The Enchanting Rose: A Rose is Rose Collection

By Don Wimmer and Pat Brady

Ever since Rose is Rose began, I have been one of its most ardent admirers." -Charles Schulz

* Rose is Rose appears in more than 600 newspapers and has been nominated as Best Newspaper Comic Strip a whopping five times.

When Rose is Rose creator Pat Brady and cartoonist Don Wimmer present the lives of the Gumbo family, they reveal everyday life at its most extraordinary. From the Gumbos sharing a simple family moment to Pasquale warding off a bathtub drain monster to Rose morphing into her alter ego biker chick persona Vicki, Rose is Rose takes simple moments in everyday life and elevates them into lasting lessons.

* Lauded for his work on the strip, Brady received the 2004 Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year by the National Cartoonists Society.

* After two decades of creating every Rose is Rose strip himself, Brady has shifted the strip's writing and drawing duties to Don Wimmer. This book marks the second Rose is Rose collection to feature the talents of Don Wimmer with Brady's creation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0740765558
• ISBN13: 9780740765551
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

I like the flip book corners

I always enjoyed making my own little flip books when I was a child, so Brady's corner use for the flip books has always been a neat feature. This book goes even a bit further - you watch both sides as you flip the corners - it's like a cartoon flip book in widescreen! Really neat - and as always, the book keeps me smiling and feeling more normal as I identify with Rose and the family life she enjoys.

Another nice collection for Rose fans

With the hand-off of Rose from Pat Brady to Don Wimmer, a few of the old standbys - Vickie the Biker and Pasquale's guardian angel in battle mode, especially - seem a bit over-used, and it would be nice to see a little bit more of the simple, everyday humor the strip shows at its best. That said, there are some fresh twists on the stock sequences, and this collection is, as always, filled with sweetness and fun. Rose fans will enjoy, though those who are trying to win converts to the strip should offer an older collection as an introduction for those not familiar with Rose.