Login | Sign Up | Settings | Wish List

 



Searching ...
0 %

Books by Lynn Johnston






Just a Simple Wedding
A For Better or For Worse Collection (For Better or for Worse Collections)
by Lynn Johnston
Paperback, 120 Pages, Published 2009 by Andrews Mcmeel Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-0-7407-8097-4, ISBN: 0-7407-8097-2

"From that first spark to those unexpected senior moments, For Better or For Worse follows the life of the Patterson family through the perils and pitfalls of everyday life. In good times and in bad, Johnston captures family life, wedded bliss, and grandparenting, in a completely unique light.In Just A Simple Wedding, now grandparents, Elly and John adapt to a smaller home, while son Michael and his family spread out in the old Patterson ..."






Suddenly Silver(1st Edition)
Celebrating 25 Years of For Better or For Worse (Volume 28)
by Lynn Johnston
Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2004 by Andrews Mcmeel Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-0-7407-4739-7, ISBN: 0-7407-4739-8

"(Characters) move into your home and into your head," Lynn Johnston writes about her For Better or For Worse creations. "They talk and can be heard in conversation-with you, with each other......... They allow you to be a part of their world inasmuch as you have asked them to be a part of yours." That sentiment also applies to the millions of faithful For Better or For Worse fans who follow the popular family strip each day. Suddenly Si ..."






Family Business(1st Edition)
For Better Or For Worse Collection
by Lynn Johnston
Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2002 by Andrews Mcmeel Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-0-7407-2669-9, ISBN: 0-7407-2669-2

"For fans who have read For Better or For Worse, the Patterson family is like their own family. Full of love and humor, the Canadian clan embodies the ups and downs of everyday family life: John and Elly facing the reality of being middle-aged; daughter Elizabeth becoming more independent on her own at college; son Michael secretly marrying his longtime love, Deanna; and daughter April learning how to deal with a bully. The strip express ..."






Making Ends Meet
For Better or For Worse 3rd Treasury (For Better or for Worse Treasury)
by Lynn Johnston
Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 2013 by Andrews Mcmeel Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-1-4494-2301-8, ISBN: 1-4494-2301-9

"This hardcover For Better or For Worse Treasury collects Johnston’s fifth, sixth, and seventh individual collections: The Last Straw, Keep the Home Fries Burning, and It's all Downhill From Here, along with Lynn’s thoughts and observations along the way.As creator Lynn Johnston illustrates inside this special treasury of America's most popular family comic strip, For Better or For Worse, life moves quickly in the Patterson household. Fr ..."






She's Turning into One of Them! A For Better or For Worse Collection
(Volume 31)
by Lynn Johnston
Paperback, 136 Pages, Published 2006 by Andrews Mcmeel Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-0-7407-5815-7, ISBN: 0-7407-5815-2

"In 1991, I wanted another baby," writes creator Lynn Johnston. "Since it wasn't possible to do in reality, I made one up! Baby April appeared April 1st of that year and has added a great deal of creative fun to the strip. . . ."The Pattersons have never exactly been all "sweetness and light." As any For Better or For Worse fan can attest, this entertaining family endures just as many of life's downs as ups, but they always seem to keep ..."






With This Ring
A For Better or For Worse Collection
by Lynn Johnston
Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2003 by Andrews Mcmeel Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-0-7407-3412-0, ISBN: 0-7407-3412-1

"It was a big year for new relationships in the Patterson household. Wanting to avoid an elaborate, expensive wedding, Michael and Deanna married in secret and moved in together. Meanwhile, her mother continued to engineer a huge social affair, which threatened to upset an already delicate relationship between the two families. When Elly helped her reluctant daughter-in-law choose a dress, it brought them closer together-as confidante ..."






Reality Check(1st Edition)
A For Better or For Worse Collection
by Lynn Johnston
Paperback, 136 Pages, Published 2003 by Andrews Mcmeel Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-0-7407-3810-4, ISBN: 0-7407-3810-0

"They say life is what happens while you're busy making other plans. And in the latest update of the Patterson family, life is "happening" and a few new realities have set in. Still adjusting to their status as newlyweds, Mike and Deanna find that two cannot live as cheaply as one, and then learn an unexpected baby is on the way. After discovering that her live-in boyfriend was cheating on her, Elizabeth swaps steady date for blank sla ..."






I've Got the One-More-Washload Blues(1st Edition)
A For Better or for Worse Book
by Lynn Franks Johnston
Paperback, 130 Pages, Published 1981 by Andrews Mcmeel Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-0-8362-1166-5, ISBN: 0-8362-1166-9






For Better or For Worse
The Complete Library, Vol. 4
by Lynn Johnston
Hardcover, 544 Pages, Published 2020 by Library Of American Comics
ISBN-13: 978-1-68405-585-2, ISBN: 1-68405-585-7

"Collect the beloved newspaper comic strip that chronicles the saga of the Patterson family in real time, over three decades, in this definitive edition.This volume includes the story that earned Lynn Johnston a Pulitzer Prize nomination. The '90s start with a bang for the Pattersons when Elly finds out she is pregnant! Follow April Patterson as she grows from a toddler to a three year old, all in this single volume, but that isn't all t ..."






Seniors' Discount(1st Edition)
A For Better or For Worse Collection
by Lynn Johnston
Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2007 by Andrews Mcmeel Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-0-7407-6841-5, ISBN: 0-7407-6841-7

"The success of For Better or For Worse "can be attributed to Johnston's uncanny ability to see into the heart of daily life so accurately that readers feel she is speaking directly to them." --Chicago Tribune* For Better or For Worse, syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate, appears in more than 2,000 newspapers in over 20 countries, and is translated into eight languages for a devoted readership of more than 220 million.More About Seni ..."






Striking a Chord(1st Edition)
A For Better or For Worse Collection
by Lynn Johnston
Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2005 by Andrews Mcmeel Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-0-7407-5315-2, ISBN: 0-7407-5315-0

"For Better or For Worse appears in more than 2,000 newspapers worldwide in 20 countries and eight languages. Loyal fans turn to Lynn Johnston's creation daily to enjoy her stories and artwork that bring the Patterson family to life. It's no wonder that readership polls frequently rate the strip as number-one overall favorite.For 25 years, award-winning cartoonist Lynn Johnston has attracted new readers and intrigued longtime fans with h ..."






Laugh 'n' Learn Spanish(1st Edition)
Featuring the #1 Comic Strip "For Better or For Worse"
by Lynn Johnston, Brenda Wegmann
Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2004 by Mcgraw-Hill Education
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-141519-4, ISBN: 0-07-141519-X

"Pictures and humor help readers build their Spanish language skills To its millions of fans, the Pattersons are just like their own families, facing universal issues among daily concerns. Containing a selection of 100 syndicated Spanish-language versions of the strip that is widely read in Latin America, Laugh 'n' Learn Spanish provides an entertaining and effective way to expand and polish conversational skills in Spanish. Readers le ..."






Middle Age Spread(1st Edition)
A For Better or for Worse Collection (Volume 19)
by Lynn Johnston, Velda Johnston
Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 1998 by Andrews Mcmeel Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-0-8362-6822-5, ISBN: 0-8362-6822-9

"  In her touchingly funny daily strip, Lynn Johnston gives her fans realistic characters who humorously deal with both the good and bad that life gives them. Every day, Johnston demonstrates—through hormonal children and parents who aren't always right—that life goes on For Better or For Worse.  In Middle Age Spread, parents John and Elly have started to notice their own aging process: the increasing need for glasses, exercise, and ..."






For Better or Worse Ser.(1st Edition)
For Better or for Worse : It All Comes Out in the Wash
by Lynn Johnston
Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 1990 by Tor Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-8125-0692-1, ISBN: 0-8125-0692-8

""America's favorite cartoonist", (Ladies Home Journal) is the winner of the 1985 National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award for best cartoon."






For Better or For Worse
The Complete Library, Vol. 2
by Lynn Johnston
Hardcover, 564 Pages, Published 2018 by Library Of American Comics
ISBN-13: 978-1-68405-256-1, ISBN: 1-68405-256-4

"Since their debut in 1979, the world has watched the Pattersons grow up in real time-and to many readers, they feel like family. The cast expands, and roles that will play a big part down the road are just starting to bud. New adventures await Elizabeth as she enters kindergarten and has to spend some time in the hospital. Michael has to deal with a bully at school and takes a flight to Vancouver-all by himself! John has an unfortunate ..."






Hi mom! Hi dad!
101 cartoons for new parents
by Lynn Johnston
Paperback, 110 Pages, Published 1992 by Meadowbrook Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-915658-06-0, ISBN: 0-915658-06-2






Do They Ever Grow Up
by Lynn Johnston
Paperback, Published 1979 by Simon & Schuster (Paper)
ISBN-13: 978-0-671-54478-2, ISBN: 0-671-54478-0

"If you ever thought that childbirth and new baby care were difficult, just wait until the kids are two years old! This book provides a humourous selection of cartoons designed to help parents survive the tears, traumas and tantrums of this difficult stage in a child's life. Lynn Johnston is a cartoon illustrator for "For Better or For Worse" which is syndicated to over 100 newspapers worldwide."






The Complete Peanuts 1981-1982, Vol. 16(1st Edition)
by Charles M. Schulz, Lynn Johnston, Seth, Cover Design-Seth, Seth Seth
Hardcover, 344 Pages, Published 2011 by Fantagraphics
ISBN-13: 978-1-60699-471-9, ISBN: 1-60699-471-9

""Marbles” is introduced, Sally gets fat... plus baseball stories! Introduction by Lynn Johnston!With this volume, The Complete Peanuts ventures into the lesser-known 1980s, and Peanuts fans are sure to find plenty of surprises. In Snoopy-family news, Spike is drafted into the Infantry (don’t worry, it’s only Snoopy’s imaginary World War I army), and a brand new brother, “Marbles” (with the spotty ears) takes his bow. We also see tw ..."






It's One Thing After Another!(1st Edition)
For Better or For Worse 4th Treasury (Volume 39)
by Lynn Johnston
Hardcover, 216 Pages, Published 2014 by Andrews Mcmeel Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-1-4494-3717-6, ISBN: 1-4494-3717-6

"It's One Thing After Another! is the fourth For Better or For Worse treasury, capturing more of the early years of this beloved strip, with annotations and asides by author Lynn Johnston. Since its debut in 1979, For Better or For Worse has touched comic strip readers as few cartoons ever do. Lynn Johnston's eye for detail and her uncanny sense of what real parents and children struggle with daily are a big part of her success. The comi ..."






Farley Follows His Nose
by Lynn Johnston, Beth Cruikshank
Paperback, Published 2012 by Harpercollins Publishers Ltd 2012-04-02
ISBN-13: 978-1-4434-1051-9, ISBN: 1-4434-1051-9



Continue Search >>

All Authors

Lynn Johnston

Lynn Franks Johnston

Velda Johnston

Beth Cruikshank

Andie Parton

Charles Schulz

Seth

Lynette White

Mills

Todd Folstad


All Bindings

Paperback

Hardcover

Unknown

Calendar

Audio

Spiral

VHS Tape


All Editions

1st Edition

2nd Edition

4th Edition

10th Edition

20th Edition

Illustrated

Other

Reprint

Updated


All Years

2022 - 2024

2017 - 2022

2012 - 2017

2007 - 2012

2002 - 2007

1997 - 2002

1992 - 1997

1987 - 1992

1982 - 1987

1977 - 1982


All Regions

English

Uknown

French

German

Russian