Mike Berenstain returns to talk about Too Loose, Too Tight, Just Right, a rediscovered story from Stan and Jan’s archives. We discuss recreating their classic illustration style, navigating publishers’ suggestions, and more unpublished treasures headed for print. Plus: childhood artistic revelations, Dr. Seuss, Peanuts, Richard Scarry, and my entirely reasonable demand for more Ferdy Factual and Trudy Brunowitz.
Tag: random house
Episode 164 – Jellybean Books (Part 1)!
This week, I’m taking a look at three books in the Random House Jellybean Books series “The Berenstain Bears Get the Screamies” “The Berenstain Bears Get the Noisies” and “The Berenstain Bears Get the Don’t Haftas.” Why have you never heard of these books? Because they tend to not stand out. Why *should* you have heard of them? Because they might be amazing.
Episode 105 – The Trouble With Continuity!
Because I felt guilty – here’s a talk about The Big Chapter Books!