3:30 – 4:30 pm, Presbyterian Parish House
Patrick McDonnell
Patrick McDonnell’s beloved and award-winning comic strip, “MUTTS,” has appeared in over 700 newspapers across 20 countries for 30 years. Charles Schulz called it “one of the best comics strips of all time.” Patrick is the author of several New York Times bestselling picture books, including The Gift of Nothing and the Caldecott Honor-winning Me … Jane. Both have been adapted as musicals for the Kennedy Center stage. Patrick was a member of the Board of Directors of The Humane Society of the United States for 18 years and currently serves on the boards of The Charles M. Schulz Museum and D&R Greenway Land Trust. He lives in New Jersey.
MFOB featured book: The Art of Nothing: 25 Years of MUTTS
Celebrate all things Mutts with this gorgeous 25th anniversary collection of some of the very best of author and illustrator Patrick McDonnell
Mooch, the curious cat, and Earl, the ever-trusting dog, are just two of the characters who inhabit the world of Mutts. In The Art of Nothing, the award-winning author and illustrator’s beloved comic strip is celebrated as well as his bestselling children’s classics, including Me … Jane, The Gift of Nothing, South, Just Like Heaven, Hug Time, and Wag!, all shot from the original art.
Also included are rare and never-before-seen artwork, proposals, outtakes, and developmental work, along with autobiographical commentary, a brand-new, career-spanning interview conducted by artist Lynda Barry, and an introduction by Eckhart Tolle (The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment and A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose).
