Stan Berenstain passes away
I just saw that Stan Berenstain passed away. For those of you without kids, Stan and his wife, Jan, are the creators of the Berestain Bears, a set of delightful books for kids. Our favorites are The Bike Lesson and the Bear Scouts to the Rescue and Brother and the Dinosaurs. Thanks for all the great books, Stan. My hat's off to you.
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WOW! They were a great team no doubt! If there is a child friendly AND interesting author and illustrator team they were it. Their books are always a delight for me to read to my children over and over again! Great morals every time! This is a sorry time.
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