Mama and Papa Bear were based on their creators ... Geisel changed their names for the Berenstain Bears books. The couple had always been Stanley and Janice, but Geisel shortened their names ...

Jan Berenstain, who wrote and illustrated the beloved, wildly popular Berenstain Bears children's books with her husband Stan, died Friday at age 88. (Stan Berenstain died in 2005.) When news ...