Easter Eggs!

Below is a list of all of the "easter eggs" that I have placed in my Leave it to Beamer books.  But what IS an "easter egg" you ask?  Easter eggs are hidden messages, jokes or clues that can be found in a piece of work.  They are typically found in digital works such as computer programs, video games, movies, DVD menus and things like that.  However, they can also be found in the artwork of children's book illustrations as I have done!

**SPOILER ALERT!**

Each of my books contains at least a few easter eggs, including a clue as to what my next book will be!  So if you want to find these on your own, click off this page right away!  Otherwise, read on and enjoy!

Don't Let the Cat Out of the Bag Easter Eggs

On page 16, I have added a mouse family portrait hanging on the wall inside the house.  This is actually a family portrait of MY family - in mouse form of course!  My wife, my son, my 2 daughters and I are all pictured here!
On page 18, I have added an inscription to the key that Monterey Jack finds and uses to rescue the King.  The inscription reads "One Key To Unlock Them All", which is a reference to the phrase "One Ring to Rule Them All" from the Lord of the Rings trilogy, one of my favorite book series.
On page 8, when we are first introduced to the evil cat Meowzer, there is a small pile of cat toys in the back of his cave.  And if you look closely, one of those toys is a small little elephant.....also know as "the elephant in the room" which is the idiom that I will be using for my second book!

The Elephant in the Room Easter Eggs

On page 15, since the elephant ninjas are hiding in the park, I have added a garbage can.....to keep the park clean of course!  But instead of the standard logo showing a stick figure throwing garbage away, I have replaced the stick figure with a figure of Beamer!
On page 17, the elephant ninjas are hiding in a house.  And what house isn't complete without a mouse hole, right?  And you can't have a mouse hole without a mouse!  So I have added the greatest mouse of them all (sorry Mickey!).....none other than the famous Monterey Jack!
In Don't Let the Cat Out of the Bag, I snuck in a picture of my family in mouse form.  This time I have included my family in hippo form!  So on page 18, in the back of the restaurant, you will find myself, my wife, my son and my 2 daughters sitting in a booth together!
On page 16, on one of the grocery store shelves, you will find some boxes of pudding called "Proof Pudding".  This is a hint for my third book, which will be about the idiom "The Proof is in the Pudding".
The Proof is in the Pudding Easter Eggs
On page 10, the townspeople are enjoying Patty's delicious pudding.  And amongst these townspeople are the mouse knights from my first book "Leave it to Beamer Presents: Don't Let the Cat Out of the Bag."
On page 12, the townspeople have noticed that Patty's pudding doesn't taste so well and so they are throwing it into the garbage.  And once again, instead of the standard logo showing a stick figure throwing garbage away, I have replaced the stick figure with a figure of Beamer!
On page 13, Patty has called a press conference to address the townspeople regarding her pudding.  And in the bottom right corner, you will notice that one of the townspeople in attendance is one of the Elusive Elephant Ninjas! 
As is customary in all of my stories, I like to sneak in my family in some shape or form.  In this case, on page 16, my wife, my son, my 2 daughters and I are a family of bears, being questioned by Lieutenant Lucas & Inspector Isaac.
Here on page 8, the townspeople are out and about, enjoying a typical day in the City of Custard.  And in the background are 2 little mouse girls who are pushing a soccer ball.  This is my hint for the idiom I will be using in book #4: "Get the Ball Rolling".