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The Bear family learns a lesson about being a good neighbor when their car breaks down on the way to the Bear Town Festival.Tags
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Jan Berenstain was born Jan Grant on July 26, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She met Stan Berenstain on their first day of classes in 1941 at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art. During World War II, Stan served as a medical illustrator in an Army hospital and Jan worked as a draftswoman in the Army Corps of Engineers and as an show more aircraft riveter. They married in 1946 and together began drawing cartoons for the McCall's/Good Housekeeping All in the Family series. They worked on this feature from 1956 through 1990. They also published artwork in magazines like Colliers and the Saturday Evening Post. The Big Honey Hunt, published in 1962, was their first book for children. This book, which was written for Dr. Seuss's Beginner Books series, was so popular that Dr. Seuss himself, Theodore Geisel, encouraged them to write more stories. His advice launched them on a life-career writing and illustrating the Berenstain Bears books. The Berenstain Bears' New Baby, published in 1974, was the beginning of the First Time Books series. She wrote more than 300 books during her lifetime. The couple received numerous awards including the Children's Choice Award for The Berenstain Bears' New Neighbors in 1995 and the Ludington Award in 1989 for their work in children's literature. There have been television shows based on the Berenstain Bears books, as well as CD-ROMs and videos. She died after a stroke on February 24, 2012 at the age of 88. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Berenstain Bears Love Their Neighbors
- Original publication date
- 2009
- People/Characters
- Mama Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Papa Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Brother Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Sister Bear [Berenstain Bears series]; Honey Bear; Panda Family (show all 22); Farmer Ben; Mrs. Ben; Horace J. Honeypot (mayor); Squire Grizzly; Bogg Brothers; Mrs. Honeypot (wife of Horace J. Honeypot); Lady Grizzly; Clem Bogg (Bogg Brothers); Shem Bogg (Bogg Brothers); Lem Bogg (Bogg Brothers); Zeke Bogg (uncle of the Bogg Brothers); Peter Panda; Pam Panda; Patty Panda; Mr. Panda (father of Peter, Pam and Patty Panda); Mrs. Panda (mother of Peter, Pam and Patty Panda)
- Important places
- Bear Country
- Epigraph
- "Love your neighbor as yourself."
"And who is my neighbor?"
- Luke 10:27-29 - First words
- The Bear family was quite proud of their handsome tree house home, and they worked hard to keep it neat and tidy.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The next week, the Bogg brothers came over to the Bears' tree house for dinner. They wore their best clothes and got all spruced up for the occasion. They even brought a housewarming gift: a big pot of Shem's special possum stew.
It was delicious! - Original language
- English
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