I Shouldn't Have to Scream More Than Once!!!

I got it in acceptable condition, or good, I can't remember, but it's really nice anyways; I'm getting my sister a collection of these books for Christmas this year for a Secret Santa gift

Some of the best humor is based on exaggeration and this book is an example. It is a collection of cartoons from the Baby Blues syndicated column and they are funny, although you have to approach them with a lack of literalness. All parents will recognize the circumstances depicted in the cartoons, although for their sake, I hope their experiences are not so extreme. My favorite is one where dad is coaching a soccer team and at the end, he falls down exhausted and says, "Coaching is just parenting with a whistle." As a former soccer coach, I could relate to that one. Read it for fun and don't take it too seriously.

This is probably the funniest cartoon book ever published. With a drawing style to match even the best output of R.F. Outcault, Cliff Sterret, and Winsor McCay, it is also one of the most visually absorbing, seeming to involve more than just sight but also to draw in the other four senses as well for an unparalleled experience of sheer comic-strip ecstasy.

This book had my husband and I laughing uncontrollably on a number of occasions... We have three children under seven and thoroughly enjoyed this inciteful and humorous vision of life with little kids... Reality in most households is that bright, healthy, active children DO a lot of the things portrayed in this book. Moms that stay home DO have days like that. Dad's do become speed-bumps when they lay on the living room floor. Just TRY to have a tender moment in any room there is a child! Believe it or not, making fun of these incidents is PART OF THE JOY of parenting. The ability to laugh at yourself and your kids while you are shaping them into respectfull, compassionate, responsible adults is a key ingredient to staying sane. And it is a blessing and a gift that these authors remind us that we are not alone in our challenges with our kids. If you haven't had children..... the rewards are great! Remember: this comic was created to make you LAUGH not to scare you or present what life with kids should or shouldn't be... it's just reflection on the dishevled moments of parent hood....So relax... And have a great laugh.

...and I'm not certain if "Baby Blues" makes me glad of that fact, or make me yearn to share in some of the joys of parenthood. No matter your parenting state (or lack thereof), the trials, tribulations and adventures of the MacPherson clan are worth the time to dip into. You will laugh, you will wince, and sometimes you'll even be touched by this strip.

I havent read it but it is baby blues so it gets 5 stars