"Daily & Sunday comics 1950-1952"--Jacket.

Jack Kent (1920–1985) had two distinct and successful careers: newspaper cartoonist and author of children’s books. For each of these he drew upon different aspects of his personality and life experiences. From 1950 to 1965 he wrote and drew King Aroo, a nationally syndicated comic strip beloved by fans for its combination of absurdity, fantasy, wordplay, and wit. The strip’s DNA was comprised of things Kent loved—fairytales, nursery rhymes, vaudeville, Krazy Kat, foreign languages, and puns. In 1968, he published his first children’s book, Just Only John, and began a career in kids’ books that would result in over sixty published works, among them such classics as The Fat Cat and There’s No Such Thing as a Dragon. Kent’s stories for children were funny but often arose from the dark parts of his life—an itinerant childhood, an unfinished education, two harrowing tours of duty in World War II, and a persistent lack of confidence—and tackled such themes as rejection, isolation, self-doubt, and the desire for transformation. Jack Kent: The Wit, Whimsy, and Wisdom of a Comic Storyteller illuminates how Kent’s life experiences informed his art and his storytelling in both King Aroo and his children’s books. Paul V. Allen draws from archival research, brand-new interviews, and in-depth examinations of Kent’s work. Also included are many King Aroo comic strips that have never been reprinted in book form.

Billy Bixbee's mother won't admit that dragons exist until it is nearly too late.

Sam and Pam take their time bringing home ice cream for the family and find a surprise in the package at the end of their journey.

The Secret Lives Of Fluffy Friends Unveiled?! Laetitia has been spending her carefree days as a figurehead queen cooking with the other queen candidates and enjoying ample snuggle time with her fluffy friends at her royal villa, but change is afoot now that she knows Lord Aroo’s real identity. Just as her relationship with King Glenreed is slowly starting to change, a prince from another kingdom begins to show an interest in her and trouble arises in I-Liena’s life… What changes will unveiling the royal family’s greatest secret bring to this evil noblewoman’s leisurely life filled with cooking and fluffy friends?

Enjoying Winter Surrounded By Warm, Fluffy Friends Back Home! Laetitia has been enjoying a life of leisure surrounded by all sorts of fluffy friends since she became King Glenreed’s figurehead queen, but her peaceful days are shaken when she receives an invitation from her homeland of Elltoria. She’s asked to attend not only an Elltorian ceremony, but the wedding of her ex-fiancé, Prince Fritz… With King Glenreed at her side, she sets off for home to see her brothers and tie up all the loose ends she’d left behind her!