{"product_id":"and-to-think-we-started-as-a-book-club-9798881604066","title":"And to Think We Started as a Book Club . . .","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat can Leonardo DiCaprio, Bernie Sanders, Greta Thunberg, and Elon Musk all agree on? That Tom Toro's cartoons belong in their social media feeds. Now, with this debut collection by one of \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker's\u003c\/i\u003e contemporary stars, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eeverybody can enjoy the timeless witticism and thigh-slapping wisecracks of Toro's cartoons without needing to go online.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Tom Toro's hilarious world, the Grim Reaper binges television while Superman shops for health insurance. The collection features original chapter art that sets the perfect tone for these brilliant cartoons and what they reveal about the absurdity of modern life, all drawn in the author's wry and winsome style \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Showcasing hundreds of Toro's greatest hits from his fifteen-year career at the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as previously unpublished cartoons that we shouldn't shy from calling \"undiscovered masterpieces,\" this book is sure to delight readers--if not outright corrupt them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom Toro is a cartoonist and award-winning children's book author \u0026amp; illustrator whose work has been a popular feature of the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/i\u003efor over a decade. His drawings also have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eParis Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. He is the creator of the comic strip \u003ci\u003eHome Free \u003c\/i\u003ewith Andrews McMeel. Tom's books include \u003ci\u003eHow to Potty Train Your Porcupine\u003c\/i\u003e (Little, Brown), \u003ci\u003eA User's Guide to Democracy \u003c\/i\u003e(Celadon), \u003ci\u003eI'm Terrified of Bath Time\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBack to School, Backpack! \u003c\/i\u003ein collaboration with Simon Rich (Little, Brown), and \u003ci\u003eTiny Hands \u003c\/i\u003e(Dock Street Press). \u003ci\u003eI'm Terrified of Bath Time \u003c\/i\u003eis the recipient of the 2023 Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award and the 2024 Kentucky Bluegrass Award. Tom was a finalist for the 2019 and 2022 Reuben awards for gag cartoonist of the year. He serves as the current chair of the Northwest Chapter of the National Cartoonist Society. Tom has been profiled by NPR, the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife, kid and cats.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Andrews McMeel Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51635533021458,"sku":"9798881604066","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_81722170-a450-415c-b736-5507b3e928aa.jpg?v=1759241359","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/and-to-think-we-started-as-a-book-club-9798881604066","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}