How's the Squid?: A Book of Food Cartoons

by Jack Ziegler

A collection of 125 food-related cartoons by the New Yorker artist best known for his social satire and wordplay includes previously unpublished pieces and features such subjects as a fish psychiatrist who counsels a patient to quit the food chain and a culinary face-off between René Magritte and Betty Crocker. 35,000 first printing.

Genres: Humor

128 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Jack Ziegler served worked as a cartoonist for the New Yorker Magazine for over forty years.

Reviews

[Lea · Rating 2 out of 5]

Someone gave me this book in college. I finally read it. It is not funny. I don't think I even cracked a smile.

[Esra · Rating 2 out of 5]

just for locals!

[Vince Mattaliano · Rating 5 out of 5]

It takes a lot to get me to laugh out loud. But I found myself doing this on every single page of this book. The cartoons are absolutely hilarious!

[Gheeta · Rating 4 out of 5]

very funny, worth the investment. a likely addition to my coffee table or bookshelf at work. :)

[Meter]

how did this get in my house?

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not bad. I enjoyed this better than yesterday's Thurber.