Peace of Mind is a Blanket that Purrs: A Rose is Rose ® Book [Hardcover]

Pat Brady (Author)

Book Description

Series: Rose Is Rose | Publication Date: April 1, 1998

With a warm mixture of fantasy and reality, "Rose is Rose" presents the Gumbo family and the magic in their everyday life. It stars child-at-heart Rose, her "decent Neanderthal" husband Jimbo, and their anything-but-precocious son Pasquale. Nominated for Best Newspaper Comic Strip of 1993 and 1995, "Rose is Rose" is loved by cartoonists as well as readers in more than 400 newspapers. "Peanuts" creator Charles Schultz says, "Ever since 'Rose is Rose' began, I have been one of its most ardent admirers."

Peace of Mind is a Blanket that Purrs is a warm and charming gift book that reminds us of the securities that Pasquale -- and all young children--find in life.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (April 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558536159
• ISBN-13: 978-1558536159
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #273,320 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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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Author's comments, June 23, 1998

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[e-mail] (Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Peace of Mind is a Blanket that Purrs: A Rose is Rose ® Book (Hardcover)

Author's note: I'm very proud of this book, and it's important that readers understand that this is not a collection of reprinted Rose is Rose comic strips. This is a colorful, 128-page hard cover "gift book" presenting a series of 64 new, never-before-published drawings and thoughts on the subject of peace of mind, with the art featuring Rose is Rose characters Rose, Jimbo, Pasquale and Peekaboo, and is unabashedly derivative of early Charles Schulz books. While a few of the drawings are based on past Rose strips, all the art is 100% new from cover to cover. I hope you like it. : ) Pat Brady

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A simple way to make you smile!!, June 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Peace of Mind is a Blanket that Purrs: A Rose is Rose ® Book (Hardcover)

This book if full of original pictures and phrases, yet follows the themes of the comic strip as any fan would expect! The picture on the cover and the title is what first grabbed me...and there's much more of that warm, fuzzy feeling inside! It's really worth the money to have a little treasure like this at home.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a comic strip collection, June 1, 1998

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M. L. Vezie (Hyde Park, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Peace of Mind is a Blanket that Purrs: A Rose is Rose ® Book (Hardcover)

This book is actually a children's book (in the "Goodnight, Moon" genre), with drawings from his strips and captions on the theme, "Peace of Mind is ..." (for example, "Peace of mind is pajamas still warm from the dryer", with a picture of Pasquale in the throws of a pajamas-still-warm-from-the-dryer high). For what it is, it's nice. But just don't expect a collection of strips. I was expecting his latest strips, and was disappointed.