Yep, Garfield.
The kids came across some Garfield books at a shop on Saturday and have since then been devouring all of the comic strip collections that they can get their hands on. They laugh at his teasing Odie and Jon, agree that Mondays are awful, understand how great staying in bed is, identify with his love of his stuffed bear Pooky, but are mystified by his preference for lasagna.
I think we're going to have to make some lasagna.
Anyway, there has been giggling and guffawing since they found the books. They compare favorite strips. They recount narratives to me. Bud's even trying his hand at drawing the fat cat during his day home today.
Mama and I both fondly remember reading Garfield as kids. I'd get a new collection with practically every book order; I had several different-sized stuffed Garfields. Mama still recalls her favorite cartoon with Garfield squeezing Pooky too tight. So it's been fun to rediscover him. Of course, he's very grumpy, the original Grumpy Cat. And pretty much thematically monotone, with little change over decades of cartoons.
Which is why he seems to appeal to elementary school kids across the generations.
