A BIG FISH TALE
Written & Illustrated by Mark Schaeffer.
A new book I have in the works, featuring the family I created—The Brickels. It takes place during the summertime in a little old town called Bishop Hollow. Papa Brickel has be obsessing about this giant large mouth bass he has been after for years. The adventures include, Papa and his big, blue hound dog, Newman, Mama and her cats, Peter and Jayson Brickel and their little dog, Nealie. I am introducing The Bishop Hollow Hounds, a gang of dogs that Newman and Nealie hang out with. One of these days soon I’ll finish it.
© 2025 Mark Schaeffer. All Rights Reserved.
A Big Fish Tale - Front Cover. (October 2014)
The Brickels: Papa & Peter, Newman & Nealie (January 2012) 8” x 11”
The Brickels: Mama & Jayson, Mama's Cats (February 2012) 8” x 11”
The Brickels: A Peaceful Place for Papa (May 2014) 8.5” x 11”
The Brickels: The Fish Are Biting (May 2014) 8.5” x 11”
The Brickels: Let's Go Fishing' (February 2012) 7.75” x 10.25”
The Brickels: Papa Daydreams at Lunch (September 2014) 8”x10”
The Brickels: The Back Alley (May 2014) 8.5” x 11”
The Brickels: Trapping Minnows It (August 2018) 9” x 12”
The Brickels: Barbara Brickel in her Studio (August 2014) 8.5” x 11.25”
The Brickels: Cruizin’ the Back Alley (October 2014) 7.5”x10”
The Brickels: Meet the Bishop Hollow Hounds (May 2014) 8.5” x 11”
The Brickels: Brewster the Bulldog Confronts City Bullies (October 2014) 9” x 12”
The Brickels: The Mallard Gets It (July 2018) 9” x 12”
The Brickels: Peter Catches Old Fat Willy (July 2018) 9” x 12”
The Brickels: A Clean Getaway (July 2018) 9” x 9”
The Brickels: A Big Fish Tale - Full Cover Wrap. (July 2014) 22”x14”
The Brickels: Old Fat Willy Spies the Bait (September 2018) 14” x 11”
The Bishop Hollow Brickels (August 2014) 16” x 11”
The Brickels: Big Fat Willy (January 2015) 16.5” x 10”
The Brickels: A Tree House Meeting (July 2014) 16” x 11”
The Brickels: Peter’s Best Friends (July 2014) 6” x 11” each
The Brickels: The Square (November 2014) 11.5” x 17”
The Brickels: Left in the Dust. (December 2014) 12” x 9”
The Brickels: Jayson’s Sling Shot Practice (June 2018)