false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171825510m/120526.jpg 120526 5 Jules Feiffer won hearts and a whole new audience when he leapt from the realm of cartooning to create books. His <I>The Man in the Ceiling</I>, the story of Jimmy the boy cartoonist, was a boisterous calling for us to believe in our dreams. In <i>A Barrel of Laughs, A Vale of Tears</i> Feiffer gives us more help in understanding our dreams: If we don't end up where we <I>think</I> we're going in life, maybe we're better off somewhere else--like where we are now. He introduces us to Roger, a prince with such a sense of humor that the king's wizard sends him on a quest to sober him up a bit. Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately) the quest backfires: Roger enters the Forever Forest, traipses over the Dastardly Divide, and ventures downward into the Valley of Vengeance only to find himself on an entirely different quest than the one the wizard sent him on. Lucky for us, Feiffer's cartooning experience makes him an adventurous author, and he takes us on the ride of our lives, complete with timely asides, wizened wisecracks, silly drawings of characters walking in and out of the story, and more. <i>A Barrel of Laughs, A Vale of Tears</i> will give people of all ages (especially rowdy teenagers who sneak comic books to classes) a barrel of laughs and a wallop of wisdom! 453672 1995 A Barrel of Laughs, A Vale of Tears total:101|5:50|4:36|3:12|2:3|1:0| 101 436 126 22 5 2 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 16 06:53:27 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 15 22:40:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Jan 30 18:22:28 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 18:23:41 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Aug 29 21:39:48 -0700 2008 Tue May 12 12:25:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 11:00:45 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 11:01:57 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Sep 19 17:19:34 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 19 17:24:43 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Sat Jul 25 18:24:26 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 18:25:53 -0700 2009 3 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Apr 01 06:51:01 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 06:52:00 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Jul 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 07:28:26 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 14:20:38 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 22 14:21:45 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 14:23:08 -0800 2008
Jules writes in the vein of Roald Dahl, and this small story is no exception. ]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 08 19:11:58 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 08 19:19:39 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 13 11:29:48 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 14 09:51:53 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Mon Dec 03 14:03:35 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 03 14:06:08 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 28 09:50:51 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 28 09:52:06 -0700 2008
Listened to this on CD on a long drive; it's funny and charming, even though I'm sure I'm missing a lot by not being able to see the pictures.]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 10:50:16 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 03 09:27:53 -0700 2008 Phantom Tollbooth, although I hope Juster enjoyed the shoutout.]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 1999 Wed Sep 26 12:10:45 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 30 17:55:15 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Thu Jun 26 21:27:57 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 29 00:15:27 -0700 2008 Plus I'll always remember reading the whole thing aloud to distract my mother from the sun in her eyes on the drive back from kennewick some years ago.]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 17 23:27:31 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 17 23:28:31 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Thu Feb 21 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Apr 12 21:31:42 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 12 22:18:22 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri Jan 02 19:33:16 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 19:48:59 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sat May 31 04:40:24 -0700 2008 Sat May 31 05:02:08 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=120526