First released in 1966 by the school division of Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Bill Martin Jr.'s Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, illustrated by Eric Carle, was written and published as a ...

“Brown Bear” turns 50 this year. Written by Bill Martin Jr. and illustrated by Carle in 1967, the book effectively launched the artist’s career in children’s books.

Macmillan is also reprinting 50th-anniversary editions of the classic $7.95 Brown Bear board book and the $12.99 novelty slide-and-find board book, the two bestselling Brown Bear formats by far ...