Charlie has always been a fan of the Cat Garfield . When Charlie was little he would sit and watch his Cartoons over and over for days on end and there is still times when Charlie will do this.
Charlie likes to color and use Illustrations in the art pictures he creates this week we will be studying Jim Davis the creator of Garfield. Come and join us.
About:
James Robert Davis (born July 28, 1945) is an American cartoonist. best known as the creator of the comic strips Garfield. Published since 1978, Garfield is one of the world’s most widely syndicated comic strips.
Davis wrote or co-wrote all of the Garfield TV specials for CBS, originally broadcast between 1982 and 1991. He also produced the Garfield & Friends Saturday Morning series, which aired on the channel from 1988 to 1994. Davis was the writer and executive producer for a series of CGI direct-to-video feature films about Garfield, as well as an executive producer for the CGI animated TV series The Garfield Show.
Reading: Letting the Cat out of the Studio
Spelling: Jim Davis, feline, comic strip,
Reading: Garfield 10 Book Set Collection Box Set Deluxe Hardcover Slipcase By Jim Davis Hardcove
Titles in this set : Spiders! Cute as pooky! On the fence Jon & liz:A love story Food frenzy! Dreaded diets down on the farm A catfor all seasons Born to snooze Beware of dog.
Age Happens: Garfield Hits the Big 4-0 Kindle Edition
Celebrate forty years of Garfield with this lavish collection featuring classic strips, guest cartoonists, fan art, and a foreword by lifelong Garfield lover Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Pulitzer Prize–winning creator of Hamilton!
The big year is finally here! Garfield, the original party animal, is aging disgracefully and celebrating wildly! Hey, what do you expect from the mischievous fat cat who is so good at being bad?
Join the party, as celebrity cartoonists and fans alike pay homage to the famous feline. Even Broadway legend Lin-Manuel Miranda gets into the act by composing the book’s foreword.
This commemorative collection of birthday comic strips—plus a ton of other festive fun—is a gift for Garfield fans of all ages!
Discussion questions:
Where is Jim Davis from?
Where else has Jim Davis worked?
When did Garfield make its debut?
Movies:
Language Arts: Garfield: 20 Stories DVD
Pick one of the Cartoons and write a report about what happened in this Cartoon and what you would have had Garfield do if you had created the Cartoon.
Art: Draw a Cartoon of your own and include text
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Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
