Stan and Jan Berenstain

Here are Stan and Jan working together

 in the early 60's. They met at art college and married

four years later in 1946. During the war he worked as

a medical illustrator and she worked for the army corps 

of engineers as a draftsman, as well as riveting together aircraft.

We've probably only read about 20 of the 300 or so Berenstain Bears books

with our kids, but to say they're classics would be an understatement. 

I can still remember copying out the words 

from 'Inside, outside, upside down' just to practice printing.

We lost Stan in 2005 when he was 82.

Jan died last week at 88 but was working on two books and

had been doing illustrations up until the day she passed. 

"It's wonderful to do something you love for

so many years. Not everyone has that."

Jan Berenstain