Product Description: The joyful arrival of a longed-for baby is followed by overwhelming losses but a loyal dog makes happiness possible again. This moving and profound graphic novel by R. O. Blechman treats its solemn subject with humor, simplicity, and warm humanity...read more

Product Description: In this fable-like graphic novel by an acclaimed cartoonist and animator, two musician brothers cycle through rags and riches. Drawn in Blechman’s expressive, patented “wavy line” pen-and-ink style, Amadeo & Maladeo is the tale of two Mozart-esque half brothers...read more

Product Description: RENOWNED ARTIST R. O. BLECHMAN'S illustrations are instantly recognizable. For more than fifty years, his work has appeared on the covers of "The New Yorker," run alongside op-eds in "The New York Times," graced the pages of "Harper's Bazaar," and, more recently, been featured on "The Huffington Post," providing unspoken commentary on the world at large...read more

Product Description: A collection of graphic narratives from one of the most influential and respected visual artists of the past half centuryTalking Lines is the first-ever comprehensive collection of the work of R. O. Blechman, one of the most prolific and influential visual artists of the twentieth century...read more

Product Description: Uncommon times call for uncommon wisdom. It’s inspiring to hear from people who’ve graduated from the school of hard knocks, yet kept a sense of humor. People like Twain, Voltaire, Oscar Wilde. People who've said the thing so well that we all wish we'd said it...read more

Franklin, a fly, introduces himself to the reader and describes what his life is like.

The author uses his personal recollections of artist Saul Steinberg to reconstruct their relationship and their common passions, including New York City, while presenting drawings, cartoons, and photographs culled from both the author's and Steinberg's work.

Product Description: The first book ever to focus on Shakespeare's coinages, it covers terms and meanings still used today, and includes quizzes on Shakespearean trivia. A must for Bardophiles everywhere! (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The Juggler of Our Lady, a sort of Christmas story, is a retelling of the famous medieval legend in he inimitable style of R.O. Blechman. Enhanced by an introduction by Maurice Sendak, this magical, mystical book will attract new converts to the Blechman oeuvre and delight the fans who've make the first edition of this book so popular among collectors...read more

Offers a humorous cartoon adaptation of the Biblical book about the Ninevite prophet

This collection of 'luck' trivia provides the history of certain good luck rituals and objects, such as charms, knocking on wood, and wishbones, includes quotations about luck, and suggests ways to change one's luck from bad to good

Offers a wry retelling of the story of Saint Nicholas and the small miracles he performed during his life

Recaptured love words from sixteenth- to nineteenth-century English literature are incorporated into poems and parodies in a perfectly puzzling Valentine sentiment.