Books like The Complete Far Side, 1980–1994
12 books with a reading profile close to The Complete Far Side, 1980–1994 by Gary Larson. Practical and escapist; an easy read.
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This Is Not My Hat
by Jon Klassen
Also practical and escapist · entertainment, accessible
A small fish steals a round blue hat from a much larger, sleeping fish and swims toward a thicket of tall seaweed to hide.
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The Far Side Gallery 3
by Gary Larson
Also practical and escapist · entertainment, accessible
This anthology collects over six hundred individual panels from Gary Larson’s syndicated comic strip, incorporating work from three previous smaller volumes.
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The Far Side Gallery
by Gary Larson
Also practical and escapist · entertainment, accessible
The Far Side Gallery is a comprehensive collection of single-panel cartoons that juxtapose mundane human scenarios with the natural world.
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The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs
by Jon Scieszka
Also practical and escapist · entertainment, accessible
Narrated by Alexander T.
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Tuesday
Also practical and escapist · entertainment, accessible
At 8:00 PM on a swampy Tuesday, a cluster of lily pads rises into the air, carrying a legion of frogs over the sleeping town.
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The Wit & Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister
Also practical · entertainment, accessible
This volume compiles the most cynical and sharp-tongued observations from Tyrion Lannister, the stunted nobleman from the A Song of Ice and Fire series.
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The Day the Crayons Quit
by Drew Daywalt
Also practical and escapist · entertainment, accessible
Duncan just wants to color, but when he opens his box of crayons, he finds a stack of letters instead of his drawing tools.
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Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
Also practical · entertainment, accessible
Flora Belle Buckman is a cynical ten-year-old girl who finds herself responsible for a squirrel named Ulysses after he is sucked into a high-powered vacuum cleaner.
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Fangs
Also practical and escapist · entertainment, accessible
Elsie is a three-hundred-year-old vampire who has spent centuries searching for a partner who can withstand her nocturnal lifestyle and bloodlust.
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Dirty Beasts
by Roald Dahl
Also practical and escapist · entertainment, accessible
Dirty Beasts is a collection of narrative poems featuring unconventional animals that frequently turn the tables on humans.
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Also practical and escapist · entertainment, accessible
Alexander wakes up with gum in his hair, a precursor to a sequence of mounting frustrations that define his day.
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