THE REIGNING KING OF CATS SHOWS YOU WHO'S BOSS! GARFIELD rules his kingdom with an iron paw. No one is safe from the portly prankster! So whether he's playing snap-the-towel with the constantly clueless Odie, giving Jon a "shocking" makeover, or plotting his next line of attack on the birdbath, GARFIELD always comes out on top! I can still remember when the very first Garfield book came out in 1980. I was only eight years old. My cousin, who is a consummate cat lover, convinced me that I absolutely had to read it. We sprawled out on the floor, giggling over Garfield's brazen remarks. If only we had as much power over our parents as Garfield had over Jon! Garfied became our hero, the champion of our right to watch tv all day and eat all the junk food we wanted. Now, 18 years and 33 books later, I help to publish the very books that delighted me as a child (My cousin will never overcome her jealousy!) The books are just as hilarious today as they were back then. The antics of Garfield are timeless and his enduring popularity attests to that. My experience working on Garfield books has been both fun and challenging. As one might expect, the folks at Jim Davis' company are a great gang to work with--full of fun and creativity. Just like the life of Garfield--there's never a dull moment! I hope you enjoy this latest collection from Garfield. Stay tuned for the next one! --Nicole Sprinkle Copywriter THE REIGNING KING OF CATS SHOWS YOU WHO'S BOSS! GARFIELD rules his kingdom with an iron paw. No one is safe from the portly prankster! So whether he's playing snap-the-towel with the constantly clueless Odie, giving Jon a "shocking" makeover, or plotting his next line of attack on the birdbath, GARFIELD always comes out on top! Jim Davis was born on July 28, 1945, in Marion, Indiana. He later attended Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, where he distinguished himself by earning one of the lowest cumulative grade point averages in the history of the university. (Incidentally, a fellow classmate named David Letterman earned the other). The Garfield strip was born on June 19, 1978, syndicated in forty-one U.S. newspapers. Today it’s syndicated in more than 2,100 newspapers worldwide with more than 200 million readers, leading Guinness World Records to name Garfield The Most Widely Syndicated Comic Strip in the World. Davis has had many successes with Garfield, including four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program and induction into the Licensing Hall of Fame (1998), but his most prized awards are from his peers in the National Cartoonist Society: Best Humor Strip (1981 and 1985), the Elzie Segar Award (1990), and the coveted Reuben Award (1990) for overall excellence in cartooning.