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Zounds! Spaceman Spiff, Stupendous Man, the ferocious tiger Hobbes, and the rest of Calvin's riotous imagination are all included in The Days Are Just Packed. Calvin, the irrepressible pint-sized tyrant, is always bursting with energy. And the new volume's oversized 12-by-9 inch format... read more

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calving funy and dasint care about others

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  • Calvin: The funny, full of imagination 6-year-old kid who loves to pick on his friend, Susie, play with his stuffed animal, Hobbes, and be Spaceman Spiff and Stupendous man! Calvin continuously defies his parents for entertainment.
  • Hobbes: Calvin's stuffed/real tiger and partner-in-crime. Hobbes is Calvin's best friend
  • Susie: Calvin's neighbor and arch enemy
  • Mom: Calvin's hard working, stressed out mom
  • Dad: Calvin's dad. An office worker.
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  • “(Calvin is daydreaming) CALVIN, pay attention. We're doing GEOGRAPHY! Now, what state do you live in?”
    Mrs. Wormwood
  • “Denial”
    Calvin
  • “---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------”
  • “Dad, where do babies come from? Is it true a stork leaves them swaddled in a bundle on the front step?”
    Calvin
  • “In most cases, yes, but YOU were uncerimoniusly dropped down the chimney by a big, hariy pterodactyl.”
    Calvin's Father
  • “COOL!”
    Calvin
  • “Explains alot, doesn't it?”
    Calvin's Father
  • “---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------”
  • “Hey mom, can I get some plastic surgery? All the celebrities do it!”
    Calvin
  • “Honey, celebrities need the fat sucked out of their brains, not their bottoms. What on Earth do you want changed? You're fine the way you are!”
    Calvin's Mother
  • “I want another eye put in my forehead.”
    Calvin
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First Sentence edit see section history

WHAT'S THE MATTER??

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

  • fun: fuuny the way calvin ignores his parents

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 8 of 15 in Calvin and Hobbes. (standard series)

Preceded by Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons, and followed by Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Bill Watterson (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1993
ISBN: 0836217357
Page Count: 176

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