SOLEBURY, Pa. — Jan Berenstain, who with her husband, Stan, wrote and illustrated the Berenstain Bears books for children for 50 years, has died at the age of 88. Her family said she died of a stroke at her long-time southeastern Pennsylvania home. Her husband and co-author, Stan Berenstain, died in 2005. Her family said she had been working on two books with her son Michael to be published later this year. The tales of Mama Bear, Papa Bear, Brother Bear and Sister Bear were inspired by the Berenstain children, and later their grandchildren. The stories often deal with children’s common worries such as the dentist, peer pressure, a new sibling or summer camp.
Tuesday, Feb. 28, 4 p.m.
