Barnaby Volume Four: 4: 1948-1949 - Hardcover

Crockett Johnson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1683961129 ISBN 13: 9781683961123

Publisher: Fantagraphics, 2021

Synopsis

Volume Four collects 1948-1949; the misadventures of five-year-old Barnaby Baxter and his Fairy Godfather J.J. O'Malley continue. The true magic of Barnaby resides in its canny mix of fantasy and satire, amplified by the understated elegance of Crockett Johnson's clean, spare art. It combines of Johnson's sly wit and O'Malley s amiable windbaggery, a child's feeling of wonder and an adult's wariness, highly literate jokes and a keen eye for the ridiculous. Designed by Daniel Clowes (Patience, Wilson), it includes scholarly material.

About this title

About the Author:

Crockett Johnson was the pen name of cartoonist and children's book illustrator David Johnson Leisk (October 20,1906-July 11, 1975). He is best known for the Harold series of books, which began with Harold and the Purple Crayon, and for the comic strip Barnaby. He was married to the children's book author Ruth Krauss, with whom he collaborated on several books, including The Carrot Seed.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fantagraphics
• Publication date: 2021
• ISBN 10: 1683961129
• ISBN 13: 9781683961123
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 372