Love the humor. It’s like a cross between Calvin and Hobbes and Charlie Brown, in my head. And the scrawly, very expressive artwork is great. Fun lively curling lines everywhere. So unique.
Amelia tries to start a food fight at school, the boys zombie out on video games, and Spud makes himself too welcome at Wallace’s house (when his friend isn’t home). Wallace demands attention from his mom at the beach- only the lady ignoring him is not his mom. The family waffles over what ice cream flavor to order, until the shop attendant gets annoyed. Wallace and his two friends go hunting for Sasquatch, eclipsing many pages. They find an old lava lamp in a box of giveaway junk. They are awed. Wallace is more concerned about the bee than his friend, when the latter steps on the former. He dares to get close to skunks, imagines sea monsters, and is enthralled by pinball machines. His mother borrows his comic book “to make sure it’s appropriate for children” and then laughingly threatens to give him spoilers! (This is so me and my kid). Wallace gets his head stuck in a pumpkin. The kids experience thrills on a tire swing. Wallace teases his dad for loving old records. The kids confront a giant snapping turtle, bike down the steepest hill in town, and imagine themselves in outer space. And more, so much more.
Borrowed from the public library. Completed on 4/8/24.
