Cows of Our Planer by Gary Larson

Cows of Our Planet by Gary Larson is the thirteenth collection of The Far Side comic strips and the majority of the cartoons have to do with animals; it is not a concentrated look at  cows as the cover and title might lead you to believe. However, there are cow cartoons scattered throughout, and the centre of the book is devoted to a fold out colour section of  Cows of Our Planet, which consists of six panels depicting  very strange cows that inhabit Earth. The comics rely on a combination of a visual and verbal jokes. The Far Side was immensely popular in the 1980's with its popularity continuing well into the nineties until Larson retired on  the 1st of January 1995. His works are still popular and his twenty-three book of collected cartoons are still sort after today. 

This one below is pretty funny:

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!

Life is Just a Bunch of Ziggys by Tom Wilson

Sometimes, after a bad day, this is the sort of little book you need to pick up. How could you not like little Ziggy. Ziggy is a cartoon created by Tom Wilson. Ziggy is a small, bald, bare-footed little man who seems to have no friends and no real hobbies. He does, however, have Fuzz, a small white dog, Sid, a cat who is afraid of mice, Josh, a fish...and Wack, a duck. An endless stream of misfortunes befall Ziggy and he often finds himself in some rather weird situations. If you enjoyed Snake, then this little book will most likely appeal to you. 

Thelwell's Brat Race by Norman Thelwell

Bringing up children has never been easy and anyone who thinks it is obviously has never had children. Here is Norman Thelwell's tongue in cheek child-rearing manual, and it is a humorous read. His cartoons say it all. The chapters are:

The Little Stranger, What's in a Name?, The Little Mystics, Children's Pets, Toys and Presents, Children's Ward, How to give a Party, Things That Go Bump in the Night, and...How to Keep Them Happy. So if you are looking for some light reading just grab this book off the shelves on the Little Library of Rescued Books.

Sadly, this wonderful author, cartoonist, is no longer with us but he will live on through his publications. To find out more about this famous British cartoonist and his works, click on the link below to go straight to his website:

http://www.thelwell.org.uk/

Life's Answers by CharlesSchulz

Are you pondering life? This has been the task of many of the world's greatest philosophers, including Charles Schulz. What is the secret of life? Read along and live and learn with characters like Charlie and Sally Brown, Lucy and Linus Lucy Van Pelt and of course Snoopy. This is light-hearted reading just right for one Silent Reading session.

They've Put Custard in My Bone by Murray Ball

Published in 1983 the humour has not dated and students will appreciate the rivalry between Dog, the pampered corgi Prince Charles, and the ever-intimidating and invincible Horse, the cats who rules the roost. Most of the regulars are there: Cooch, Wal, Pongo and Aunt Dolly. Murray Ball from New Zealand does amazing comic strips. He well-known for his Footrot Flats series. This is but one of a staggering twenty-seven. These strips are based around the life of Wal Footrot's sheep dog, called the very original name of "Dog" and also other characters both human and animal that come into their lives. The humour comes through the day to day adversity of farming life. Dog likes to think of himself as tough and intelligent but often he is soft and a bit of a coward. Wal lives on 400 acres of swamp and is unmarried, but he does have an interest in Darlene, a hairdresser. There are many other characters but a memorable one is Prince Charles, a very spoilt corgi belonging to Aunt Dolly whose life is infinitely easier than Dog's life.

Here is a clip about the making of the film Footrot Flats:

http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/the-making-of-footrot-flats-1986