My Cat S Not Fat He S Just Big Boned

A delightful collection of "Sylvia" cartoons.

A delightful collection of "Sylvia" cartoons.

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The creator of the popular syndicated cartoon strip "Sylvia" explores her character's views on the devilishly quirky personality traits of pet cats in this hilarious collection of two bestselling books:Everything Here is Mine, andMy Cat's Not Fat, He's Just Big-Boned. Cats who think too much, cats who hypnotize their owners, cats who plot dastardly deeds but get distracted (usually by food,) cats who think they're kids, cats who get even, cats who dress up, cats who educate themselves--they are all here to prove their superior intellect, and their inclination to obey no one but themselves.

Nicole Hollander’s internationally syndicated comic strip, Sylvia, ran for thirty years. We Ate Wonder Bread is veteran cartoonist Hollander’s first graphic novel, a coming-of-age story starring the gangsters, the glamourous, the bed bugs, the (enviable) Catholic girls, the police, the jukebox, the fortune teller, and the blue Hudson—the family car, always at the ready for frequent drives into better neighborhoods. Much of the milieu and many of the characters who inhabited Hollander’s progressive comic strip, Sylvia, originated in her childhood neighborhood; not only does this illustrated memoir give insight into how Hollander developed her style and wit, it’s a chronicle of a Chicago community that has since disappeared into an expressway.

DESDAEMONA HAS HELL AT HER HEELS! Desdaemona’s done a bad, bad thing. Again. So she’s back on the road; and where better to look for shelter than with the boy she was running from before? But trouble follows. If it wasn’t Jacey’s parents who sent the deadly Twa Corbies in chase of her, then who was it? Deep under London, among the lost and rejected of two worlds, answers begin to emerge from Desi’s hidden past. Answers that send her north, in a flight that turns into a hunt, with strange companions and stranger prey. Dangers lie ahead and behind, and inconvenient passions ambush her just when she needs a clear head. At the last, even Desi has to beg for help. From one who has more cause than most to want her dead...

THEODORE VON PUMPERNICKLE: He’s fluffy. He’s fat. He’s a secret agent cat. (Formerly published as Cupcakes, Spies, & Despicable Guys.) Theodore Von Pumpernickle, a mix-breed Himmie cat, is the Pet Intelligence Agency’s cutest, grumpy-faced feline spy. Theodore might look like a domesticated cat, but he’s working undercover as a secret agent for the Pet Intelligence Agency. When some greedy thug steals Theodore’s bejeweled cat food bowl, he’s forced to use all his Double 0 Nine brains, bran, and special gadgets to take on an international cartel of criminals. Will the evil masterminds and their minions win? Or will Theodore and his rag-tag group of feathery and furry animal spy friends save the day? PRAISE 5 STARS “If humor is your thing, this is your book!” Jeannie Jackson 5 STARS “Hilarity ensues… What do cats do when we aren’t home? Well of course they fight crime and solve mysteries.” Jenny James This full-length novel is also available in PRINT. 1-Click TO LIVE AND LET LIE!