I picked up this book, interested in how to explain comics and cartoons to kids. However it is horribly outdated. Even for the time it was published, the cartoons and comic strips it references are very old. Children today won't have these classic comic strips to reference. It serves as a great archive of some of the old strips that often get overlooked in newspapers by younger readers, if they even read newspapers. I would recommend kids read Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud. While it is for an older audience, I think that younger readers will gain more from it. The dated references speak to the past of the author, Harvey Weiss, a classical artist and art professor. Comics and cartooning are very visible in our internet culture, with many artists making a living doing comics on the web. A more modern approach to the subject is needed to be relevant. ( )