Irving and Muktuk: Two Bad Bears

September 1, 2001
Following up on their Larry books, in which the Pinkwaters chronicled a polar bear's hankering for blueberry muffins, Irving and Muktuk: Two Bad Bears by Daniel Pinkwater, illus. by Jill Pinkwater, showcases the town of Yellowtooth as it celebrates the New Year with a Blueberry Muffin Festival. Inevitably, shifty-eyed Irving and Muktuk sneak in, costumed as penguins, chefs or "extremely large, hairy blueberry muffins." Officer Bunny is finally driven to ship them to a zoo in Bayonne, N.J., "the muffin capital of the world."

September 8, 2003
In this follow-up to their Larry picture books (the polar bear with a hankering for blueberry muffins), the Pinkwaters showcase the town of Yellowtooth as it celebrates the New Year with a Blueberry Muffin Festival—starring the shifty-eyed bears costumed as penguins, chefs or "extremely large, hairy blueberry muffins." Ages 4-8.