A gifted storyteller who has delighted readers and theater audiences for decades, Jules Feiffer now turns his talents to the tale of his own life. Plagued by learning problems, a domineering mother, and a debilitating sense of fear, Feiffer embarked on his first cartoon apprenticeship at the age of seventeen, emboldened only by a passion for success and a fortitude for failure. 

(Source: Random House, 2009)

Calling all puppies! The White House is looking for a pet! When word spreads far and wide around the globe that the First Family is looking for a pet, animals of all sorts want the part: puppies from Egypt, India, and France; a Neapolitan mastiff from Maryland; and even a kitten, a guinea pig, skunks, turtles, and a raccoon. Which puppy will be chosen? Pulitzer prize winner Jules Feiffer teams up with his daughter Kate to tell a warmhearted tale of a worldwide competition to be the perfect pet!

(Source: Amazon.com, 2009)

Living creatures large and small are assembled in Julie's bedroom. This nine-year-old adopted daughter of Jules Feiffer loves animals, and in his first middle grade novel in ten years, she's putting together a zoo in her room to hilarious effects.

(Source: Hyperion Books for Children)

The boy in the house across the street leads a fantastic life! He can sleep as late as he wants and doesn't have to go to school if it's raining. So the little boy who watches his every move from the smaller house across the way wants desperately to be his friend. But how is this possible? With imagination, shows Feiffer, everything is possible.

(Source: Hyperion Books for Children)

Bobby's parents are trying to get his attention, but Bobby is something else. For example, he's a monster, an airplane, a dinosaur. Anything but Bobby. It's not long before Bobby turns himself into an eagle, soaring away with Mom, Dad, and every other grown-up in his life chasing after him. Feiffer's hilarious escape story rings true to every child's struggle for independence -- not to mention a full tummy.

(Source: Hyperion Books for Children)

An inordinately cheerful prince embarks on a quest for greater gravity. "Feiffer's worldly-wise, confiding tone and sense of the absurd are highly congenial, and the drawings are a vintage Feiffer delight."

(Source: Publishers Weekly)

Richard won't stop fooling around in the backseat of the car, despite his father's warning that he's going to pull over by the side of the road and let Richard out in the middle of nowhere unless he behaves. But Richard doesn't learn. After an hour by the side of the road, he decides it's not such a bad place.

(Source: Hyperion Books for Children)

It's not under the bed, or on the chair, or beneath the couch, or behind the curtains. It's GONE! What do you do when your favorite toy disappears, and you can't find it where you left it? What if your family is NO help at all? A determined little detective heads up the search, and discovers more than she ever expected!

(Source: HarperCollins Publishers)

(By Norton Juster. Illustrated by Jules Feiffer)

This ingenious fantasy by author Norton Juster centers around Milo, a bored ten-year-old who comes home to find a large toy tollbooth sitting in his room. Joining forces with a watchdog named Tock, Milo drives through the tollbooth's gates and begins a memorable journey.

(Random House Books for Young Readers)

Feiffer delivers this mountain of a picture book about a red-haired girl who sets out to scale her dad. Readers will sit in suspense as the book moves along page by page. A charming companion to other father-themed books.

(Source: Editors, barnesandnoble.com)

A delightfully silly picture book about a dog who can't seem to bark right; for some unknown reason, he makes all sorts of other animal sounds.

(Source: Editors, barnesandnoble.com)

The first children's book both written and illustrated by cartoonist Feiffer is a funny, poignant and profoundly insightful look at the inner life of an artist, who also happens to be a young boy. In a starred review, Booklist called it "wickedly funny... reminiscent of Roald Dahl's edgy lampoons." In another starred review, Publishers Weekly declared it "one of the best books of the year."

(Source: Amazon.com)

The modern, non-editorial-page cartoon of social and political commentary was pretty much invented by Jules Feiffer.

(Source: Booklist)

This nonsensical story gives new meaning to the phrase "absorbed in a book." When Raymond's mom calls him, he ignores her, engrossed in his comic book. As she becomes more insistent, the boy notices a boxed word in the middle of the page: "Meanwhile...." If comic books can use a word to change scenes, why can't he? Raymond writes the word on the wall and is instantly transported to a pirate ship where he is forced to walk the plank.

(Source: Library School Journal)