What did Max Lucado have in mind when he wrote the Hermie series?
R: It was a coming of age story about a little caterpillar that struggles with life and makes mistakes that any kid would identify with. We made the character of God as an approachable, friendly, loving guy who encourages Hermie when he comes to God with his troubles. At the end of the original episode, Hermie turns into a butterfly and flies away. When the DVD began to sell so well, we wondered how we could keep the series going since Hermie already turned into a butterfly and butterflies only live for two weeks! Thats when we decided to create the Hermie and Friends series, with every episode as a prequel. Our goal is to create characters (there are 36 distinct characters now) that experience real life issues and deal with traits like fear, anger, love, and obedience. They learn that there is a God who loves them and shows them how to resolve these issues. The series is geared toward pre-schoolers through the lower elementary grades. Hopefully kids watching are learning ways to deal
