Oh we are getting close to the beginning of 31 days of Pandas and…um…I am hoping to have a spurt of energy in the next couple days…Hmmmm….we’ll see how I do.
Meanwhile, here is the next recap of our story so far.
Will Mr. Wu be safe with the panda kindergarten? And just what’s with that tape, anyway?
See you tomorrow!
Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda
Yes, we have been, um…running all “encore presentations” these last several weeks, but that’s because we are getting ready for 31 Days of Pandas, our annual exPandaGanza, with new pandas every day!!!! It really doesn’t get better than that, now, does it?
But pandas must be free, and Pinky let us know in no uncertain terms that she wanted a new cartoon about HER, and we better snap to, if we knew what was good for us. So what could we do? Would YOU risk making Pinky mad, especially if she has her magical wand in her possession? I think not.
So, let’s get on with it!
Never say “no” to Pinky!
Meanwhile, it is the season for giving thanks and giving help to those who need it, we give thanks to our favorite organization, Pandas International for all that they do for pandas. If you’d like to send holiday greetings with a panda satire flair, check out the Pandas International store where you can find these cards!
It’s beginning to look a lot like pandas….
And get ready for “Giving Tuesday” when we will be donating a dollar for every Panda Chronicles or Pandamorphosis book ordered from Amazon on Tuesday, December 2nd. what a great way to do your holiday shopping with pandas, and send a gift to actual pandas, besides! Remember, without pandas, there could be no panda satire!
Now pass the pumpkin pie and whipped cream! Huzzah!
Be the Bear,
Bob T. Panda
Huzzah! It is Fabulous Furry Friday as we continue with the next recap of The Case of the Picturesque Panda, in this run up to PanDaWriMo, otherwise known as 31 Days of Pandas!
The panda kindergarten arrives on the scene, and…
Not the tape!!!!!!
Could that be the mysterious Babette de Panda? What does she want with Wu’s tape?
Oh no! Not Mr. Wu’s tape!!!! And now it’s FRIDAY and we won’t continue the story until MONDAY!!!!???!!! What ever will we do on the weekend? (And did you notice Mehitabel in her cameo role as Babette’s driver?)
Well, if you’ve been a clever bear, you will have a collection of all five of The Panda Chronicles books, and you will have pandas to spare to get you through the weekend. Word to the wise, and all that. In the meantime, we hope to have a brand new cartoon on Sunday. See you then!
Be the Bear,
Bob T Panda
…for 31 days of Pandas, and we thought that we would start the daily panda-ing a little early, so you would be up to date with the story so far….
So, let’s start at the very beginning of…
If “trouble” ever had a proper name, that name is Babette de Panda…
When a panda has a problem, you know where to turn…Inspector Panda, I presume.
Be the Bear,
Bob T. Panda
We could save you all the trouble of going out to the Black Friday Sales, but then you might miss this experience:
pass the beans!
We could be completely self serving and suggest you head over to our page of books and buy copies of The Panda Chronicles or Pandamorphosis for all your family and friends. We could do that, if we were a different sort of panda. Oh wait…we are that sort of panda.
Be the bear,
Bob T. Panda
More from the “Panda Beware” series of encore presentations!
We really need to more thoroughly check the panda kindergarten’s reading list.
pass the cookies, okay?
Huzzah! Misery bear!
To the moon, Alice!
Hey, and while we’re at it, check out all the take-home-your-own-pandas goodness on our book page. It’s never too early to start shopping for the holidays! Black and white Friday is right around the corner.
Be the Bear,
Bob T. Panda
A couple weeks ago I attended an illustrator retreat/workshop, jointly put on by the Western Washington chapter of SCBWI (Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) and our compadres in the Portland Oregon group. Putting on an event like this is not a small feat, and the organizers did an excellent job.
We had two wonderful instructors form the world of children’s literature, Kelly Murphy and Sergio Ruzzier. I learned a bunch of great techniques, as well as some strategies for getting a story moving, which I am absolutely going to put into practice…um…really soon. The following drawing (no pandas!) was the result of one of our exercises that we completed in Sergio’s class.
I think I was trying to channel Bill Watterson’s snowman cartoons in Calvin and Hobbes when I did this one.
I don’t want to leave you without any pandas, so…
Always read the directions…
Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda
Wait…is that right? Daylight losing time is almost here!!!
Fabulous Furry Friday KNOWS that this is one of your favorites!
And while we’re at it, here’s another one of my favorites!
Just because….
Have a Fabulous Furry Friday!
Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda
Fabulous Furry Friday seems to roll around faster and faster, doesn’t it? Hmmmm. we seem to be in a Pinky and Meihem twins mode this week, so lets just continue with that line of thought.
This cartoon was inspired by one of my friends (now in real life) Judy Young, of the infamous Pinky fan club, who gather sometimes daily at the National Zoo to observe the actual Bao Bao Princess Pinky panda, mostly climbing up the dreaded hemlock, but sometimes frolicking for the pandarazzi. The photo that inspired this was not of Pinky, playing with bubbles, but a group of children having a blast blowing gigantic bubbles and chasing them over the grass. I though Pinky would enjoy this activity.
Oh dear….are you going to leave her there?
The next cartoon was inspired by an internet quiz, “What Kind of Cuppycake are You?” That’s easy. One that’s got lots of …um…frosting.
I have extra frosting!
Pinky will be back on Sunday! Don’t keep her waiting!
Be the Bear
Bob T. Panda
We are sorry to tell you that Inspector Panda was unavoidably detained, just when things were really starting to heat up. He asked me to relay his apologies, but he also reminded me to tell you that he will be back in December for 31 Days of Pandas and that it going to be all about him, at least 5 days a week. So much stuff is about to happen in this story, that I thought it would be more fun to read an installment every day, than to have to wait a week between episodes, so just hold that thought. I will do a recap in the week before 31 Days of Pandas starts on December 1st, ‘kay?
Meantime, by special request of one of my faithful readers (who I have actually met, while waiting for Princess Pinky to get out of her $#!!@*^% hemlock, on my last visit to Pinky-land) we see just why Pinky is up to up there.
Excuse me, Mr. Watterson, but….
Now we know what Pinky does in her hemlock clubhouse!
Oh dear, the Mei-hem twinkies have made Pinky mad. Uh oh.
If I was really on top of this whole book promotion thing, I would point out that Book 5 of the Panda Chronicles has just been released, and it is all about Pinky, except when it is about the Meihems, and that you could look at these cartoons as much as you want if you would only hop over to Amazon and order the book.
Just saying.
It’s Pink, but still kinda, um…dangerous!
Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda