Encyclopedias Brown and White: A FoxTrot Collection [Paperback]

Bill Amend (Author)

Book Description

Series: Foxtrot Collection | Publication Date: September 6, 2001

FoxTrot cartoonist Bill Amend once again proves his knack for finding humor in everyday family life with his latest collection, Encyclopedias Brown and White. Not that any more proof needs to be offered. After all, more than 1,000 newspapers worldwide publish FoxTrot, and there are over two million copies of the strip's books in circulation. Encyclopedias Brown and White is the latest saga of the funny and frantic Fox family-composed of parents Roger and Andy, their two ego-centric teenagers Peter and Paige, 10-year old brainiac Jason, and pet iguana Quincy. The title plot finds Jason and Marcus donning detective hats in order to track down Phoebe's missing camp journal and clear their names. Wading through its funny 128 pages, long-time and new readers alike will gain a full appreciation for why fans have been raving about the strip for years.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Bill Amend is a graduate of Amherst College with a degree in physics. His comic strip, FoxTrot, debuted April 10, 1988, and has spawned 21 best-selling book collections. Amend lives in the Midwest.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing; Original edition (September 6, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0740718509
• ISBN-13: 978-0740718502
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,069,732 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Bill Amend and his wife and two children call the Midwest home. He is a graduate of Amherst College with a degree in physics. In 1998, FoxTrot was syndicated. When he's not drawing his strip and making people laugh, he can be found tinkering with computers and playing video games.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "If you're in a jam, call JAM." An Excellent Collection, February 8, 2003

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Michael Crane (Orland Park, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Encyclopedias Brown and White: A FoxTrot Collection (Paperback)

Whenever I am down or am just having the worst day in the world, I usually need to read or watch something funny. A lot of times I read comics like Calvin and Hobbes and FoxTrot. FoxTrot is always funny and is able to get more than a laugh or two out of me. Here is another excellent FoxTrot collection by the great Bill Amend; "Encyclopedias Brown and White."

There's more chaos and insanity going on in the Fox household than ever before. Jason is aggravating his sister, Paige, Roger is driving his wife up the wall, and Peter is eating just about anything he can get his hands on. They are still just as outrageous as ever and can still surprise us even when we think they can't do any better.

Some of the stuff you will find in this collection:
*Peter's cell phone
*Detectives Jason and Marcus tries to solve a crime
*Roger and his homemade wine
*Paige's Robo-Pup
*Varsity e-football (wha?)
*Nosecracker dreams, and much more!

I found this collection of FoxTrot comics to be extremely funny and entertaining. Amend never ceases to be funny and is always looking for something new and clever to write. These collections are also very easy to read over and over again, without it losing any of it's humor. Jason driving his sister insane is always fun to see!

So if you love FoxTrot, then "Encyclopedias Brown and White" is the one for you. Filled with witty humor, outrageous situations, and memorable lines, this is a great read for anyone who's looking for a little humor and entertainment.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great small book!, May 2, 2002

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Pedro (V.N.Gaia Portugal) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Encyclopedias Brown and White: A FoxTrot Collection (Paperback)

The second surprise I found when I got this book was is ize. I was expecting the, now, standard size for cartoons books and found this. I loved the size. The first surprise was the book story line. Hilarious!!! FUN FROM BEGIN TO THE LAST STRIP!!!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just how I remember it!, February 4, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Encyclopedias Brown and White: A FoxTrot Collection (Paperback)

I've been a fan of Fox Trot since Peter Fox and I were both the same age...and that was a while ago...What is great about this comic strip is that the humor comes from the relationships the characters have with each other. Also, although obviously amplified, many of the premises for the situations are very believable (I, like Jason, had a secret crush- and swore to slug the boy if he ever told, when I was around 10...or was it last year?...um...); these characters go beyond typical stereotypes and have clearly defined characteristics- Amend makes sure the little details, such as the silly posters hanging in their rooms, help convey his characters' personalities. My favorite, of course, is Jason, but I can identify with all of them: Paige, Peter, Roger and Andy, Marcus, Nicole, Denise and Steve...Even Ms. O'Malley!
The Camp Foxtrot collection is probably my favorite, but all the others do not lag behind. This collection brings back the friends Jason made at Camp Bohrmore in an exciting whoddunit (complete with bubble-making pipe).
You can tell Amend has fun doing this (keep an eye out for all the newspaper headlines featuring the successful exploits of a certain cartoonist)- and is a great observer, too.