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Berenstain Bears co-creator Jan Berenstain dies

Jan Berenstain, who with her husband Stan created the Berenstain Bears books that have charmed preschoolers and their parents for 50 years, has died. She was 88.

Mike Berenstain says his mother suffered a severe stroke on Thursday and died Friday without regaining consciousness. She was a longtime resident of Solebury in southeastern Pennsylvania.

The Berestains’ gentle stories of Mama Bear, Papa Bear, Brother Bear and Sister Bear address childhood subjects like coping with new siblings, summer camp and peer pressure.

Stan and Jan Berenstain, both Philadelphia natives, were 18 when they met on their first day at art school in 1941. Stan Berenstain died in 2005.

The first Berenstain Bears book, “The Big Honey Hunt,” was published in 1962. More than 300 titles have been released in 23 languages.

I love these books.  Sad.

Part of my childhood has died

I have been crying all day today. This is just another addition to the openly crying at work day I’m having.

Did you see the tweets from Chardon students that Daily Beast put together? It’s really interesting if you aren’t feeling tired/sick/emotionally vulnerable today. Otherwise you’ll probably cry a lot.

I think this is because I didn’t get all my tears out when I sobbed through the entirety of “Our Sisterhood Binding” in front of 80 some going away party guests.