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The Essential Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury
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The Essential Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury
256 pages · First published 1988
Calvin, a wildly imaginative six-year-old, and Hobbes, his stuffed tiger who appears alive to Calvin, move through school, family life, outdoor adventures, philosophical debates, and elaborate fantasy worlds. Spaceman Spiff, transmogrifiers, snowmen, dinosaurs, and schemes to avoid homework coexist with sharp observations about parents, education, consumerism, and childhood. The treasury collects strips from the early years of Bill Watterson’s celebrated comic. Its humor works simultaneously as childhood adventure and adult satire, while Calvin and Hobbes’s friendship gives the chaos an unexpectedly thoughtful center.
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Strawberry Roller Fizz
A bright, refreshing sip suits a little enchantment and an escape from the everyday.
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- Muddle strawberries lightly in a glass. Add ice and lemonade, top with sparkling water, and stir gently.
- Garnish: Strawberry and lemon wheel.
- Glassware: Highball glass.
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Copper Ale
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A mellow, malty pour suits a little enchantment and an escape from the everyday.
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- Pour into a clean pint glass and serve at the appropriate cool serving temperature.
- Garnish: None.
- Glassware: Pint glass.
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