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Baby Blues Scrapbooks #1
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Hupsista! Vauvako se siinä? Juuri kun luulitte, että elämänne on järjestyksessä ja vain perheenlisäystä vailla, huomaatte, että järjestys ja perheenlisäys eivät kuulu samaan kuvaan. Kaikessa soi Baby Blues, yöt ja päivät, kovaa ja korkealta.
Sisältää käännökset teoksista:
- This is going to be tougher than we tought
- She started it!
1. p. 1999
2. p. 2000
3. p. 2002
4. p. 2004
5. p. 2007
Sisältää käännökset teoksista:
- This is going to be tougher than we tought
- She started it!
1. p. 1999
2. p. 2000
3. p. 2002
4. p. 2004
5. p. 2007
48 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 1991
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About the author
Rick Kirkman
110 books67 followersRick Kirkman is a cartoonist and co-creator of the comic strip Baby Blues. He received the National Cartoonist Society Newspaper Comic Strip Award in 1995, and the Reuben Award in 2012 for his work on the strip. He also served as co-executive producer of The WB animated television series of Baby Blues.
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February 16, 2016
Depois de ter lido o último livro lançado desta colecção, Baby Blues 33 | + Molhados, + Barulhentos, + Pegajosos decidi ler toda a colecção e fazer deste mais um dos meus objectivos de vida literária.
Se o último volume é excelente este não fica atrás. É certo que me iniciei nesta série com o último volume (e já vai no número 33), mas não tem qualquer importância.
Este é o primeiro volume desta série. É aqui que começa a aventura dos MacPhersons como pais. As dúvidas, as novas sensações e emoções, as fraldas, as jantares fora de casa, as férias, as viagens...uma verdadeira aventura, que os pais de primeira viagem se vão identificar. É um livro muito divertido e descontraído o que é esta aventura de sermos pais e mães.
Se o último volume é excelente este não fica atrás. É certo que me iniciei nesta série com o último volume (e já vai no número 33), mas não tem qualquer importância.
Este é o primeiro volume desta série. É aqui que começa a aventura dos MacPhersons como pais. As dúvidas, as novas sensações e emoções, as fraldas, as jantares fora de casa, as férias, as viagens...uma verdadeira aventura, que os pais de primeira viagem se vão identificar. É um livro muito divertido e descontraído o que é esta aventura de sermos pais e mães.
March 10, 2019
Hach ja. Mittlerweile haben sie 3 Kinder und gehören zur Familie :-)
September 10, 2025
5 stars.
When I unpacked these from my US library storage, I was hit with a palpabale wave of nostalgia. I used to re-read these over and over again when I was in high school. I wasn't a parent yet, but there was something so comforting about the subtle human understanding in these comics.
Now as a parent, they hit different. The comfort is still there, but now I truly feel SEEN. Add to that that I also giggled consistently throughout, and this is an easy 5 stars. I definitely plan to re-read the other ones I have in the next few days.
When I unpacked these from my US library storage, I was hit with a palpabale wave of nostalgia. I used to re-read these over and over again when I was in high school. I wasn't a parent yet, but there was something so comforting about the subtle human understanding in these comics.
Now as a parent, they hit different. The comfort is still there, but now I truly feel SEEN. Add to that that I also giggled consistently throughout, and this is an easy 5 stars. I definitely plan to re-read the other ones I have in the next few days.
January 11, 2009
This is the first of the Baby Blues series that follow the hilarious and sticky path of Darrell and Wanda as they and baby Zoe learn lots of things from each other.
I tend to give the first few books of this series to expecting mothers...you know as a friendly heads-up of 'yes, it's funny' and 'no they're not kidding'.
I tend to give the first few books of this series to expecting mothers...you know as a friendly heads-up of 'yes, it's funny' and 'no they're not kidding'.
September 18, 2008
this is a comic book about one family, husband wife and a baby, about their new life with a new baby, where the husband and wife suffer from postpartum depression but illustrated in a funny way. This book is (again) a gift from my office mates. It's like my very easy true stories, that i can show to my hubby anytime to remind him how difficult it was! but this book is full of laughter.. seeing things from different perspective.
December 28, 2018
*This review was originally published on RachelPoli.com.
Book Cover
The cover itself is humorous. It’s all about first-time parents and showing two confused parents with a crying baby is perfect – as is the title.
First Thoughts
I first read this a long time ago when I was little. I remember my sister reading it at our uncle’s house so I ended up picking it up as well.
Plot
This is the first of many Baby Blues comics. Darryl and Wanda have just had a baby girl, Zoe. They’re first time parents trying to figure out the baby as well as other life things. Not that I’m a parent myself, but many of these strips ring true to life but put a funny spin on it.
Characters
Darryl and Wanda are quite the funny characters and it’s fun to follow their story. Wanda can be a bit crazy at times, but it’s always funny and never really annoying. Poor Darryl just tries his best to help her along.
There are many other characters in here that come and go like Wanda’s sister, and they’re all great and add a lot to the story.
Writing Style
This is, of course, a comic book, so the story is told in dialogue and drawings. Each “scene,” I guess you could call it is told in four panels. Or there can be sort of a mini-series and a longer story may be told me through a series of four panels. Everything makes sense and it makes for an easy read.
Overall
If you’re looking for something quick, humorous, and true to life, pick up Baby Blues. It was fun to revisit this one and I’ll be reading the rest of the series soon.
Book Cover
The cover itself is humorous. It’s all about first-time parents and showing two confused parents with a crying baby is perfect – as is the title.
First Thoughts
I first read this a long time ago when I was little. I remember my sister reading it at our uncle’s house so I ended up picking it up as well.
Plot
This is the first of many Baby Blues comics. Darryl and Wanda have just had a baby girl, Zoe. They’re first time parents trying to figure out the baby as well as other life things. Not that I’m a parent myself, but many of these strips ring true to life but put a funny spin on it.
Characters
Darryl and Wanda are quite the funny characters and it’s fun to follow their story. Wanda can be a bit crazy at times, but it’s always funny and never really annoying. Poor Darryl just tries his best to help her along.
There are many other characters in here that come and go like Wanda’s sister, and they’re all great and add a lot to the story.
Writing Style
This is, of course, a comic book, so the story is told in dialogue and drawings. Each “scene,” I guess you could call it is told in four panels. Or there can be sort of a mini-series and a longer story may be told me through a series of four panels. Everything makes sense and it makes for an easy read.
Overall
If you’re looking for something quick, humorous, and true to life, pick up Baby Blues. It was fun to revisit this one and I’ll be reading the rest of the series soon.
December 27, 2024
While I have been reading Baby Blues for many years I was not a reader from the onset of the series, and when I decided to buy and read all the volumes in the series, this first Baby Blues book collected strips I had never read before. While the characters as initially drawn, especially Wanda, look a little different, and the only child is infant Zoe, I really enjoyed the book start to finish and it helped me understand more how the series evolved. Truth be told while this book is over 30 years old, very few of the strips are aged because the whole premise of the strip is the age old experience of becoming and surviving parenthood. Any fan of the strip has to read this first volume to see how it was in the beginning while also getting some great laughs!
July 18, 2017
This has been my mother's present to everyone who just had their first baby for years, and I'm keeping up the tradition - and could not help re-reading it myself before I give it away. And even if I don't have children myself, it always makes me laugh.
March 16, 2020
Muito divertido olhar destes livros sobre a maternidade e parentalidade, apesar de não ter essa experiência pessoalmente, acredito que muitos dos diálogos e pensamentos correspondam à verdade de muitos pais e mães. Recomendo.
January 8, 2026
Maybe it's the fact that I'm getting older, but I feel like this time I found a new appreciation for this comic strip. Baby Blues feels like something that's always been there in the background, but a lot of what made the series great really is present since the very first strip. It's great.
June 21, 2017
I remember reading this in the papers
I remember reading this comic in the papers. I'm not a parent but I find it funny to read anyway.
I remember reading this comic in the papers. I'm not a parent but I find it funny to read anyway.
July 20, 2017
A trifle dated but still this was such a good strip from a time of transition in this country!
August 15, 2018
So true! So hilarious! I recommend to all new parents. Have it at hand especially in times of doubt and frustration - it will brighten up your days :D
June 19, 2018
A quick read followed by laughter regarding tired parents, diaper changes, spitting up, sleepless nights and the miracle of a new little life.
January 4, 2019
Hysterically accurate!
January 11, 2020
I enjoyed seeing the first strips of one of my favorite comics. The art and humor has been refined over the years but the beginning was still a lot of fun.
March 3, 2020
This is my favorite gift to give to family and friends expecting their first child. It's a warm, humerous look at what the first few weeks of having a child can be like.
February 22, 2021
From the ones I read this was the most laugh out loud funny one
October 31, 2021
Love reading Baby Blues! Even better when I can read them on my kindle. Anyone who has kids can see the real humor in these books.
March 27, 2022
Um retrato fiel e divertido da parentalidade!
July 22, 2023
Kyllähän nämä naurattavat, kun lukee vuosikymmeniä oman vauva-arkensa jälkeen. Olisivatko naurattaneet silloin aikanaan, en tiedä :)
November 10, 2024
It was fun to read the very first cartoons.
December 9, 2024
Very recognisable, except for the overexcessive crying *lucky us!*
June 15, 2016
This collection contains the first set of strips for Baby Blues. That means both writer and illustrator were still getting a grip on what exactly the strip was about, the characterization, and how to land the jokes. There's an over-reliance on a few repeated gags about how difficult being a stay-at-home mom is and how little sleep new parents get. While all new parents can relate to lack of sleep (especially ones with colicky babies like Zoe) the jokes aren't nearly as funny as latter ones. Wanda's sister makes a fair number of appearances and she just isn't an entertaining character. It was interesting to see both sets of grandparents, though. I don't recall ever seeing Darryl's father in later strips.
Overall I can see why I never really got into Baby Blues in its early days when I was a kid reading the Sunday morning comics. Even now being a parent and appreciating the situations, this first set of strips isn't nearly as entertaining and amusing as those in later years.
Overall I can see why I never really got into Baby Blues in its early days when I was a kid reading the Sunday morning comics. Even now being a parent and appreciating the situations, this first set of strips isn't nearly as entertaining and amusing as those in later years.
June 2, 2017
Leider bin ich jetzt erst auf diese Comic-Reihe gestoßen. Ich hätte das mal vor 6 Jahren lesen sollen! Jeder Comic-Strip stimmt! Haargenau so ist es. Absolut genial. Perfekt zum verschenken an frischgebackene Eltern. Spieluhren und Kuscheltiere kriegen sie bestimmt schon genug vom Rest der Familie, schenkt ihnen doch etwas sinnvolles wie diesen 'Ratgeber' hier! Man fühlt sich gleich viel weniger allein...
January 14, 2015
Non amo particolarmente i fumetti ma questo libro mi ha aiutato tantissimo a sdrammatizzare la fatica e le paure che seguirono la nascita del mio primogenito. Gli devo molto. Anche a distanza di tempo, rileggendo qualche vignetta a caso, non posso fare a meno di sorridere dei personaggi e di me stessa.
August 12, 2020
The first collection of Baby Blues starts with Zoe's birth. While there are occasional hints of the age of the strips, they are fun and entertaining, with Wanda and Darryl suffering the anxieties and stresses of new parents. It's interesting to read and I enjoyed seeing some of the differences between the characters then and now.
July 19, 2007
Hillarious, funny and heart warmer. Love it!
June 19, 2008
I love this comic series! I HIGHLY recoomend the series or comic series!
June 3, 2023
As a mom I related completely to Wanda's experiences as a new mom.
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