The books and characters experienced changes over the years. In the late 50s, The Chipmunks took on very realistic looks (though not quite like their first album appearances) that developed further into most cartoon-like chipmunks in the 60s with the comics created by Dell. With the conclusion of the initial airing of The Alvin Show, the boys transformed into their classic series appearance. By the 80s, Alvin and his brothers had taken on their most popular look and those books released were commonly based off an episode in the series. During this time, Random House was the dominate publisher. After the kickoff of the CGI/live-action films, not only were the familiar short stories created, longer novels offered those fans with a higher reading level the opportunity to continue enjoying the