Frazz by Jef Mallett follows the adventures of an unexpected role model: an elementary-school janitor who's also a Renaissance man. While he's sweeping the hall, he's whistling Beethoven. Or Lyle Lovett. He paints the woodwork in the classrooms; he paints a Da Vinci on the cafeteria wall. He's a trusted authority figure who is every kid's buddy. He took the janitor's job while he was a struggling songwriter, and when he finally sold a hit song, he decided to stay on at school. Frazz appears in 200 newspapers worldwide, including the Los Angeles Times, Seattle Times, Chicago Tribune and Detroit News. "A few years back, I wrote and illustrated a children's book," says Mallett. "When I was traveling around reading it at school assemblies, I noticed that often, the most respected, best-liked grown-up in the building was the janitor. And I thought, 'Hmm, there's a comic strip in that.'" Often praised for its intelligent wit, gentle spirit and effortless diversity, Frazz won a Wilbur Award from the Religion Communicators Council in 2003 and 2005 for excellence in communicating values and ethics.
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Varnes said, 3 months ago
Jef, name her and feature her more…..Your strip needs a funny girl’s voice….Give Caufield a break……he must be tired….But I like this kid…Go for it….
Notsoastute said, 3 months ago
Sometimes mothers are so hard to please. Perhaps the that’s why they call them “mothers”.
CasualObserver said, 3 months ago
No off switch necessary. It doesn’t appear that there’s a light on there.
jessegooddoggy said, 3 months ago
Caufield and this pretty little blond girl will live happily ever after, next door to Mrs Olsen, of course!
T_Lexi said, 3 months ago
@Notsoastute
: D You made me laugh out loud!
bigpuma said, 3 months ago
Nice to see a kid here thinking and trying to figure something out instead of knowing everything already, and showing off. Love it.
Arianne said, 3 months ago
♫ This is the mystery of the quotient, upon us all a little rain must fall… ♫
Comic Minister said, 3 months ago
Impressive little girl!
Night-Gaunt49 said, 3 months ago
She is impressive in the things she has done wrong. A list so large she can cop to anything her mother accuses her of.
Josh Lyons said, 3 months ago
@Comic Minister
Little early for being an air-headed blonde, don’t you think?
comicsssfan said, 3 months ago
Hopefully they were watercolor paints and the glasses survived the dishwasher intact.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 3 months ago
@Josh Lyons
Please stop it with the racists stereotypes will you?
Comic Minister said, 3 months ago
@Josh Lyons
Watch yourself!
Comic Minister said, 3 months ago
@Night-Gaunt49
Thank you.
neatslob said, about 1 month ago
@Night-Gaunt49
Blonde isn’t a race. In any case I’m sure this has more to do with being a grade school kid than anything else, they are not generally worldly and wise.