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Calvin And Hobbes: It's a Magical World (Calvin and Hobbes (Sagebrush)) | 
 enlarge | Author: Bill Watterson
Publisher: Topeka Bindery
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  75 reviews
Sales Rank: 7175620
Media: Library Binding
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 165
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 12 x 8.8 x 0.7
ISBN: 1417676205
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9781417676200
ASIN: 1417676205
Publication Date: September 1996
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Product Description
When cartoonist Bill Watterson announced that his phenomenally popular cartoon strip would be discontinued on the last day of 1995, Calvin and Hobbes fans throughout the world went into mourning. Fans have learned to survive - despite the absence of the boy and his tiger in the daily newspaper. Now, like the wave of a sweet memory; comes one last chance to experience Calvin and Hobbes, in its final collection. Like the thirteen extraordinarily successful Watterson books that came before it, this volume promises to deliver all the satisfaction of visiting its characters once more. Calvin fans will be able to see their favorite mischief maker stir it up with his furry friend, long-suffering parents, classmate Susie Derkins, school teacher Miss Wormwood, and Rosalyn the baby-sitter. This collection, including full-color Sundays, has it all: Calvin-turned-firefly waking Hobbes with his flashlight glow; courageous Spaceman Spiff rocketing through alien galaxies as he battles Dad-turned-Bug-Being; and Calvin's always inspired snowman art. There's no better way for Watterson fans to savor once again the special qualities of their favorite strip.
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Oh, to be a problem child again October 6, 2008
To the person with great imagination, the world is magical, for if it is not the way you want it to be, your imagination can change it. In your mind, you can fly, heroically battle monsters from space, travel through time and subject your enemies to whatever purgatory you desire. Calvin is such a child; his life is difficult, except when he is with his best friend Hobbs.
Watterson does a masterful job in blurring the line between what is Calvin's imagination and reality regarding the actions of Hobbes, the stuffed tiger. On occasion, the story is as if Hobbes is alive and did something and at other times it is Calvin doing what he believes Hobbes would do. This blurring of the line improves the quality of the strip, for Calvin and reality often follow divergent paths.
Calvin is a hero to all children, independent of their age, whose imagination sustains them through life. May he and all like him never truly grow up.
Charming May 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If I could be a kid again, I would choose to be Calvin. Funny, smart, witty... just magical. Great work from Bill Watterson. A must
Wapcaplet is Wrong April 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I simply have to laugh at folks who cannot appreciate Calvin. I have read Calvin & Hobbes for years, and have nearly everything (I'm pretty sure) that has been printed. I was concerned that this might be a reprint of material I already had--but it's not. It's EXCELLENT! Calvin is not a lonely child, he is industrious, imaginative, and actually very strong. Watterson captures the genius of that time in our lives when Mom & Dad were doing other things...be they reading newspapers or telling us to get outside and enjoy the day...and this didn't scar us. It's A Magical World wraps up the wonder of Calving & Hobbes. In fact, I have started giving these compilations to my nephews and nieces who are beginning to read...and they are LOVING them. Wapcaplet, you've got issues (I see you posted the very same complaint on other Calvin & Hobbes books!) Calvin doesn't have issues, just as we didn't have issues when we were children and stayed out way past dark riding bicycles miles from home (back when that was still safe).
The best sunday cartoon series ever! November 4, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I read and listened to my dad read "Calvin and Hobbes" comics to me as a kid so this comic strip has always had a special place in my heart. It' funny, it's smart, and generally anybody of any age can enjoy this comic series. I definitely recommend this book and the 10th anniversary book for anyone who loves or wants to try "Calvin and Hobbes."
Life August 23, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love this book. Calvin and Hobbes have much to say about living and life. I keep a copy of this book around always. I think this is the best of the series.
The last couple pages are worth the price of purchase. A snowy hillside with Calvin and Hobbes on a sled looking down at an unmarked field of snow. I give this to friends who are moving on with their lives, as a hope for their future. "It's a magical world".
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