7 Lessons Celebrities Can Learn From The Berenstain Bears

By Margaret Bristol for Bookish:

Generations of readers have been mourning the death of prolific children’s author Jan Berenstain last Friday. Berenstain, who created The Berenstain Bears books with husband Stan (who died in 2005), leaves behind a legacy of simple lessons in over 200 million books sold, starting with "The Big Honey Hunt" in 1962. (Their first editor? None other than Dr. Seuss, aka Theodore Geisel, himself.) In addition to simple lessons like basic hygiene and manners, these beloved books teach a few life basics that some of today’s boldface names could stand to learn.

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[Leper]

12:29 AM on 03/04/2012

And then there is the book "The Berenstain Bears Make a Porno". I think that one was aimed at Paris Hilton.

[freddsky]

10:25 AM on 03/01/2012

1. Merchandize.
2. Merchandize.
3. Merchandize.
4. Merchandize.
5. Merchandize.
6. Merchandize.
7. Merchandize.

[oscar420]

05:21 PM on 02/29/2012

So 3/4 of those mentioned are celebrities? Wow, the definition for celebrity must have really changed.

[thesidetrek]

05:18 PM on 02/29/2012

I read these books to our son when he was young, but in retrospect, they consistently demean the Dad. Not good.

[SBinF]

05:11 PM on 02/29/2012

Don't care about these celebrities, only clicked to say I LOVED reading the Berenstain bears growing up!

[livesimply]

04:49 PM on 02/29/2012

I am always amazed at how we teach kids to respect others and yet everything in our media demonstrates the exact opposite in the very adults that kids look to as models...even (especially) politicians.

[mshelby]

04:48 PM on 02/29/2012

I learned to "Boycott The Kardashians"!

[AngryBuddist]

04:41 PM on 02/29/2012

Very wise bears and very good advice.

[endunagazi]

04:23 PM on 02/29/2012

I think of "Too Much Birthday" whenever I have a hangover...If I'd only listened to those darn bears.

[UncleMike]

03:58 PM on 02/29/2012

My sister and I grew up reading the Berenstain Bears -- I'm old enough to remember when Sister Bear was born and "Small Bear" became "Brother Bear" -- and now her kids are reading them. I hope the franchise continues now that both Stan and Jan are gone.

[roseyaire]

04:18 PM on 02/29/2012

I believe I recall reading in a previous HP article that their son plans on carrying on the franchise. That is good news, indeed. RIP, Jan.