The Enchanting Rose: A Rose is Rose Collection [Paperback]

Don Wimmer (Author), Pat Brady (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2007

When Rose is Rose creator Pat Brady and cartoonist Don Wimmer present the lives of the Gumbo family, they reveal everyday life at its most extraordinary. From the Gumbos sharing a simple family moment to Pasquale warding off a bathtub drain monster to Rose morphing into her alter ego biker chick persona Vicki, Rose is Rose takes simple moments in everyday life and elevates them into lasting lessons.

Lauded for his work on the strip, Brady received the 2004 Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year by the National Cartoonists Society. After two decades of creating every Rose is Rose strip himself, Brady has shifted the strip's writing and drawing duties to Don Wimmer. This book marks the second Rose is Rose collection to feature the talents of Don Wimmer with Brady's creation.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Pat Brady started submitting strips to newspapers at age 11. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1969 and created Rose is Rose in 1984. He lives in Ill.

Don Wimmer began contributing to Rose is Rose in 2004, following a 14-year stint as the artist for Ripley's Believe It or Not! He holds a degree in visual communications from Kean University and lives in New Jersey.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing (April 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0740765558
• ISBN-13: 978-0740765551
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,118,073 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Pat Brady began submitting comic strips to newspapers at age 11. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1969 and created "Rose is Rose" in 1984. In 2004 Pat won the National Cartoonists Society's "Reuben Award" for "Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year." He lives in Illinois.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The strip has changed, February 23, 2008

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Robert Whitaker Sirignano "Robert WS--" (Directly above the center of the earth) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Enchanting Rose: A Rose is Rose Collection (Paperback)

I was wondering why the strip has altered so much in the past year or two. It's gotten downright sappy, the artwork has gotten flabby and the writing has gone downhill. What used to be interesting but cute has gotten annoying. The frequent "have to tilt the book to read the strip" shows a lack of discipline for the format.

Sorry. I liked it when only Brady was doing the strip.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another nice collection for Rose fans, June 10, 2007

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G. BARTO (Los Gatos, CA) - See all my reviews
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With the hand-off of Rose from Pat Brady to Don Wimmer, a few of the old standbys - Vickie the Biker and Pasquale's guardian angel in battle mode, especially - seem a bit over-used, and it would be nice to see a little bit more of the simple, everyday humor the strip shows at its best. That said, there are some fresh twists on the stock sequences, and this collection is, as always, filled with sweetness and fun. Rose fans will enjoy, though those who are trying to win converts to the strip should offer an older collection as an introduction for those not familiar with Rose.

5.0 out of 5 stars Funtastic book!, July 11, 2009

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Laura K. Van Cleave "Laura K. Van Cleave" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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I just love Rose is Rose. It has a little religion (Pasquale's Guardian Angel), a little romance, a little fun with the animals...just a lot of fun to read! Everyone needs an escape - I'll take mine in the form of Rose is Rose, thanks...!