Customer Reviews
The Days are Just Packed - By: Joao Dias, 13 Jun 2008 
As a Calvin & Hobbes enthusiast, I must point out that "The Days are Just Packed!" is my personal favourite of all the albums ever released. While there is not a single Calvin & Hobbes album that is short of excellence, this onein particular stands outin my preference because it features what is possibly the best streak of excellent strips ever madein the Calvin & Hobbes world.
Everythingin this album will be thoroughly appreciated by every Calvin & hobbes fan & while it features strips published at a time when all the characters were fully developed (the album was originally releasedin 1993), it will leave a strong impressionin a new reader who has just been introduced to the Calvin & Hobbes universe.
If there is one highlight to pointin this album, it has to be the series of strips where Calvin must write & illustrate an assignment for school - truly, a classic involving virtually everything we cherish about Calvin & Hobbes.
Bill Waterson's gift to the world - By: DangermouseZilla, 17 Oct 2007 If you like Calvin & Hobbes & are looking for a good C&H book to adorn your bookshelves - then this is the best one to get.
To start with, Bill Waterson discusses the history of Calvin & Hobbes & the inspiration behind it. He writes about the struggles he's had with them & the pressures applied to commercialise them more. Another reviewer here has said that he respects him for sticking to his guns about that - as do I.
The book is full of comic strips, some black & white, some are full colour. The strips which ran as a serialisation are all shown together. Bill also goes into the stories behind the story, he explains why he did what he did, what he was trying to achieve, & throwsin other tasty morsels of information.
The sketches themselves are fantastic, they are incredibly cute & incredibly funny. Innocent fun at its absolute best.
For anyone not familiar with Calvin & Hobbes...
Calvin is a six year old boy, he has a toy stuffed tiger called Hobbes. In Calvin's head - Hobbs is a real Tiger & together they go on adventures. The strips normally depict Calvin & Hobbes getting into weird & wonderful situations, & often show the actual events too - i.e; a duplication machine will turn out to be a cardboard box. Calvin is the kid with the crazy & outlandish imagination, Hobbes tends to chipin with wonderfully dry comments.
There are other characters who appear too, notably his neighbour Susie. She is the polar-opposite of Calvin; serious & well mannered.
Bill has created a fantastic little person with Calvin. He often talks using comically long words & articulate terms well beyond his age.
Perfect for picking up & flicking through for a few minutes, or for having a session with. Everytime I read a bit of this I put it down with a smile on my face.
Beware if you have other books of Calvin and Hobbes - By: S. Beckett, 11 Sep 2007 
This book is just the same as the first Calvin & Hobbes compilation book entitled "Calvin & Hobbes" (published 1988 has a white cover with numerous pictures on it). This series is just the first book broken up into three volumes. I would advise you to skip this book & buy the book called "Calvin & Hobbes" as it is a single volume & contains all the same cartoons as the three volumesin this series, & is cheaper.
Don't make the same mistake I did by thinking it was a separate book with new cartoons. Beware also as some of the other Calvin & Hobbes treasuries are just reprints containing older books.
Oh Dear... - By: S. Lock, 09 Aug 2007 
I bought this because many previous reviews refer to essays by the author [and some coloured images.] but this copy contains only cartoons that are availablein other collections. Calvin & Hobbes are wonderful, & this is a smaller format than the other collections, just so long as you know what you're getting...
Very nice book - By: Peter Harrison, 10 Apr 2006 This is a very nice book - the drawings are large & pleasing to the eye, & every few black & white pages there is onein colour! The printing is very nice, & complements the cartoons very well.
If you have not read any Calvin & Hobbes before, do try some! They depict very well the imagination of a young six year old, & make you wish you could return to those days! Some of this is possible simply by reading Calvin & Hobbes. Do try it! I'm sure you'll love it!
