The Day Phonics Kicked In: Baby Blues Goes Back to School

Back to School

Never thought a comic strip could be educational? Think again. Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott teach us a thing or two in their brand new and highly intelligent collection, The Day Phonics Kicked In: Baby Blues Goes Back to School (Andrews McMeel Publishing, $12.99).

With an international fan base of roughly 40 million and book sales in excess of one million, Baby Blues appears in more than 1,100 newspapers and 20 periodicals. And for this 24th Baby Blues scrapbook collection, Kirkman and Scott scoured for the best of their school-related strips.

Whether they're sitting at the kitchen table with their noses in a book or bringing home notes from a weary teacher, the MacPherson kids are tackling school with a vengeance. Zoe's smart (or smart-aleck) personality is sure to entertain, and Hammie is a bona fide wise guy. While Darryl and Wanda might blow a fuse, it's lucky for us there's more Baby Blues.

Who knew first-grade homework could stump parents? Or that baby Wren could be used for show-and-tell? You'll learn tons from these brainy babies, and won't forget to laugh. The Day Phonics Kicked In In gets an A+ for reading, writing, and hilarity.

About Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott

Rick Kirkman of Phoenix, AZ, and Jerry Scott of San Luis Obispo, CA, launched Baby Blues in 1990 and have spent the following years getting the strip "just right." Jerry also writes the award-winning comic strip Zits and has received a Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year by the National Cartoonists Society.

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The Day Phonics Kicked In: Baby Blues Goes Back to School

By: Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott
ISBN: 978-0-7407-7738-7
Format: Paperback: 8 ½ x 9, 128 pages
Price: $12.99 ($14.50 Canada)