No Yelling!: A Baby Blues Collection

Baby Blues Scrapbooks #32

by Rick Kirkman, Jerry Scott

Still crazy after all these years! Behold Wanda and Darryl MacPherson as they navigate the chaos of modern parenting.

For more than 25 years, the MacPherson family has brought the joy, humor, and poignancy of raising three children to funny pages worldwide in the popular comic strip, Baby Blues . No Yelling! reveals the sticky underbelly of parenting, shining a comedic light on everything from dealing with picky eaters to too much screen time. From gargantuan messes to legendary sibling disputes, readers will love following along as the MacPhersons--Darryl, Wanda, and children Zoe, Hammie, and Wren--overcome many of life's hurdles.

No Yelling! offers a perceptive glimpse into the lives of modern parents, complemented by witty and informative commentary from the co-creators themselves. This collection will appeal to anyone who has kids or who remembers what it was like to be one.

Genres: Comics, Humor, Graphic Novels, Parenting, Graphic Novels Comics, Comic Strips, Fiction

208 pages, Paperback

First published October 13, 2015

About the author

Rick 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.

Reviews

[Susana · Rating 4 out of 5]

(review in English below)

Depois de me ter esquecido deste livro em casa da minha irmã (a 700 km de distância) há 4 meses, acabei por relê-lo quase todo depois de o recuperar (há 11 dias).

Não consigo deixar de me divertir imenso com as piadas que tão bem reflectem a vivência de uma família com filhos "pequenos". E os desenhos são brilhantes!

Tal como no volume anterior, não me agradaram em geral os comentários que os autores acrescentaram, em rodapé, nalgumas tiras, mas não será por isso que vou deixar de continuar a comprar e a ler esta série!

Having left this book at my sister's house (700 km away) 4 months ago, I ended up rereading almost all of it after getting it back (11 days ago).

I can't help it, I just have a lot of fun with these jokes that portray the life of a family with small children so accurately. And the drawings are brilliant!

Just like in the previous book, I didn't enjoy the remarks added by the authors for some strips. However, this reason is not enough to make me stop buying and reading this series!

[Isabel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nada melhor do que uma boa dose de Baby Blues para nos pôr bem dispostos! ☺

[Veronic · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this!

[David Allen Hines · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've always enjoyed Baby Blues and now I am engaged in reading all of the collections and so glad I am! No Yelling has so many enjoyable strips I could not stop laughing and smiling. The characters are now all well developed and what I really like about these more recent volumes is the little tidbits and anecdotes that Kirkman and Scott have added between the strips. Anyone who loves Baby Blues will love this book! Printed in very high quality, my only real complaint is the large size of the book and it being a paperback makes it awkward to hold and read; it really works best only laying on a table top. But that is a small quibble for such an enjoyable read!

[Diana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another new Baby Blues collection that I hadn't had a prior change to read. I believe that this one was released for their 25th publishing anniversary. Another funny comic about the ups and down of parenthood.

[Rita · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excelente leitura de praia. Gostei muito dos comentários feitos pelos autores que acompanham algumas das tiras, acrescentam uma nova dimensão à leitura.

[Becky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Funny

I wouldn’t have picked this book up myself but through a book challenge I was challenged to read a graphic book. It was true and funny. Real life parenting feelings.

[Melissa Lee-Tammeus · Rating 5 out of 5]

A true pleasure every time. A walk down memory lane accompanied by humor, fantastic drawings, and tons of "remember the times."

[Nicole · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was good. Not as good as Adult Time. Like it nonetheless

[(a)lyss(a) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fun collection of Baby Blues!

There are authors notes and insights. There are typical Baby Blues jokes. It's a varied collection with some laughs.

[Atlanta · Rating 5 out of 5]

Baby Blues, always a pleasure

[Sadie-Jane Huff · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the strips... but i love the comments added to certain strips to explain why or how they did certain things...

[Narariel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hammie meets Sammie (& finds her oddly familiar,) Wren learning to walk, & an Easter egg hunt goes wrong, at least for the kids.

[Ron · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sometimes you just need the laughs!

[Charles Yoder · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was not familiar with this strip. I loved it and will read more.

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love a good comic book that makes me laugh out loud. Excellent illustrations.

I also enjoyed Rick and Jerry’s commentary under the strips.

4.5 stars rounded up!

[Megan Byrd · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love these books. They capture parenting and relationships (sibling, marriage) so well.

[Mara Quinta · Rating 5 out of 5]

Estas tirinhas têm o dom de fazer sentir normal desde o primeiro livro. Como pseudo "stay at home mum" de três consigo ver-me e rever-me em cada tira. Sou obcecada por esta família tão parecida com a minha :)

[Rex Libris · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun book. The authors add background commentary and personal notes about the strips, which makes things more interesting.

[Cláudia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Os comentários dos autores nas tiras tornam-nas muitas vezes ainda mais engraçadas :)

[Virgen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it!

It was just to funny and I'm not a person to laugh much from Reading a book, well the worth getting it.

[Andy Baird · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cover to cover I just laughed my ass off.

[Bunny · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this comic so much.