what have you been doing all week, Calvin, to put off the book report? was it your secondary duplicator which made a physical manifestation of your good side?
Okay, I’m assuming this story arc has come to an end; so, if I may, here’s a lonely 6 year old kid who has a stuffed tiger that he has morphed into his best friend. Now he’s produced a behaved, benevolent alter ego that’s also blessed with a romantic soul. He has now created a scenario where the friendly, likable doppelgänger is destroying original Calvin’s well earned anti-social reputation and this needs to stop. So, (1.) was this a dream, (2.) a daydream or (3.) a live action acting out of that daydream with Calvin playing both roles (cause let’s face it, you just can’t create alter egos by simply walking through a cardboard box).
“A good goal, according to child literacy expert Timothy Shanahan, is that children should master 20 sight words by the end of Kindergarten and 100 sight words by the end of First Grade.”
Okay, I’m thinking that is a pretty good idea. I know it may seem a little lazy, but if Audible had been a thing when I was in Grade/High school, I would have happily read/listened to pretty much every book I was assigned.
One Sunday night, I asked my parents if they could help me with a book project. My dad asked, “When is it due?” I answered, “Tomorrow.” He asked, “When did you KNOW about it?” I told him that it was a couple of weeks ago. He sat back & said, “You got yourself into this; you’ll get yourself out of it.” I squeaked a B, and never procrastinated again.
I can just imagine myself at Calvin’s age, already reading hundreds of words per minute, “studying” by asking someone to read a book to me. It was torture just listening to other kids read aloud.
I hated book reports, however since I have been in Engineering I have to do reports all the time. I don’t mind too much, unless it’s about a test failure.
Foxtrot snowday ('Sup Roblox peeps) over 3 years ago
Smart boy Calvin. Next time ask them to that every night
BE THIS GUY over 3 years ago
Calvin did find someone to do his homework, at least partially.
The Calvinosaurus That Calvin Wanted To Discover over 3 years ago
Maybe someday the class reading will be Hamster Huey and the Gooey Kablooie.
dadthedawg Premium Member over 3 years ago
Are there any cliff notes…..for this book?
Templo S.U.D. over 3 years ago
what have you been doing all week, Calvin, to put off the book report? was it your secondary duplicator which made a physical manifestation of your good side?
Prescott_Philosopher over 3 years ago
And thus, audio books are born.
STEPUP over 3 years ago
As usual, get someone else to do what you should have done yourself!!!
Bilan over 3 years ago
Didn’t the Good Calvin finish that book report before he vanished?
codycab over 3 years ago
Calvin can’t get a report done to save his life.
Dingus McKah over 3 years ago
Story of my life when I was a kid. Waiting till the last minute to do my reports
Baarorso over 3 years ago
If you want to read the book so much, why not read it yourself? ;D
alaskajohn1 over 3 years ago
Not to worry, Calvin will be asleep before Dad finishes chapter 2.
gbars70 over 3 years ago
Okay, I’m assuming this story arc has come to an end; so, if I may, here’s a lonely 6 year old kid who has a stuffed tiger that he has morphed into his best friend. Now he’s produced a behaved, benevolent alter ego that’s also blessed with a romantic soul. He has now created a scenario where the friendly, likable doppelgänger is destroying original Calvin’s well earned anti-social reputation and this needs to stop. So, (1.) was this a dream, (2.) a daydream or (3.) a live action acting out of that daydream with Calvin playing both roles (cause let’s face it, you just can’t create alter egos by simply walking through a cardboard box).
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 3 years ago
That darned honesty will get you in hot water every time, Calvin.
M2MM over 3 years ago
Ahhh, a kindred spirit. :D
Troglodyte over 3 years ago
Dad will now probably read him the riot act!
rentier over 3 years ago
Dad is glad, he has found a story, his kid likes!!
BigDaveGlass over 3 years ago
……And I’ll get Hobbes to write it in the morning….
Gen.Flashman over 3 years ago
100+ page book for a first grader? Wasn’t Dick and Jane more like 5 pages.
Gen.Flashman over 3 years ago
“A good goal, according to child literacy expert Timothy Shanahan, is that children should master 20 sight words by the end of Kindergarten and 100 sight words by the end of First Grade.”
Nyckname over 3 years ago
That’s an awfull big book for a first grader to have to write a book report on.
WCraft Premium Member over 3 years ago
Shouldn’t have merged with the good clone.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 3 years ago
Okay, I’m thinking that is a pretty good idea. I know it may seem a little lazy, but if Audible had been a thing when I was in Grade/High school, I would have happily read/listened to pretty much every book I was assigned.
Wren Fahel over 3 years ago
One Sunday night, I asked my parents if they could help me with a book project. My dad asked, “When is it due?” I answered, “Tomorrow.” He asked, “When did you KNOW about it?” I told him that it was a couple of weeks ago. He sat back & said, “You got yourself into this; you’ll get yourself out of it.” I squeaked a B, and never procrastinated again.
Otis Rufus Driftwood over 3 years ago
Should have Dad start the book earlier, Calvin. Or not driven the ‘good’ duplicate to specialize.
Otis Rufus Driftwood over 3 years ago
I meant ‘spectralize’.
dougsathome over 3 years ago
But… but… it’s “War and Peace”!
txmystic over 3 years ago
By “tomorrow”, he means “before class”.
DanWolfie over 3 years ago
That was pretty clever and sneaky of Calvin! Too bad he didn’t think it through! But really, a book with over 100 pages assigned to a first grader?
LAClippers [A.S.A] over 3 years ago
When don’t tell them that Calvin!
mgillgannon Premium Member over 3 years ago
Write a paper on it? Calvin is six years old!
mistercatworks over 3 years ago
I can just imagine myself at Calvin’s age, already reading hundreds of words per minute, “studying” by asking someone to read a book to me. It was torture just listening to other kids read aloud.
SweetSinger over 3 years ago
This scenario stoked many a nightmare…
TSRaman over 3 years ago
Calvin: Daddy, please a write a synopsis that I can read before breakfast tomorrow morning.
57BelAir over 3 years ago
I hated book reports, however since I have been in Engineering I have to do reports all the time. I don’t mind too much, unless it’s about a test failure.
Publius10608218 over 3 years ago
No more Mr.Nice Guy for sure.
Garfield Arbuckle. over 3 years ago
What day is it?
Red33410 over 3 years ago
“Gee, you really must like this.”
edonline over 3 years ago
Have a book report due tomorrow morning? Try Calvin’s Notes – even MORE abridged than Cliffs’!
JonathanLaTondras over 3 years ago
i love this comic set because fun funny