweasle McGreed, who was out "to take over Bear Country lock, stock, and honeypot." Unlike most of the characters from the books, McGreed was created entirely for the cartoon, but managed to find his way into several novel books. The latter cartoon was a short-lived series on PBS, which has since been released on DVD in some regions. A Berenstain Bears ride once existed at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. Today, sons Leo and Mike also take part in the production of new titles, with Leo writing many of the novels and Mike illustrating over 40 of the picture books.

The series has a themed section consisting of a train ride in the Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio.

Contents 1 Books 1.1 Baby Board Books 1.2 Bear Scouts Books 1.3 Beginner Books 1.4 First Time Books 1.5 Step Into Reading Books 1.6 Other 2 Animated series voice actors 3 External links

Books

Baby Board Books

• My New Bed: From Crib to Bed
• My Trusty Car Seat: Buckling up for Safety
• My Potty and I
• Pacifier Days

Bear Scouts Books

• The Berenstain Bear Scouts and the Coughing Catfish
• Berenstain Bear Scouts and the Missing Merit Badges
• Berenstain Bear Scouts and the Ripoff Queen
• The Berenstain Bear Scouts Save That Backscratcher

Beginner Books

• Berenstain Bears and the Missing Dinosaur Bone
• Bears' Picnic (I Can Read It All By Myself Beginner Books Series)
• Bear Detectives: The Case of the Missing Pumpkin
• Bike Lesson
• Bears' Vacation
• Big Honey Hunt

First Time Books

• Berenstain Bears Go on a Ghostwalk
• Berenstain Bears' Nursery Tales
• Berenstain Bears Go to School
• The Berenstain Bears Go Out for the Team (First Time Books)
• The Berenstain Bears Go To The Doctor
• Berenstain Bears and the Bad Habit
• Berenstain Bears' Moving Day
• Berenstain Bears' Trouble at School
• Berenstain Bears and the Sitter
• The Berenstain Bears And The Bad Dream
• Berenstain Bears Visit the Dentist
• Berenstain Bears and the Double Dare
• The Berenstain Bears Go To Camp
• Berenstain Bears Get the Gimmies
• Berenstain Bears Get in a Fight
• The Berenstain Bears and the In-Crowd
• Berenstain Bears in the Dark
• The Berenstain Bears And Too Much Vacation
• Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room
• Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat
• Berenstain Bears' Trouble with Money
• The Berenstain Bears And The Slumber Party
• Berenstain Bears and the Truth
• Berenstain Bears and the Prize Pumpkin
• Berenstain Bears and Too Much TV
• Berenstain Bears and Mama's New Job
• Berenstain Bears Don't Pollute (Anymore)
• Berenstain Bears Meet Santa Bear
• Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Grownups
• Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food
• Berenstain Bears and Too Much Pressure
• Berenstain Bears Forget Their Manners
• The Berenstain Bears And The Bully
• The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers
• Berenstain Bears' New Neighbors (Berenstain Bears First Time Books Series)
• Berenstain Bears No Girls Allowed
• Berenstain Bears and the Green-Eyed Monster
• The Berenstain Bears And Too Much Birthday
• Berenstain Bears and Too Much Teasing
• Berenstain Bears Get Stage Fright
• Berenstain Bears Count Their Blessings
• The Berenstain Bears And The Week At Grandma's
• Berenstain Bears and the Homework Hassle
• Berenstain Bears and the Blame Game
• Berenstain Bears Get Their Kicks
• Berenstain Bears Lend a Helping Hand
• Berenstain Bears' Mad, Mad, Mad Toy Craze
• Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Friends
• Berenstain Bears Think of Those in Need
• The Berenstain Bears And The Big Question
• The Birds, The Bees, And The Berenstain Bears
• The Berenstain Bears and Baby Makes Five (Berenstain Bears First Time Books Series)
• Berenstain Bears and the Big Blooper
• Berenstain Bears' Dollars and Sense
• Berenstain Bears and the Real Easter Eggs
• The Berenstain Bears And The Excuse Note
• Berenstain Bears' Funny Valentine
• The Berenstain Bears and the Papa's Day Surprise
• The Berenstain Bears and the Mama's Day Surprise
• The Berenstain Bears: Bedtime Battle (Berenstain Bears Series)
• The Berenstain Bears and The Trouble with Chores
• Berenstain Bears' New Baby

Step Into Reading Books

• Berenstain Bears Big Bear Small Bear
• The Berenstain Bears By The Sea
• The Berenstain Bears Go In and Out
• Berenstain Bears in the House of Mirrors
• The Berenstain Bears and the Escape of the Bogg Brothers
• Berenstain Bears Ride the Thunderbolt
• The Berenstain Bears and the Missing Watermelon Money (Step into Reading Books Series: A Step 2 Book)
• The Berenstain Bears Go up and Down (Early Step into Reading Series)
• The Berenstain Bears and the Tic-Tac-Toe Mystery (Step into Reading Books Series: A Step 2 Book)
• Berenstain Bears: We Like Kites

Other

• Old Hat, New Hat
• Inside Outside Upside Down-Bright and Early Board Book
• Berenstain Bears Cook-It!: Breakfast for Mama!
• Berenstain Bears Get The Don't Haftas
• Berenstain Bears Dinosaur Adventure

Audio Books First Time Readers Hardcover Picture Books I Can Read Books Step Into Reading Books Big Chapter Books Stepping Stone Books Board/Shape Books Toddler Books Bright and Early Books Other Books First Time Books Videos (DVD & VHS)

Animated series voice actors

• Brian Cummings as Papa Bear
• Ruth Buzzi as Mama Bear
• Christina Lange as Sister Bear
• David Mendenhall as Brother Bear

2003

• Ben Campbell as Papa Bear
• Camilla Scott as Mama Bear
• Tajja Isen as Sister Bear
• Michael Cera as Brother Bear

External links

• http://www.berenstainbears.com/ - Official site

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