Our sons read (and re-read) Calvin & Hobbes just about daily. At 9 and 12, they are exposed to a lot of political drivel at school. Calvin & Hobbes provides them with a great antidote, to say nothing of excellent vocabulary!
And do they play Calvinball?
It will always remain one of my favorite strips. Watterson had such a way of getting across a message through a funny comic strip.
My daughter (now grown) wore her calvin and hobbes books out, now my grandson has his own and reads them over and over! Both have had superior vocabularies from pre-school to present, but that may be just because smart kids love C&H!
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>to say nothing of excellent vocabulary!
My jedis insult each other by calling each other "big ugly galoot"! Straight from C and H.
Hysterical!