I just recieved this book as a gift for christmas and i couldn't put it down. I own all of the calvin and hobbes books and this one is my favorite by far. I like it because Bill Watterson talks about the strips and tells about all the struggles and obstacles he had to overcome to make calvin and hobbes such a smash success. He also talks about his influence and who he modeled calvin, hobbes and all the characters after. I highly reccomend this book, it is the best!!!