Stan and Jan Berenstain were both born in 1923 in Philadelphia.
They didn't know each other as children, but met later at school,
at the Philadelphia College of Art. They liked each other right
away, and found out that the both enjoyed the same kinds of books,
plays, music and art. During World War II, Stan was a medical
assistant in the Army, and Jan worked in an airplane factory. When
the war was over, they got married and began to work together as
artists and writers, primarily drawing cartoons for popular
magazines. After having their two sons Leo and Michael, the
Berenstains decided to write some funny children's books that their
children and other children could read and enjoy. Their first
published children's book was called The Big Honey Hunt . It was
about a family of bears, who later became known as the "Berenstain
Bears".
Over 50 children's books later, Stan and Jan still plan all of
their books together -- both write the stories, and both write the
pictures. They live outside of Philadelphia in the country.
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