By Jim Davis
A fat, lazy, lasagna-loving cat who hates Mondays and says out loud everything your child is too polite to.
Garfield is a cat who eats a whole pan of lasagna, kicks the dog off the table, sleeps through everything, and complains about it all in dry one-liners. Every strip is three or four panels and a punchline, so there's no story to keep up with — you just flip and laugh.
There is nothing to lose your place in. A child can open to any page, get a full joke in four panels, and close it again, which is exactly what makes a reluctant reader keep picking it back up. The humor is broad and instant, and there are dozens more collections behind this first one.