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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jnik23260 said, about 4 hours ago
“Sleep until whenever and eat whatever”?
Sounds like my weekends between paydays!
SusanSunshine
said, about 3 hours ago
I didn’t think May was that cold in Michigan.
Varnes?
bagbalm said, about 2 hours ago
We had a hard freeze last week in dear old Michigan.
bagbalm said, about 2 hours ago
Should add – down by the Ohio border – not up in the frozen north.
Rainfoot said, about 1 hour ago
I live in Lake Erie and that east wind yesterday was quite brisk.
masterskrain said, about 1 hour ago
THIN MINTS!! YUM
SAMOAS!!! YUM!!
Richard S. Russell said, about 1 hour ago
Wouldn’t a black bear’s whole year entail at least SOME rifling thru garbage cans?