I Had a Frightmare!

This book is truly refreshing -- like jumping off a tall building on a sweltering summer day and enjoying the cool breeze all the way down. I was intrigued at first by the title "Frightmare" -- so "out of the box", so "new millenium". I would have been duly impressed with "I Had A Nightmare", but "Frightmare" turned my thoughts all around. With "Nightmare" it's quite clear WHEN the dream occurred, but not the emotions felt by the person having the dream. (Although I couldn't help but wonder if a person-for instance someone working a nightshift at a convenience store-who sleeps primarily during the daytime had a bad dream during that time (the day) would it be a DAYmare?? Who can say for certain -- but I think Bil Keane clearly resolved that issue when he created the word "Frightmare". Day or night -- it really doesn't matter, does it? It's a dream, and it's frightening. Think about it! Thanks Bil!! Keep on writing and I'll keep on reading!!!!

Bil Keane delivers to us a wonderfully created comic story, of the fabulously famous: Family Circus! He delights us with hilarious lines ("Read faster, Mommy, I can't stay awake much longer.") that remind us of when we were children. The drawings are fairly well done, and it's one of those books you can just finish in one sitting. A funny line is: "This is my favorite pie, Mommy! What kind is it?"It just goes to prove that we all have a little bit of kiddishness inside of us (Don't be silly, Dolly. They're freckles, not age spots."). It's a fun read, and if you don't like it, it certainly won't waste too much of your time if you're an avid reader, seeing as how it's only roughly around 50 pages (there are no page numbers).So, enjoy! ("No, Grandma is ON Social Security, she's not a security guard.")

I was really pleased by Keane's output this time around. He keeps his illustrations and subject matter simple, and are never off-colour. Thusly, the whole family is able to appreciate his works. The Family Circus is a great source of amusement for me, and it is also some thing that I am able to share with my children. We enjoy many laughs together over it.

This man is so prolific! Hes been drawing the family Circus for decades now! This reminds me so much of what American life is all about, each cartoon does. Those ghosts are so funny, and so are the little children's malapropisms. Bill Keane does poignantly capture the American family's essence.

This is certainly a fine compendium of wit and good olde-fashioned homespun American lore that I can read to my children.