…brings you all Pinky, all the time!
Having just returned from high level meetings with Princess Pinky herself, (OK, so she was up in the hemlock tree most of the time) I thought it only right and proper that she gets to be the star of today’s cartoon.
Send cuppycakes and magical wands!
Other exciting panda (satire) news is just around the corner! Till next time,don’t touch that dial!
Be the Bear
Bob T. Panda
It looks like the twinkies have arrived at the National Zoo.
Cue the music for the last scene shootout in any spaghetti-O western you might care to name. The avengers have ridden in to town and they ain’t gonna leave till they get retribution.
Or, at least a cuppycake.
Howdy, Mr Kitty, kindly tell us where a tired old cowpoke can get a boo beer and a cuppycake.
Will the girls join forces to take over the Pandy Kindy? Will Bert and Ernie remember to call their mom and let them know they arrived safely? Will the Pandy Kindy ever be the same?
Tune in next week as our story continues.
Be the Bear
Bob T. Panda
Well, you have to admit, Washington DC and its denizens have a long and sordid history of cover-ups. Oh, did I say “den”? Hmmm….wonder where there next cover-up will come from…bwahahaha!
Oh, Pinky…what have you done?
What’s a mother to do? I hope it doesn’t come to this:
But she’s just a baby!
Be the bear!
Bob T. Panda
Huzzah!!! Inspector Panda, with his superior intellect, his detectival abilities, his snappy wardrobe, and his snappier patter is sure to solve this latest mystery.
Yeah, right.
IMHO, it is time for Inspector Panda to take his rightful place, in the pantheon of fictional detectives. Look out Inspector Lynley, here comes Inspector Panda! Whaddya think?
Inspector Panda is on the job!
Exciting news! The Panda Chronicles Book 4: The Book of Wu is now out! It should be available on Amazon later this week. Huzzah!
The Book of Wu! Huzzah!
Be the bear!
…and what with the traffic diversion from Zoo Atlanta to The National Zoo in Washington DC, it was very quiet. You must admit that it was a very sophisticated bit of hacking for a six month old panda!
Princess Pinky has declined to comment on the “incident.” “i don’ kno nuffing bout it,” said Princess P. through her press office, “but did you see i is on da cobber of anudder magazine? pinky is a star!”
This is bad news for Panda Scout Cookie sales! (But you can get Girl Scout cookies through March 16th!)
Time to call in …Inspector panda!
Huzzah! I’m sure Inspector Panda will be able to sort it all out. Um…pretty sure….
Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda
Squee.
I’ve been trying to figure out a way to use the “storyline” that came out of the realms of “Political Intrigue: New Jersey edition”…you know what I’m talking about. And who would be a better mastermind, than our nation’s first panda princess…but don’t tell! There’s sure to be a cover-up.
Princess Pinky Bao Bao…what have you done now?
And while we’re talking politics, if you haven’t heard, a panda is running for mayor of Washington DC, you can read about his campaign on Twitter! Is that cool or what? He has our support, for sure! Check him out on twitter at @PandaforMayorDC Or, is it little Princess Bao Bao who has her eye on the prize? (Rumor has it, she’s getting ready to throw her tiara into the ring!)
Thanks again to all my Kickstarter supporters. My project was wildly successful, news will be breaking soon, so stay tuned. (Better than wind breaking, I guess.)
Be the Bear!
BobT. panda
Once again, our newest panda kindergarteners take to the stage to show you just how talented they are.
Fresh from their victory in the Giant Panda Zoo Awards, the Cub-lanta twins, Bert and Ernie, share the stage with (well, as much as she’ll let them) none other than Princess Pinky!
we are friendly, not ambitious!
Meanwhile, over in Kickstarter land, Pandamorphosis is still going strong. As we move into the final 4 and a half days, you still have time to pledge your support to bring this project to it’s triumphant close. Huzzah!
pandamonium ensues!
Support Pandas International with your purchase of Panda Chronicles Books 1, 2 or 3
You also have that same 4 1/2 days to support Pandas International, with your purchase of any of the 3 Panda Chronicles books. Huzzah again!
Be the Bear
Bob T. Panda
…to some of my guiding lights of writing and illustrating for children.
You know how sometimes someone plants a little seed of an idea in your head, and for a while you don’t notice that it’s growing. Say for maybe, for example, 20 years or so, and then one day, it just springs forth with a great big duh!?
My friend, writer and teacher, Deb Lund and her husband Karl Olsen used to house sit for my landlords, when Deb and Karl first moved to Whidbey Island. I got to know them and they came to know and admire my artwork. One day Deb said, “You know, you would be really good at illustrating children’s books.” I said something like, “yeah, yeah, in my spare time,” because I was kind of on a fine art mission, and I didn’t want to get distracted.
So, fast forward 20 years and one day, after I had been panda-ing around with my cartoons for a year or so, it popped into my head that It. Was. Time, and so I called Deb up and said, “It’s time!!! NOW what do I do????” Deb pointed me in the direction of Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and I went to a conference, started paying attention, took a class with Deb, and soon Pandamorphosis started on it’s long journey.
Don’t you just hate it when your refrigerator is infested by…pandas? Especially when you need a snack for a long journey!
There are some other big influences in my trip to writing and illustrating for children, but they are people I have never met. (OK, one of them signed the book I bought, but that doesn’t really count.) The author/illustrators I consider to be my primary guiding lights are Chris Van Allsburg, and David Wiesner. They create art and stories that inspire me. The paintings they create for their books are brilliant in their own right, and when put in service of whatever tale they are telling, pure magic happens.
When I was making the rounds of publishers and agents with Pandamorphosis, one agent who turned me down commented, “don’t you think the artwork is too good for children’s books?”
‘Scuse me?
I don’t think that’s possible.
So I will try, to do my duty, to art and illustration, to aspire to the quality of art and the rich and quirky story telling, of my heroes.
And here is a Fabulous Furry Friday Funny, cause, like, I did NOT forget!
And just how did the panda kindergarten get her address?
What’s that stuff getting all over my paws? Oh…it’s frosting!
Be the Bear,
Bob T. Panda
….so here is Princess Pinky with a new episode! (Apologies to Mr. Wu, for taking over Mr. Wu Wednesday, but he was um…busy.)
Never say “No” to a Pinky!
Be the bear!
Remember, there are 9 more days to visit and pledge on Pandamorphosis on Kickstarter, and the same to have any Panda Chronicles Book purchases benefit Pandas International during February. Huzzah!!!!
Bob T. panda
Princess Pinky is standing behind me and stamping her little (adorable) foot in impatience, but she is just going to have to wait a few seconds longer, while I send out a HUGE round of thanks to my Pandamorphosis supporters who showed up in the first 24 hours of my 15 day Pledge drive. I will be listing names on the roll of honor as soon as I get Pinky’s new cartoon posted.
Sheesh! Mr. Wu was never this bad. (Or was he?)
I keep hearing the song “bears on the Run” going through my head…the ski run, that is!
Thank you all again for supporting the Kickstarter campaign to fund Pandamorphosis. Oh, you haven’t done that yet? You can click the link on the side bar or this one right here.
Funding is already at 48% in the first 24 hours. You guys are the bears!
Bob T. Panda