The Berenstain Bears, who reside "in a big treehouse down a sunny dirt road deep in Bear Country," consists of Papa Bear, an oafish, bumbling carpenter; wise Mama Bear, a housewife and perfectionist; and their children, Brother Bear (originally Small Bear), and later additions Sister Bear and Honey Bear. Sister Bear was introduced in the 1974 book "The Berenstain Bears' New Baby" in response to requests from female readers. Honey Bear's imminent arrival was announced in early 2000 in "The Birds, the Bees, and the Berenstain Bears", along with a reader contest to name the new bear; her birth was featured later that year in "The Berenstain Bears and Baby Makes Five".