By Earl Kress and Yogi Bear
Hardcover | 96 pages
5.25 x 5.25 inches | 978-1-60887-007-3

For Yogi Bear the glass is always half-full and everyday is a gift ripe with opportunities, new friends, and tasty treats. The Tao of Yogi is one of love and tolerance: Love thy neighbor, harbor no ill will, share your gifts, and life will reward you with goodies. Live by these rules and you can’t go wrong. Happiness is Yogi’s message, his reason for being, and Life is a Pic-a-Nic is his manifesto.

A Message from Yogi Bear:

“Living off the land can be bland. Nuts and berries are for squirrels. So, where to find happiness when the great outdoors seems not so great? The essence of life comes not from nature, but from those befuddled beings known as tourists. Tourists who bring with them the happiest food on Earth, the pic-a-nic which comes packed in the pic-a-nic basket. The pic-a-nic basket can be used as a metaphor for life. As long as the right ingredients are inside, meaning lots of good goodies, tasty treats and magnificent morsels, you have a day that's worthwhile. And a happy tummy makes a happy bear. So there!”

Earl Kress is an Emmy-award-winning television and film writer. He is best-known for his work on Pinky and the Brain and Animaniacs, and has written comic book adaptations for an array of cartoon classics, including Yogi Bear, The Simpsons, and Looney Tunes. He lives in Burbank, CA.