His 61st Book
Series: Garfield
Free-Range Fun Meister!Garfields always hatching a new plan to prank his poor owner. Whether hes garnishing Jons soup with cat hair, putting a goldfish in his shoe (it was Jons birthday!), or hiding the car, Garfield rules the roost!
About Artists & Writers:
Jim Daviswas 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. TheGarfieldstrip was born on June 19, 1978, syndicated in forty-one U.S. newspapers. Today its syndicated in more than 2,100 newspapers worldwide with more than 200 million readers, leading Guinness World Records to nameGarfieldThe Most Widely Syndicated Comic Strip in the World. Davis has had many successes withGarfield,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.