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Calvin and Hobbes (Volume 1) Paperback – January 6, 1987
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"Most people who write comic dialogue for minors demonstrate surprisingly little feel for—or faith in—the original source material, that is, childhood, in all its unfettered and winsome glory. It is in this respect that Bill Watterson has proved as unusual as his feckless creations, Calvin and Hobbes. Watterson is the reporter who's gotten it right; childhood as it actually is."—Garry Trudeau, from the Foreword
This is the first collection of the classic comic strip that features Calvin, a rambunctious 6-year-old boy, and his stuffed tiger, Hobbes, who comes charmingly to life. Filled with a mix of Watterson’s standard and full-page Sunday strips, this collection is sure to please fans and newcomers alike.
- Print length128 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherAndrews McMeel Publishing
- Publication dateJanuary 6, 1987
- Dimensions8.5 x 0.4 x 8.8 inches
- ISBN-100836220889
- ISBN-13978-0836220889
- Lexile measureGN480L
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- Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing; 14th PRINTING edition (January 6, 1987)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 128 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0836220889
- ISBN-13 : 978-0836220889
- Lexile measure : GN480L
- Item Weight : 12 ounces
- Dimensions : 8.5 x 0.4 x 8.8 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #3,801 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Bill Watterson is the creator of Calvin and Hobbes, one of the most popular and well-regarded cartoon strips of the twentieth century. Calvin and Hobbes appeared in newspapers from November 1985 until Watterson's retirement in 1996.
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The biggest difference I've seen is in my younger son. When I tried reading other books with them at bed time, he'd always wander off or start playing with something else. With Calvin & Hobbes, not only does he stay put (miracle!), but he asks questions about what all the big words mean, and he shocked me the other day when I came across him reading one of these books. Voluntarily. On purpose. With access to plenty of other things to play with.
So yeah, definitely worth buying!
This book collects about the first year of strips; all in chronological order and in black and white. The content itself deserves 5 stars, it was truly a great strip right from the start.
I only wish the book could've been designed a little better. The book is sqaure shaped, and the Sunday strips don't fit on the page very comfortably. The panels have to re-arranged to fit on the page, and it leaves really wide margins. Plus, the border and the title is missing around the first panel of every Sunday strip. Not a huge problem, as the strips are still complete, but it does lead me to question why the designers settled on a square shaped book.
I recommend that people buy "Essential Calvin and Hobbes" instead, which is only a few dollars extra. It includes every strip from this collection, and every strip from the second collection "Something Under the Bed is Drooling", with all the Sunday strips in full color.
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These little books are adorable, and a must for completing the collection!


