No grass growing on Harry Bliss. The Burlington-based cartoonist and illustrator has a brand-new, teacher-approved kids’ book, Diary of a Worm.
Says Bliss on his Facebook page:
“All my life I wanted to have an ‘I Can Read’ book…and now I do. It’s ironic, because I suck at reading…”
Written by Doreen Cronin, Bliss’ partner on other children’s books, Worm has a companion — or is it a sequel? — Diary of a Spider.
For someone who claims to just look at the pictures, Bliss does all right with writing, too. He’s penned the children’s books Bailey, about a charming and surprisingly talented dog, and Luke on the Loose, as well as the adult cartoon collection, Death by Laughter.
And then there are Bliss’ very grown-up cartoons, which appear weekly in Seven Days and occasionally in the New Yorker. The magazine has also published more than 15 Bliss cover illustrations.
Can’t get enough Bliss? Check the website for his cartoon of the day.
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