Frazz 3.1416: A Frazz Collection

Get 'Frazz'led

From carpet stains to low voter turnout, Bryson Elementary School janitor Edwin Frazier, known as "Frazz," tackles a host of new issues in this installment of the Frazz collection, Frazz 3.1416 (Andrews McMeel Publishing, $12.99). Cartoonist Jef Mallett combines elements of slapstick humor and goofy pranks with a deeper social commentary to produce a comic strip that makes Frazz entertaining to readers of all ages and myriad senses of humor.

Rarely found out of the company of friend and student prodigy Caulfield, the dynamic duo's opposing yet similar personalities rev up the comedic charm, with Frazz's penchant to find wisdom in anything, and Caulfield's penchant to take Frazz's wisdom out of context.

Watch as Frazz 3.1416 delves into:

• Frazz's budding romance with first grade teacher Miss Jane Plainwell
• Caulfield's further shenanigans to pester his no-nonsense teacher Mrs. Olsen
• Everyday challenges of elementary school life, from dull classes and never ending homework to snow days that never seem to happen and uncrackable substitute teachers

Whether he is philosophizing with students or faculty, training for the triathlon, writing a new hit song or cleaning up the coffee stain in the teacher's lounge, Frazz makes his way through the book with style and good humor, encouraging learning inside and outside the classroom. In fact, readers themselves might even pick up a new vocabulary word or two along the way—terms such as diaphanous, abattoir and furlong all make appearances. It's no wonder that the children of Bryson Elementary once said they wanted to be janitors when they grew up.

©2008 Jef Mallett. Distributed by United Feature Syndicate.

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About Jef Mallett

Jef Mallett began reading comics at an early age, later writing a daily cartoon during high school for the newspaper Pioneer in Big Rapids, Mich. Since then, he has worked as a cartoonist, art director and editorial cartoonist for eight daily newspapers, and also wrote and illustrated the children's book Dangerous Dan. Like his character Frazz, Jef is very dedicated to cycling. He currently lives in Lansing, Mich. with his wife, Patty.

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Frazz 3.1416: A Frazz Collection

By: Jef Mallett
ISBN: 978-0-7407-7739-4
Format: Paperback: 8 1/2 X 9, 128 pages
Price: $12.99 ($14.50 Canada)