Big Nate: Laugh-O-Rama

by Lincoln Peirce

Big Nate: Laugh-o-rama

Genres: Childrens

224 pages, Paperback

First published July 8, 2014

About the author

Lincoln Peirce is a cartoon artist from Portland, Maine. He lives with his wife and two children, and occasionally gives lectures to students about cartoon creating. Peirce writes the comic strip "Big Nate". Peirce's comic strip, Big Nate, is featured as an island on the famous children's website, Poptropica. Big Nate appears as the first cartoon on The Maine Sunday Telegram in the comics section.

He studied art at Colby College in Maine were he began cartooning. He also studied at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture before teaching art and coaching basketball at a New York highschool for 3 years. He currently plays hockey with "an old men's league" and describes it as his best sport as a child. In an interview with the Washington Post, Peirce stated that his last name is pronounced "purse" and is not a misspelling of "pierce."

Lincoln Peirce was a member of the "Surviving as a Print Cartoonist" Panel at the Maine Comics Art Festival with fellow cartoonists Corey Pandolph (Barkeater Lake, Toby: Robot Satan, The Elderberries), Norm Feuri (Retail, Gill) and with Mike Lynch moderating. On the panel Lincoln revealed he is currently working with some animation and licensing projects including the addition of a Big Nate island to the online game Poptropica.

Reviews

[Ava Fields · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing

[Kylie · Rating 5 out of 5]

It wasn't bad at all

[Melissa Namba · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great activity book for Big Nate fans. The tasks are not repetitive and can be done in any order so whatever mood the kid is in, there is something to do.

[Naol · Rating 5 out of 5]

cool