It's the Thought That Counts: For Better or for Worse 15th Anniversary Collection [Paperback]

Lynn Johnston (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1994

For years and years, Lynn Johnston has entertained, enlightened, and educated the world about the delights and disappointments of family life. Her strip is poignant and funny--and very often, universal. She captures a mother's frustration at an unruly teenager, a father's surprise in a growing daughter, and kids' various views about their future as they grow up.

In It's the Thought That Counts, For Better or For Worse looks back on many of the series' high points through Lynn's hand-picked selection of color Sundays: the unexpected birth of baby April in 1991; the daring revelation that teenage family friend Lawrence was gay; the fear that comes with aging parents. The collection also includes those quietly funny moments in families: a father and his kids romping with abandon; a closet full of clothes that no longer span a middle-aged girth; a teenage son's first experience with a crush.

Lynn Johnston fashioned the Patterson family after her own lively brood. Her real life experiences--divorce, childbirth, pets, and parents--show through in her work in the most wise and wonderful ways. Even better, this anniversary book contains Johnston's comments about some of her favorite strips in an amusing and informative narrative.

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About the Author

Lynn Johnston was born in Collingwood, Ontario, and grew up in British Columbia. Today, she lives in Corbeil, Ontario. In 1985 Lynn was the first woman to receive a Reuben Award for Cartoonist of the Year from the National Cartoonists Society. She has also received the Order of Canada and claims a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.

Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing; Original edition (August 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0836217624
• ISBN-13: 978-0836217629
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,072,151 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lynn Johnston lives in Corbeil, Ontario, Canada. She was the first woman to win the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year in 1985. In the summer of 2008, she was inducted into the "Giants of the North," the Canadian Cartoonists Hall of Fame.
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars See the best of 15 years of For Better or For Worse, May 1, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: It's the Thought That Counts: For Better or for Worse 15th Anniversary Collection (Paperback)

For Better or For Worse is one of my favourite comic strips. I can't wait to read it every day on the World Wide Web when I get up in the morning.

This collection takes a look back at 15 years of one of the most-loved comic strips of all time, with commentary from Johnston herself. And some of her insights are very interesting.

If you're looking to laugh, cry and take a stroll down memory lane, take a copy of this book.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Work of Art, January 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: It's the Thought That Counts: For Better or for Worse 15th Anniversary Collection (Paperback)

"For Better Or For Worse" is one of the greatest portraits of a family to ever grace the English language. This book is a wonderful look back at fifteen years of wit, warmth, sadness, and joy. In her work, Johnston doesn't flinch at telling us honestly how she views the world and her readers are all much the better for it. To read about the Pattersons is to read about life.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love it more than any comic strip!, April 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: It's the Thought That Counts: For Better or for Worse 15th Anniversary Collection (Paperback)

I love Lynn's work, because I, as a mother of three, can easily relate to it, and pretend that Ellie is me. My kids love it to, and often borrow it from me. For Better Or For Worse it a great strip for all ages.