Yesh!: Mutts IV

By Patrick McDonnell

Book Overview

""I love this cartoon Mutts ""-Brooke Shields to Jay Leno on The Tonight Show

""People who view pets as family members will rejoice in this collection.""-The Baton Rouge Sunday Advocate about Cats and Dogs: Mutts II

Conventional pet wisdom says that there are cat lovers and there are dog lovers-and never the two shall meet. But if there's one thing the two sides do agree on, it's that they love Patrick McDonnell's charming strip, Mutts.

Mutts has won the devotion of animal lovers and comics readers across the land. Fans love the charming humor the talented McDonnell provides, as well as his one-of-a-kind artistic style that stands apart on the funny pages. Yesh features Earl the dog, his pal Mooch the cat, and the plethora of other lovable animal regulars who pop in and out of their lives.

Few people could conceive what animals are truly thinking until McDonnell gave us the antics and adventures of Earl and Mooch. In one series of strips, Earl reveals what pets think when their owners are late arriving home: ""I must ration my dinner...who knows how long it will need to last?...The day?...The week?...The next two minutes?"" His buddy Mooch declares after becoming stranded on top of a tree: ""I need to reassess my goals.""

The delightful personalities of McDonnell's animal stars have won the hearts and acclaim of readers the world over. Veteran cartoonist Charles Schulz called Mutts one of the best strips ever. The strip earned the National Cartoonists Society's Comic Strip of the Year Award in 1996. In 1998, McDonnell captured the Swedish Academy of Comic Art's Award for Best International Comic Strip Artist. Yesh celebrates the subtle humor and unparalleled style of a strip that hearkens back to the classic strips of yesteryear.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0836282868
• ISBN13: 9780836282863
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

The Right Shtuff

Mutts is the absolute best strip there is. It's so subtle and Mooch, Earl, Shtinky and the rest are the best "animals" around. Even when it's not just sweet but also sad it's still wonderful.Not to mention "My Ozzie" and Frank and Millie and the fish and the poor bulldog and Crabby and the big dog who "woves" everybody -- I could go on forever.Patrick McDonnell's drawings are puuuurfect -- I love his shtuff. I'll be looking for the next one in the series.

Yesh!

YESH! McDonnell does it again! He created this adorable little world where a dog and a cat live together whichever way they choose to do it. Ever since I read the first Mutts in the newspaper, I wanted to see more immediately. This book has it all, continuing in its fourth (and hopefully one of many) books. I especially love the Shelter Stories near the end. I always get the sniffles reading that. Do enjoy the moushie shmousie dance!

Will make you laugh but not cry

What a wonderful strip!I have loved Mutts since day one, because of its innocence and appreciation for the little, odd things in life, such as Mooch bemoaning his fate as he flails under a sheet. The main characters are the traditional enemies, dog and cat, who are now fast friends. Fluff-brained Mooch squeals his way through the world with wiser dog Earl making wry comments in the background. But the strip never descends into slapstick or grossness, but retains its innocent charm.When I'm depressed or feeling lonely, I whip out a book of Mutts strips and revisit my friends Mooch and Earl. According to the gospel of Patrick McDonnell, the world is a beautiful place and you should enjoy it. Words to live by.

Great for pet owners everywhere!

Mutts is so cool and realistic in its depiction of pets and how they behave; Earl, Mooch, and Shtinky are so cute! If you have ever owned a cat or a dog, you've got to read this great comic series! More shtuff...Yesh!

Great cartoons - great cartoonist

I recently had the chance to meet Patrick McDonnell at a booksigning at a local bookstore. He was a genuinely nice man who really cares about what happens to animals, particularly shelter pets (hence his heart-tugging "Shelter Stories"). He also graciously drew pictures of Earl & Mooch inside the covers of my copies of Mutts books, and for my sister Joyce (who is a HUGE fan) he drew a picture of the bulldog free of his chain - now, that's a happy thought! Thank you, Patrick McDonnell for all the laughs & tears.