Beginning Pearls (Volume 1) (Pearls Before Swine Kids) - Softcover

Pastis, Stephan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1449423035 ISBN 13: 9781449423032

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

Fans of Pearls Before Swineknow that, in addition to being hilarious, it can be outrageous and even controversial. Death, marriage, more death-is this comic for kids? By focusing on strips that feature death but not fatalism, strips that are about friendship but not adult relationships, and strips that avoid some pop-culture references and purely adult concerns, this collection shows that, yes, this comic is for kids!

A large segment of the tween and young teen audience loves dark humour (think back to the Lemony Snicket phenomenon and all the copycat books) and the undying vampire genre in books, television, and film. Frankly, it's open season on death as a topic as far as today's youth media is concerned. Since the earliest fairy tales first introduced wickedly self-obsessed stepmothers, children's literature has provided a safe way for young readers to experience less-than-rosy thoughts and feelings. Pearls Before Swine's memorable characters are in fine company and are on target. Besides, they're downright funny-and that's something all ages can appreciate!

About this title

About the Author:

Stephan Pastis is an attorney turned cartoonist. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, and the UCLA School of Law, he worked as a lawyer before trying his hand at cartooning. Pastis lives in the Bay Area with his wife and two children.

About this edition

• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1449423035
• ISBN 13: 9781449423032
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224