It was also very satisfying for me as an artist to be able to directly experience and record the behind-the-scenes workings of this great institution. Read his account of the process below, accompanied by a few sneak peaks of the finished book alongside the sketches that inspired it!īeing given the run of a children’s hospital to do visual research by on site sketching was crucial to making The Berenstain Bears’ Hospital Friends as medically accurate and authentic as possible. In order to make Hospital Friends as accurate and informative as possible, Mike Berenstain based the book’s illustrations on sketches he made while visiting a local children’s hospital. All author’s royalties from the sale of this book will be donated to the Stan and Jan Berenstain Healthy Kids Foundation, which is devoted to the funding of children’s health and well-being initiatives! Hospital Friends represents the fulfillment of the Berenstains’ long-cherished dream of adding a story about visiting the hospital to the Berenstain Bears series. On April 21st, HarperCollins Children’s Books will release a special new Berenstain Bears book: The Berenstain Bears Hospital Friends. These are only a few of the many animals featured in Under the Sea, keep an eye out at your local bookstore for Under the sea, or pre-order online today!īerenstain bears Children's books Harper Collins Kidlit mike berenstain Ocean Under The Sea You can see how the animals are depicted to fit into the world of the Berenstain Bears! Once the final watercolor is finished, text is added digitally, and the spread is ready to print.īelow are some of the animals featured and their real life counterparts.

Once the page is laid out it is time to add color! The sketch is a good way to layout how the animals will interact with each other and create the composition of the page.

In the Coral Reef scene there is a lot going on. After some preliminary research a sketch is created. In Under the Sea one of the stops the Bear Family makes is to visit a coral reef, and he wants to make sure every creature is depicted accurately. Check out all of the prep work behind Under the sea, and some of the featured creatures!īefore starting on a book, Mike Berenstain does some research. Our Newest Book The Berenstain Bears Under the Sea Comes out this month on April 19th Through Harper Collins.

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