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Publisher

Andrews, McMeel & Parker

Pub. Date

Language

English

Description

A collection of "Far Side" cartoons featuring a variety of animals and people.

2) My Perfect Life

Author

Barry, Lynda

Publisher

Drawn & Quarterly

Pub. Date

2022

Language

English

Formats

Description

Big Nate (Andrews McMeel Pub.)
Big Nate Comics

Collected from the strip Ernie Pook's Comeek, which was serialized in alternative weeklies across the continent, My Perfect Life captures the moment when Lynda Barry finds the perfect balance in longer-form storytelling between the bellyaching laughs and the brutal reality checks. Along with the 2022 release Come Over Come Over, this collection continues to spotlight the life of teenager Maybonne Mullen. She suffers through the utterly relatable insults...

3) Great Minds Think Alike

Author

Peirce, Lincoln

Series

Language

English

Formats

Description

Mental Health - Nonfiction
Mental Health Awareness Month (ADULTS)

Nate Wright is a wisecracking 11-year-old who knows he's destined for greatness. Nate's a sixth-grade chess prodigy, a self-described genius, and the all-time record holder for detentions in school history. He's often in hot water with his teachers and classmates, but Nate's winning personality and can-do attitude always make him a big hit with readers.

4) Solutions and other problems

Author

Brosh, Allie

Publisher

Gallery Books

Pub. Date

2020.

Language

English

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Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

Solutions and Other Problems includes humorous stories from Allie Brosh's childhood; the adventures of her very bad animals; merciless dissection of her own character flaws; incisive essays on grief, loneliness, and powerlessness; as well as reflections on the absurdity of modern life.

5) Animals should definitely not wear clothing

Author

Barrett, Judi

Publisher

Atheneum

Pub. Date

2012.

Language

English

Description

Pictures of animals wearing clothes show why this would be a ridiculous custom for them to adopt.

6) Lots more animals should definitely not wear clothing

Author

Barrett, Judi

Publisher

Atheneum Books For Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division

Pub. Date

[2018]

Language

English

Description

From the bestselling duo behind Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs comes the long-awaited sequel to Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing, which shows us a hilarious new group of animals that shouldn't, ever ever ever, dress like humans. Everyone knows that snakes and billy goats and walruses should definitely not wear clothing, but there are actually lots more animals that should definitely not wear clothing ... Because a frog might jump out...

7) Big Mushy Happy Lump: A Sarah's Scribbles Collection

Author

Andersen, Sarah

Series

Sarah's scribbles

Publisher

Andrews McMeel Publishing

Language

English

Formats

Description

Sarah Andersen's hugely popular, world-famous Sarah's Scribbles comics are for those of us who boast bookstore-ready bodies and Netflix-ready hair, who are always down for all-night reading-in-bed parties and extremely exclusive after-hour one-person music festivals.

In addition to the most recent Sarah's Scribbles fan favorites and dozens of all-new comics, this volume contains illustrated personal essays on Sarah's real-life

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8) It's So Magic

Author

Barry, Lynda

Publisher

Drawn & Quarterly

Pub. Date

2022

Language

English

Formats

Description

Maybonne Mullen is "riding on a bummer" according to her little sister, Marlys. As much as teenage Maybonne prays and tries she just can't connect to the magic of living. How can she when there's so much upheaval at home and school, not to mention the world at large? And yet Marlys always seems able to tap into it. In It's So Magic, the Mullen family dynamics are in flux. Uncle John makes a brief return to town to the delight of the girls. Freddy...

9) The far side gallery: 4

Author

Publisher

Andrews McMeel Publishing

Pub. Date

[1993]

Language

English

Description

This is a compilation of cartoons from three best-selling Far Side collections--Wildlife Preserves, Weiner Dog Art, and Unnatural Selections--featuring more than 20 full-color pages.

10) Send help!: a collection of marooned cartoons

Publisher

Little, Brown and Company

Pub. Date

2021.

Language

English

Description

Older Americans Month - Nonfiction

This one goes out to all you castaways out there...whether on a desert island or a video call... Whether you're feeling marooned in too-close quarters with family or a loved one, are frantically dreaming up ways to escape from your own work-from-home island, or are simply feeling nostalgic for palm trees and sand, this hilarious collection of desert island cartoons is sure to make you smile. Curated by New Yorker cartoonists Jon Adams and Ellis Rosen,...

11) You're only old once!

Author

Seuss, Dr

Series

Classic Seuss

Language

English

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Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

A man goes through a hilarious battery of tests at his annual checkup. This book on what it's like to get older is ideal for Seuss fans of advanced years.

12) The far side gallery: 2

Author

Publisher

Andrews, McMeel & Parker

Pub. Date

[1986]

Language

English

13) The far side gallery: 5

Author

Publisher

Andrews McMeel Publishing

Pub. Date

[1995]

Language

English

Description

Big Nate (Andrews McMeel Pub.)
Big Nate Comics

Offers a compilation of selected cartoons from "Cows of Our Planet, " "The Chickens Are Restless, " and "The Curse of Madame C."

14) Welcome to My World

Author

Peirce, Lincoln

Series

Publisher

Andrews McMeel Publishing

Language

English

Formats

Description

Nate Wright's life is just like his locker—it's full of surprises. The monstrous Mrs. Godfrey springs a pop quiz on Nate AND his grandparents. His horoscope predicts bad news for Nate's soccer career. And worst of all, he's forced to cut back on his beloved Cheez Doodles. It's enough to drive any kid crazy. Luckily, Nate's not just any kid. He's the ultimate sixth-grade survivor. When everything's falling apart, he finds a way to hold it

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15) Et tu, Brute?: the deaths of the Roman emperors

Author

Novak, Jason

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

Pub. Date

2018.

Language

English

Description

"A wry cartoonist's bloody romp through Roman history. Being an emperor in ancient Rome was a dangerous business. Most of the nearly 100 emperors from the dawn of the Roman empire to its fall died violently--often the victims of assassination, battle wounds, or gruesome maladies. A sly work of cartoon history, with a touch of Edward Gorey's dark wit, Et Tu, Brute? is an irreverent, illustrated compendium of the deaths of all the Roman emperors"--...

16) Death wins a goldfish: reflections from a grim reaper's year-long sabbatical

Author

Rea, Brian

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Pub. Date

[2019]

Language

English

Description

"Accompany Death on his mandatory yearlong sabbatical with these thoughtful, humorous illustrations from Brian Rea"-- Provided by publisher. Death is on the clock day and night; he never calls in sick or takes a day off. So what happens when Human Resources forces Death to take all his unused vacation days at once? Rea takes us on a peak inside Death's diary as he documents his yearlong sabbatical, from skydiving to online dating. -- adapted from...

17) I feel bad

Author

Auslander, Orli

Publisher

Blue Rider Press

Pub. Date

[2017]

Language

English

Description

Cryptid Club (Sarah Andersen)

"In a series of 100 illustrations with accompanying text, Orli Auslander has captured a mood and emotional ambivalence that will be all too familiar for readers: trying to be the best wife, mother, and friend she can be, while simultaneously feeling shitty about virtually everything she does. Confronting her daily experience with dark humor and brilliant and brutal honesty, she shows us how being an overindulgent mother makes her feel as terrible...

18) Cryptid Club

Author

Andersen, Sarah

Series

Publisher

Andrews McMeel Publishing

Language

English

Formats

Description

The latest from New York Times bestselling, Goodread's Choice Award-winning, Eisner Award-nominated and Ringo Award-winning author Sarah Andersen is a delightful peek into the secret social lives of some of the world's most fascinating, monstrous, and mysterious creatures.
Do you hate social gatherings? Dodge cameras? Enjoy staying up just a little too late at night? You might have more in common with your local cryptid than you...

19) The essential Calvin and Hobbes: a Calvin and Hobbes treasury

Author

Watterson, Bill

Publisher

Andrews McMeel Publishing

Pub. Date

[2015]

Language

English

Description

Presents the humorous adventures of a six-year-old boy and his stuffed tiger.

20) Ozy and Millie

Author

Simpson, Dana

Series

Ozy and Millie volume 1

Publisher

Andrews McMeel Publishing

Pub. Date

[2018]

Language

English

Description