Product Description

"Artist Kirkman and writer Scott obviously know about parenting. You can see it in every installment of the true-to-life strip they create." --Cartoon Opportunities

Darryl and Wanda MacPherson have come a long way since little Zoe was born. Back then, they agonized over Wanda's transition from career woman to stay-at-home mom. They struggled with the great breast-feeding-in-public debate. They learned that mommy spit was the universal solvent and determined those all-important child-safe cuss words. These days, they're more mature, more experienced. With Zoe now playing the big sister to baby Hammie--who's started to walk--the MacPhersons are calm parental units.

Don't be too sure! In If I'm a Stay-At-Home Mom..., Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott show us the reality of Darryl and Wanda's world. Consider what the MacPhersons found out: one four-year-old voice is louder than 200 adult voices in a crowded restaurant; a flushing toilet and the word "Oops!" (heard together) produce more anxiety than any sounds in nature; and bribery is not only not wrong, it's totally necessary.

Kirkman and Scott perfectly illustrate the never-ending mayhem that surrounds everything from toys to vegetable consumption and the boundless love for the creature who just smeared lipstick on her baby brother. Parents and nonparents flock to Baby Blues because it expresses the genuine challenges in parenting with sidesplitting humor. Since it was launched in 1990, this strip has become the definitive voice for those who have abandoned clean homes, extra money, and sanity in order to raise their lovable little ones.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #601602 in Books
• Published on: 1999-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780836278453
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

About the Author
Rick Kirkman of Phoenix, Ariz., and Jerry Scott of San Luis Obispo, Calif., launched Baby Blues in 1990 and have spent the years since 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 Cartoonist Society.

Customer Reviews

Please don't ever retire!
I started this strip several years ago, went back and read it from the start, and absolutely love it! It is one of my all-time favorite strips along with CALVIN AND HOBBES. If Mr. Kirkman and Mr. Scott take the suggestion that another reader-reviewer has made and retire, I promise that I'll throw a fist-pounding, foot-kicking, ear-numbing temper tantrum worthy of Zoe and Hammie combined! :)

Seriously though, BABY BLUES is wonderful entertainment. When I think of all the adventures in parenting that Darryl and Wanda have had over the years (from visits with Santa to visits to Cowboy Monkey Band Land) I just start giggling in fond remembrance. Someday I hope I can be half the parent these two are!

Read BABY BLUES. It's a feel-good treat that never gets sappy.

Another Hit!!!
The creators of Baby Blues have done it again! They bring the humorous side to family life alive! Wanda, Darrel, Zoe and Hammie are back to tickle your funny bone. If you read the daily strips and or a collector of comic strip art don't miss this latest installment of the McPherson family. Kirkman and Scott have a real touch what is going on in the American family. Hmm wonder where they get their ideas from? Can you guess? So I hope anyone who has kids and those who don't will buy this book....its well worth it! Thanks from Las Vegas NT

Baby Blues...what else to say?
we love the Baby Blues comics and this one is very funny...recommended to all parents (or parents-to-be)