There Goes My Baby! (A for Better Or Worse Collection) [Paperback]

Lynn Johnston (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1993 | Series: A for Better Or Worse Collection

This collection includes the cartoon's trademarks--the foibles of teenagers, terrors of tots, and trials of marriage--and also features hilarious comic daring to more series issues, such as a friend's revelation that he is gay.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing; Original edition (August 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0836217233
• ISBN-13: 978-0836217230
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #529,461 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 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Johnstons best collections., May 5, 2001

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"mooshoo2000" (A Comfy Couch) - See all my reviews

This review is from: There Goes My Baby! (A for Better Or Worse Collection) (Paperback)

Not only did this book hold the expected humor and comedy, but also one of Johnstons most controversial stories. Lawrence reveals something about himself that no one would have guessed. A powerful series which took my breath away. This characteristically serious-with-tinges-of-humor strip is the best in it's league. It will truly go down as a classic.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best FBorFW Collection, March 14, 2004

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Tara-Chan "Eclectic Prax" (South Korea) - See all my reviews

This review is from: There Goes My Baby! (A for Better Or Worse Collection) (Paperback)

I've always read FBorFW in the newspaper, but didn't quite get into the spirit of the collections till a couple years earlier. I'm glad I got absorbed into it. While I love the other comic strips out there, I like the ones where the character age with time. FBorFW is definitely that kind of strips.

It was really an joy to see all the character develop over time. The Patterson family really portray a "normal" family. While I adore them, with the exception of April in some cases, I really wished Lynn would make a separate collection for the supporting characters. Especially Lawrence, Gordon, Brian, and Weed. I really like this collection especially because of Lawrence.

Lawrence, one of Michael's best friend, is revealed to be something no one would have guessed. It indeed is controversial, but the way Lynn wrote it, it had sincerity and sympathy in the whole story. I read about some trouble she went through doing this strip, but in the end I think it is one of her best strips out there, along with Farley's death, and Michael and Deanna's reunion.

I mainly like the strip because of the Lawrence story. To me... this is the turning point for Michael and his crew. The milestone where everything finally comes to place. That's why this is probably my favourite collection for FBorFW.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!, July 2, 2001

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Lauri (Home) - See all my reviews

This review is from: There Goes My Baby! (A for Better Or Worse Collection) (Paperback)

This book was one of my favorites. It came full of surprises, and belly-aching laughs. One of my fave issues in this book was when Liz tries smoking. It was a very realistic issue which I felt many could actually relate to. I definitely recommend this book to whoever wants laughs and a couple of sympathetic tears.