Mighty Alice Goes Round and Round: A Cul de Sac Book
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (981 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1449437214 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Cartoonists are passionate about Richard Thompson’s work, and Cul de Sac has been given high praise from Bill Watterson.Cul de Sac chronicles the absurdly wonderful adventures of the Otterloop family. Club"I can't say enough in his favor, so much is my admiration for his work." -Pat Oliphant"much-needed jolt of energy to the daily newspaper. Alice, Petey, Mom, and Dad live in the cookie-cutter suburbs not far from the interstate. Here, and at school, their day-to-day life unfolds with simple joys, tiny infractions, and wonderful moments of gentle bliss.In this specially curated collection for kids, the quirky world of Cul de Sac comes to life for a new audience."One of the five best features in any newspaper, period." -The Comics Reporter"(Thompson) produces one of the few strips around where nearly every individual panel is standalone delight." -The Onion A.V. We have a real talent here." -Bill Watterson (creator of Calvin and Hobbes)
While a wonderful collection Uncle B. - Be aware that these are not previously unpublished strips. The sad thing is there will not be that many unpublished strips in the future, either.. Wonderfully hilarious Dani Shuping (aka Andy) ARC provided by NetGalleyGreat comic strip that tells it like it isactually I think that says it best right there, butCul de Sac follows Alice, her brother Petey, and their family and friends. And instead of depicting the kids as absolutely perfect or being one dimensional, Cul de Sac walks that fine line at depicting kids as they really are, with all of their idiosyncrasies . Wonderful This book was well written, and I loved the comic format of it. Kids will be able to identify with the brother and sister pair, especially if they have siblings of their own.I received this book from NetGalley in return for an honest review.
Richard Thompson is the creator of Cul de Sac and winner of the 2011 Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year. Fox Foundation. News & World Report, National Geographic, and The New Yorker. In September 2012, Thompson retired from creating Cul de Sac.Online:gocomics/culd
She attends the Blisshaven Academy preschool, where she impatiently learns the shape of the day and her teacher's whitewashed Mother Goose rhymes, one in which Humpty Dumpty “uses caution and care” to “sit on a chair.” Alice and her fellow preschoolers are a little darker, preferring to prepare for the zombie apocalypse, train bees to follow their bidding, and never get caught looking “cute.” The scrawled text, wavey lines, and caricatured cartoon style once again recall Calvin and Hobbes. From School Library Journal Gr 5-8–Thompson follows in the tradition of Charles M. Alice is four years old and lives in a suburban community named Cul de Sac. This witty look at childhood might actually appeal most to parents, but tweens and even teens should appreciate the surr