Editorial Reviews

Darryl and Wanda MacPherson have come a long way since little Zoe was born. Back then, they agonized over Wanda's transition from career woman to stay-at-home mom. They struggled with the great breast-feeding-in-public debate. They learned that mommy spit was the universal solvent and determined those all-important child-safe cuss words. These days, they're more mature, more experienced. With Zoe now playing the big sister to baby Hammie--who's started to walk--the MacPhersons are calm parental units.

Don't be too sure! In If I'm a Stay-At-Home Mom..., Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott show us the reality of Darryl and Wanda's world. Consider what the MacPhersons found out: one four-year-old voice is louder than 200 adult voices in a crowded restaurant; a flushing toilet and the word "Oops!" (heard together) produce more anxiety than any sounds in nature; and bribery is not only not wrong, it's totally necessary.

Kirkman and Scott perfectly illustrate the never-ending mayhem that surrounds everything from toys to vegetable consumption and the boundless love for the creature who just smeared lipstick on her baby brother. Parents and nonparents flock to Baby Blues because it expresses the genuine challenges in parenting with sidesplitting humor. Since it was launched in 1990, this strip has become the definitive voice for those who have abandoned clean homes, extra money, and sanity in order to raise their lovable little ones.

Customer Reviews

Yahoo!, 1999-07-20

I'm a Baby Blues reader. I've read every book twice at least. This is no doubt the best one

Yahoo!, 1999-07-20

I'm a Baby Blues reader. I've read every book twice at least. This is no doubt the best one

Please don't ever retire!, 1999-07-04

I started this strip several years ago, went back and read it from the start, and absolutely love it! It is one of my all-time favorite strips along with CALVIN AND HOBBES. If Mr. Kirkman and Mr. Scott take the suggestion that another reader-reviewer has made and retire, I promise that I'll throw a fist-pounding, foot-kicking, ear-numbing temper tantrum worthy of Zoe and Hammie combined! :)

Seriously though, BABY BLUES is wonderful entertainment. When I think of all the adventures in parenting that Darryl and Wanda have had over the years (from visits with Santa to visits to Cowboy Monkey Band Land) I just start giggling in fond remembrance. Someday I hope I can be half the parent these two are!

Read BABY BLUES. It's a feel-good treat that never gets sappy.

This series is starting to run out of steam, 1999-04-19
by ljunggrend@aol.com (London, England)

I have all the previous 10 Baby Blues albums and would give every one of them five stars. But judging by this very uneven collection, the authors are starting to run out of steam. The problem is that the older Zoe gets, the more she encroaches upon the territory which rightly belongs to Calvin and Hobbes. Perhaps a well-timed retirement would be the best solution

Another Hit!!!, 1999-03-10

The creators of Baby Blues have done it again! They bring the humorous side to family life alive! Wanda, Darrel, Zoe and Hammie are back to tickle your funny bone. If you read the daily strips and or a collector of comic strip art don't miss this latest installment of the McPherson family. Kirkman and Scott have a real touch what is going on in the American family. Hmm wonder where they get their ideas from? Can you guess? So I hope anyone who has kids and those who don't will buy this book....its well worth it! Thanks from Las Vegas NT