A collection of Calvin and Hobbes cartoons. The author won the 1986 Reuben Award as Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year and has also illustrated Something Under the Bed is Drooling , Scientific Progress Goes Boink and Weirdos From Another Planet. Spaceman Spliff, Stupendous Man, the ferocious tiger Hobbes, and the rest of Calvin's imaginary friends return in this book. Other books featuring these characters include Something Under the Bed is Drooling, Weirdos from Another Planet and Scientific Progress Goes Boink. View More...
This omnibus edition contains much of Norman Thelwell’s invaluable advice to aspiring equestrians on how to get into the saddle and stay there; each item is illustrated with inimitable and deadly clarity. From the first publication of Angels on Horseback in 1957, the Thelwell pony entered the language— and the libraries of horse-lovers everywhere. The angels inAngels on Horseback are children, but there is plenty here about their parents. Both for those who know Thelwell, and for those who have not met him before, this book is a savory at all times—but especially after attending a gymkha... View More...
Gymkhana. Penelope. Thelwell Goes West. The master of advice on all forms of equitation returns in Gymkhana, a classic and much-loved cartoon selection. Norman Thelwell’s work has been beloved of children and equestrian for decades, and his popularity seems set to continue. Then, taking a break from the familiar catastrophes of the gymkhana and the trials of Penelope and her beloved, but irascible, Kipper, Norman Thelwell slips on a stetson, leaps into the saddle from the upstairs window of the Golden Nugget Saloon and heads west. An unflinching student of pony psychology, Nor... View More...
Since their debut in Punch over forty years ago, Norman Thelwell's cartoons and drawings have delighted millions of people all over the world. His portrayals of sporting pursuits, human beings at play, the life of the countryside, and, of course, ponies, are the products of a unique comic genius and are as popular today as they ever were. View More...
