With the recent release of The Berenstain Bears: The Very First Christmas (Living Lights, October 2015), there’s been a lot of discussion among collectors about their favorite Berenstain Bears Christmas book(s). I’m going to come right out and say it: “The Berenstain Bears’ Christmas Tree” is not only my favorite Berenstain Bears Christmas book, it’s … More Berenstain Bears Christmas Books and Memorabilia
The Berenstain Bears are recognized today for the famous scripted logo, but it took nearly 20 years before Stan and Jan developed the now-famous cursive branding. In fact, the phrase “Berenstain Bears” wasn’t even used at all in most of the early books. In 1964, Dr. Seuss added a subtitle to “The Bike Lesson,” the 2nd book … More Berenstain Bears logo history
As a child, “The Big Treehouse Deep In Bear Country” was one of my favorite sources of imagination and inspiration. The tree itself. I just wanted to live in a tree like the Bears. (Not the treehouse my dad constructed eight feet above ground atop the wide trunk of a recently deceased elm tree … … More The Berenstain Bears: Home Sweet Tree
Several Berenstain Bears books and collectibles are very rare because they were produced in small quantities or were “consumable” books of stickers, activities, coloring pages, etc. Listed below are the most sought-after Berenstain Bear books wanted by collectors. Do you have one of the rare books or items listed below? Send me an email if you’d … More Most Wanted Berenstain Bears Books – Rare Items Wanted by Collectors
The single most valuable piece of Berenstain Bears memorabilia is arguably the infamous Berenstain Bears Atari 2600 game made by Coleco in 1983. It was the first Berenstain Bears video game, and was very nearly the last, due to the disastrous debut of the “Kid Vid” accessories that were required to play the game. Only … More Berenstain Bears Video Games and Computer Software
Jigsaw puzzles have been an important and long-running component in the Berenstain Bears memorabilia market. Beginning with a series of puzzles produced by Random House and Milton Bradley in n1975 – to recent additions by New York Puzzle Company (14 puzzles, 2012-2016) – the evolution of the Berenstain Bears book series has been documented through … More Berenstain Bears Jigsaw Puzzles
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