Barnaby [Hardcover]

Crockett Johnson (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 361 pages
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company; First Edition edition (1943)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000NPW2QM
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,099,205 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most wonderful comic strips of all time, January 20, 2000

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Frederick Norwood "Rick Norwood" (Mountain Home, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Barnaby (Paperback)

It is a crying shame that Barnaby is now out of print, except for the reprints in Comics Revue magazine. This is a book that deserves to be kept in print forever. Write to Dover, and urge them to reissue it.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than Calvin and Hobbes, March 12, 2005

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Gordon Eliot Reade (Palo Alto, California USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Barnaby and Mr. O'Malley (Hardcover)

Barnaby is Crockett Johnson's Harold from "Harold and the Purple Crayon" fame. He is very much like that more famous cartoon boy Calvin. But Barnaby has more than a stuffed tiger. He has friendships with his fairy godfather, a talking dog, a leprechaun and, oh yes, a ghost who "lives" in a near by vacant house.

Harold has a few other things that Calvin lacks. He has compassion and genuine concern for everyone he meets. He is a far kinder and more loving boy. I can't imagine why this book has been out of print for more than 50 years.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Find This Book And Treasure It, June 11, 2004

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Richard A. Nathan "Fan of Shakespeare" (Burbank, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Barnaby (Paperback)

This isn't just one of the best comic strips of all time, it is one of the best books of all time. Do whatever you can to find a copy, and then treasure it for the rest of your life.