The Berenstain Bears - full scene - Stan and Jan Berenstain signed - First edition - (1979)

Absolutely unique. Complete scene consisting of three hand-painted animation cels and a printed background for the full-length production from 1979 "The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree".

Handwritten artworks signed by the creators of the characters "Berenstain Bears" - Stan and Jan Berenstain.

Size: 33 x 27 cm.

The Berenstain Bears is a children's literature franchise created by Stan and Jan Berenstain and continued by their son, Mike Berenstain, who assumed partial authorship in 2002, and full authorship in 2012 following Jan's death. The books feature a family of anthropomorphic grizzly bears who generally learn a moral or safety-related lesson in the course of each story.

Since the 1962 debut of the first Berenstain Bears book, The Big Honey Hunt, the series has grown to over 300 titles, which have sold approximately 260 million copies in 23 languages.The Berenstain Bears franchise has also expanded well beyond the books, encompassing two television series and a wide variety of other products and licenses. While enjoying decades of popularity and receiving numerous awards.

"The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree" is an animated television. Produced by Buzz Potamkin and directed by Mordicai Gerstein, the program made its debut on NBC on December 3, 1979. The television special inspired a book by the same name, published by Random House in 1980.