The Big Honey Hunt was the first Berenstain Bears

Berenstain Bears

The Berenstain Bears is a series of children's books created by Stan and Jan Berenstain. The books feature a family of anthropomorphic bears who generally learn a moral or safety-related lesson in the course of each story...

 book written by Stan and Jan Berenstain

Stan and Jan Berenstain

Stan and Jan Berenstain were American writers and illustrators best known for creating the children's book series the Berenstain Bears....

in 1962. A 40th anniversary cover can be seen at the right with different illustrations.

Plot

According to Papa Bear, a bear must use his “smarts” to search for honey. When he brings Brother Bear along on a hunt for honey, it takes more than a few missteps to outsmart the Bears.