The Berenstain Bears Blaze a Trail
*  Stan and Jan Berenstain were both born in 1923 in Philadelphia.  Theydidn't know each other as children, but met later at school, at thePhiladelphia College of Art.  They liked each other right away, and found outthat the both enjoyed the same kinds of books, plays, music and art.*  During World War II, Stan was a medical assistant in the Army, and Janworked in an airplane factory.  When the war was over, they got married andbegan to work together as artists and writers, primarily drawing cartoons forpopular magazines.*  After having their two sons Leo and Michael, the Berenstains decided towrite some funny children's books that their children and other children couldread and enjoy.*  Their first published children's book was called  The Big HoneyHunt .  It was about a family of bears, who later became known as the"Berenstain Bears".* Over 50 children's books later, Stan and Jan still plan all of theirbooks together -- both write the stories, and both write the pictures.  Theylive outside of Philadelphia in the country.