The Day Phonics Kicked In: Baby Blues Goes Back to School [Paperback]

Jerry Scott (Author), Rick Kirkman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2008

Named Best Comic Strip of the Year by the National Cartoonists Society, Baby Blues appears in newspapers and periodicals worldwide.

With Zoe and Hammie already in elementary school and Wren crawling quickly toward toddlerhood, a lot of energy in the MacPherson house is directed toward teaching. Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott have scoured their archives for the very best of the Baby Blues school--and education-related strips to include in this retrospective. From sack lunches to show-and-tell, this hilarious collection of Baby Blues strips will earn high marks from loyal readers everywhere.

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About the Author

Rick Kirkman of Phoenix, Ariz., and Jerry Scott of San Luis Obispo, Calif., launched Baby Blues in 1990 and have spent the years since getting the strip "just right." Jerry also writes the award-winning comic strip Zits and has received a Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year by the National Cartoonist Society.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing; Original edition (September 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0740777386
• ISBN-13: 978-0740777387
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #729,466 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott have delighted fans and impressed the cartooning world since the strip launched in 1990, and the passion continues today. Rick calls Phoenix, Arizona, home. Jerry, also the cocreator of Zits, lives in central coastal California.

Customer Reviews

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I'm disappointed, September 22, 2008

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Melissa Barry "wandering lass" (Indiana, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Day Phonics Kicked In: Baby Blues Goes Back to School (Paperback)

I think it should have been better advertised that this was a compilation book of old strips, not the newest collection. I was really excited for the next one, and preordered this.

I will grant it that some of the school strips are the best of Kirkman and Scott, but if you already own most of the BB books, this isn't a necessary purchase.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars It's a "treasury", not a "collection", October 1, 2008

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amazon3131 "amazon3131" (California, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Day Phonics Kicked In: Baby Blues Goes Back to School (Paperback)

I was so looking forward to the next regular installment of this comic strip (which the local newspaper unaccountably doesn't carry). I was so disappointed to discover that despite looking for all the world like a regular, almost-square collection of last year's strips, it's actually a "treasury" of all the strips they've ever done about school. Perhaps it might make a good gift for a teacher, but I think I'll be figuring out Amazon's return policy for the first time ever.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars RIP-OFF!, November 17, 2008

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Pedro Veiga Grilo "Pedro Veiga Grilo" (Lisbon, Portugal) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Day Phonics Kicked In: Baby Blues Goes Back to School (Paperback)

Ditto: Same for Baby Blues as for Zits Pierced. I wasn't so lucky with this one, because I had it pre-ordered. When I go it, my surprise was huge! Another rehash! I have every sketchbook, so I got stuck with this rip-off. Again, shame on you. At least, have the nerve to call it a treasury.