The Mighty Alice

By Richard Thompson and Lincoln Pierce

Cul de Sac is a lighthearted comic strip about the suburban life of a precocious preschooler named Alice Otterloop. Richard Thompson's wonderful watercolor and fun, imaginative drawings have garnered the attention of highly acclaimed illustrators all over the world, including Bill Watterson and Mo Willems, who have each written a foreword for his first two collections.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: May 8, 2012
• ISBN: 9781449410483

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Other Cul de Sac Books by Richard Thompson

Cul de Sac: This Exit

Children at Play

Cul de Sac Golden Treasury

Shapes & Colors

To Chris Sparks, with thanks

INTRODUCTION

Memory is a funny thing. Mine is, at least. In many ways, I would characterize it as well below average. Events in my life—often events that seemed enormously significant at the time—have turned to vapor. People’s names, their faces, details of their lives and their families’ lives elude me. Entire conversations have been misfiled, or they’ve disappeared altogether. I once spent several weeks trying to remember whether a great aunt of mine was alive or dead. Then she sent me five dollars for my birthday. She was alive.

Thank goodness there’s more to memory than remembering which day during our daughter’s soccer season I’ve signed up to be the snack dad. There are other layers of memory—authentic stories of childhood, of families and friends and pets and teachers—that are far more resonant and meaningful, and I’m very grateful whenever I can access them. I’m grateful, too, for the small, everyday happenings that unexpectedly spark those