List of Care Bears books
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Created in 1981 by the U.S. greeting card company American Greetings
, the Care Bears
are a group of characters that have appeared in various media. Since early 1983, various companies in the Americas, Europe and Israel have published books based on the franchise. In the United States, the Care Bears' books have been available through Random House
, Parker Brothers
and Scholastic Books.
, a board game company then owned by General Mills
, launched its book publishing division in February 1983; its first series consisted of six books featuring the Care Bears. Various authors contributed to the resulting series, Tales from the Care Bears; Tom Cooke illustrated most of the stories. At the time of publication, various trade publications took note of Parker Brothers' unique marketing strategy for the books. On October 30, 1987, Great Britain's Octopus Books
released a book under this title (ISBN 0-7064-3053-0), containing Amelia Hubert's Sweet Dreams for Sally and Evelyn Mason's A Sister for Sam.
Parker Brothers spent US$1 million in advertising on the original six-book series, which was made to promote the Care Bears characters. According to a company spokesperson, the stories would demonstrate "love, caring, dreams, happiness, friendship, wishes, and feelings". The series made its debut at the 1983 American International Toy Fair
, along with other Care Bears products. John Keller, editorial director for the books, commented on their creation:
was granted paperback rights to books in the Care Bears franchise through American Greetings and General Mills, as Parker Brothers was unable to secure the exclusive publishing rights at the time. Bruce Jones, a Parker Brothers staffer, could not secure the exclusive publishing rights, and had to settle for a split license with Random House. During the mid-1980s, Dorsey Laboratories
promoted its Triaminic
cough medicine through a Random House publication, The Care Bears Help Chase Colds; this promotion helped sell over two million units of the product, along with a free copy of said book.
published its first titles featuring the characters.
In 1987, Montena D.L. published two books featuring the Care Bears: Juego con los Osos Amorosos (ISBN 84-397-1099-2) and Dónde, cómo, qué. That same year, Madrid's Mondadori published Feliz cumpleaños, Osos Amorosos.
Shafrirah Zakai wrote another four books featuring the characters, also from Modan: Dube'khpat li ṿe-taḥarut ha-kishronot, Dubeʼkhpat li ṿeha-beʻayah ha-ḳeṭanah, Dubeʼkhpat li ṿe-tahalukhat ha-ḳarnaval and Dubeʼkhpat li ṿeha-mirdaf aḥare ha-otsar.
American Greetings
American Greetings Corporation, Inc. is the world's largest publicly-traded greeting card company. It is based in Brooklyn, Ohio and sells paper greeting cards, electronic greeting cards, party products , and electronic expressive content...
, the Care Bears
Care Bears
The Care Bears are characters created by American Greetings in 1981 for use on greeting cards. The original artwork for the cards was painted by artist Elena Kucharik. In 1983, Kenner turned the Care Bears into plush teddy bears...
are a group of characters that have appeared in various media. Since early 1983, various companies in the Americas, Europe and Israel have published books based on the franchise. In the United States, the Care Bears' books have been available through Random House
Random House
Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
, Parker Brothers
Parker Brothers
Parker Brothers is a toy and game manufacturer and brand. Since 1883, the company has published more than 1,800 games; among their best known products are Monopoly, Cluedo , Sorry, Risk, Trivial Pursuit, Ouija, Aggravation, and Probe...
and Scholastic Books.
Parker Brothers
Parker BrothersParker Brothers
Parker Brothers is a toy and game manufacturer and brand. Since 1883, the company has published more than 1,800 games; among their best known products are Monopoly, Cluedo , Sorry, Risk, Trivial Pursuit, Ouija, Aggravation, and Probe...
, a board game company then owned by General Mills
General Mills
General Mills, Inc. is an American Fortune 500 corporation, primarily concerned with food products, which is headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. The company markets many well-known brands, such as Betty Crocker, Yoplait, Colombo, Totinos, Jeno's, Pillsbury, Green...
, launched its book publishing division in February 1983; its first series consisted of six books featuring the Care Bears. Various authors contributed to the resulting series, Tales from the Care Bears; Tom Cooke illustrated most of the stories. At the time of publication, various trade publications took note of Parker Brothers' unique marketing strategy for the books. On October 30, 1987, Great Britain's Octopus Books
Hamlyn (publishers)
Hamlyn is a UK publishing company founded by Paul Hamlyn in 1950 with an initial investment of £350. His desire was to create "fine books with the common touch" which remains the foundation of its commercial success...
released a book under this title (ISBN 0-7064-3053-0), containing Amelia Hubert's Sweet Dreams for Sally and Evelyn Mason's A Sister for Sam.
Parker Brothers spent US$1 million in advertising on the original six-book series, which was made to promote the Care Bears characters. According to a company spokesperson, the stories would demonstrate "love, caring, dreams, happiness, friendship, wishes, and feelings". The series made its debut at the 1983 American International Toy Fair
American International Toy Fair
The American International Toy Fair is one of a few major toy industry trade shows held around the world. It is held annually in mid February in New York City's Toy Center, located at 23rd Street at the crossover of Fifth Avenue and Broadway and at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, and is...
, along with other Care Bears products. John Keller, editorial director for the books, commented on their creation:
Tales from the Care Bears
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Other books
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Random House
In 1983, the U.S. publishing company Random HouseRandom House
Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
was granted paperback rights to books in the Care Bears franchise through American Greetings and General Mills, as Parker Brothers was unable to secure the exclusive publishing rights at the time. Bruce Jones, a Parker Brothers staffer, could not secure the exclusive publishing rights, and had to settle for a split license with Random House. During the mid-1980s, Dorsey Laboratories
Sandoz
Founded in 2003, Sandoz presently is the generic drug subsidiary of Novartis, a multinational pharmaceutical company. The company develops, manufactures and markets generic drugs as well as pharmaceutical and biotechnological active ingredients....
promoted its Triaminic
Novartis
Novartis International AG is a multinational pharmaceutical company based in Basel, Switzerland, ranking number three in sales among the world-wide industry...
cough medicine through a Random House publication, The Care Bears Help Chase Colds; this promotion helped sell over two million units of the product, along with a free copy of said book.
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Scholastic Books
A few months after the 2002 relaunch of the Care Bears franchise, Scholastic BooksScholastic Press
Scholastic is a global book publishing company known for publishing educational materials for schools, teachers, and parents, and selling and distributing them by mail order and via book clubs and book fairs. It also has the exclusive United States' publishing rights to the Harry Potter book...
published its first titles featuring the characters.
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Spanish-language books
In 1984, Parker Brothers' Tales from the Care Bears made their appearance in Spain as the Un Cuento de Los Osos Amorosos series. The titles in this version were published by that country's division of General Mills, and translated from the original English by Leopoldo Rodríguez Regueira.| Title | Original Engllish author | Original title | ISBN |
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In 1987, Montena D.L. published two books featuring the Care Bears: Juego con los Osos Amorosos (ISBN 84-397-1099-2) and Dónde, cómo, qué. That same year, Madrid's Mondadori published Feliz cumpleaños, Osos Amorosos.
Tales from the Care Bears
France's division of General Mills published Danièle Laufer's translations of the Tales in 1984.| Title | Original Engllish author | Original title | ISBN |
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Other books
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German-language books
The Tales from the Care Bears were also published in German in 1984.| Title | Original Engllish author | Original title | ISBN |
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Dutch-language books
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Portuguese-language books
These titles were published by Brazil's Fundamento, under the local franchise name Ursinhos Carinhosos.| Title | Original English author | Release date | Original title | ISBN |
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Danish-language books
These were published in 2004 by Denmark's K.E. Media, and translated by Søren Lampe.| Title | Original English author | Original title | ISBN |
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Hebrew-language books
Around 1987, Israel's Modan published Hebrew versions of selected Tales from the Care Bears, marketed for this country as Sipur mi-sipure Dube'khpat li. ʻIvri Shafrirah Zakai and Tom Ḳuḳ served as the translators.| Title | Original English author | Original title |
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Shafrirah Zakai wrote another four books featuring the characters, also from Modan: Dube'khpat li ṿe-taḥarut ha-kishronot, Dubeʼkhpat li ṿeha-beʻayah ha-ḳeṭanah, Dubeʼkhpat li ṿe-tahalukhat ha-ḳarnaval and Dubeʼkhpat li ṿeha-mirdaf aḥare ha-otsar.