Children at Play

This is a very good, intelligent, witty and offbeat family sort of comic strip that combines elements of "Peanuts", "Heart of the City", "One Big Happy","Frazz" and several others. It has a quirky combination of innocence and sophistication all its own, and one aspect I quite like is that the parents seem to be pretty cool - that is, they seem unconcerned by Alice and Petey's odd mannerisms, because they love them without qualification and are confident that the rest of the world will eventually see in them the wonderful qualities that they see... and if the world doesn't come around, so what? This is very nearly a great strip, and I think the only thing that blocks that judgement is longevity and stability; this is still a pretty young show more strip. But so far I am quite impressed. show less

The intro by Mo Willems is the best intro ever for a book. It sets the tone for the strips featured in the collection. I laughed and reread sections of it. Do not check this book out the libray. You will not want to return it once you have finished reading it.

Awesome comic.