Garfield tons of fun by Jim Davis (His 29th book)

Garfield tons of fun, really is tons of fun. Garfield cartoon strips never fail to amuse me. Here is another gem by Jim Davis. This particular compilation begins with 6 Practical Uses For Your Cat. Odie, Pooky, John all make appearances in this book, and there is a pesky spider who keeps appearing and refuses to be despite annihilated Garfield's best efforts. The strips related to the vacation in Guano-Guano are also pretty amusing.

Garfield Flying High by Jim Davis

This little Garfield gem is chock a block full of funnies about Garfield's enforced diets and his health. Odie doesn't make such a big appearance in this book and most of the strips are about John and Garfield. This one below is one of my favourites:

Garfield is an animal at heart and in the wilds of suburbia he reverts to his primal self, stalking his prey with buttered bread in hand. Mustering all the skills at his disposal; cunning, resourcefulness and an active imagination, he transform into the night stalker, lurking in the shadows, invisible to his adversaries he seeks out his target and strikes!  Quite a few of my students are devouring these books about Garfield as they are added to the shelf. I have just finished reading this one and it is quite funny. The first few pages have a few little texta embellishment buy generally it's in okay condition. Enjoy!

Lucky Garfield by Jim Davis

New to the fun stuff shelves is this entertaining little book about Garfield. It's just perfect for a light-hearted read. So if you want a break from your challenging novel, why not pick this up and have a chuckle? The key to Garfield's personality is not that he is and old grouch and extremely slothful, but his determination to be as lazy as possible.  Whether he is face-planting into his food, or annoying Odie he will bring a smile to your face.

 

Garfield: The All-Round Sports Star by Jim Davis

Ahhh, Naplan in May, I think I definitely need to put some light-hearted reading out there in the classroom. I grew up with Garfield and hope today's generation can still appreciate these comic strips, and that furthermore...the sarcasm, tongue in cheek statements and puns can contribute to their comprehension abilities in some meaningful and statistically measurable way. Anyone who owns a rather large cat will appreciate these humorous (note the spelling of humorous, could be in the Naplan spelling test, you never know...) glimpses into the feline world. Long suffering owner Jon can deal with just about anything Garlfield dishes up. This cat reminds me so much of our always hungry Neptune (Tuna).