Tales of the Werebeagle

I’m having some problem adding new images to the blog at the moment, so I’ll keep this just a text post. You can see the images at the links.

Looks like this year’s Halloween book from Hallmark is The Tale of the Werebeagle, a hardcover kids storybook with a <SPOILER WARNING> pop-up on the final spread. The story by Matt Gowan is about a campfireside telling of a tale to the Beagle Scouts. The art is by Rich LaPierre, who always does a good job. The release ties into an animated Wearbeagle figure as well as a Wearbeagle entry into Hallmark’s line of small cutesy stuffeds, the “itsy bitsies”.

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