Not So Picture Perfect : Book Five of the Syndicated Cartoon Stone Soup

Published by Four Panel Press, 2005, softcover, illustrated, 135 pages, condition: very good,

The comic strip Stone Soup has been endearing itself to millions of newspaper and online readers for more than ten years. Stone Soup follows the not-so-perfect lives of an extended, blended family. In Book Five the Stones have expanded into two households living just across the fence from one another. Readers will find some of their favorite episodes including: Joan and Wally adjust to married life and a blended family Val organizes her famous Book Club with women from other comic strips Gramma learns to paint... nudes. Stone Soup is unabashed, hilarious and addictive. Enjoy!

Jan Eliot is a syndicated cartoonist living in Oregon. For 10 years she was a single mom to two daughters, much like Val. Most of her characters are based on real people, most of whom have forgiven her. Her cartoon influences include Peanuts, Pogo, Calvin & Hobbes, For Better or For Worse, and the work of French cartoonist Clarie Bretecher.