About the book
Timely and universal, everyone from your grandma to your teenage daughter knows that love is…a wild ride! Abrams is pleased to offer this second book of Kim Casali’s beloved Love is… cartoons, first published in 1970, to a whole new generation. What began as Kim’s private love notes to her husband became, throughout the 1970s and ’80s, an internationally syndicated cartoon and pop culture icon. Love is…a wild ride contains the original romantic story behind this phenomenon and 365 more cartoons.
This book features one of the most currently popular images (the Love is…couple on an “easy rider” motorcycle) and glossy flower-power design on the die-cut front cover, plus psychedelic-inspired endpapers. Just in time for Valentine’s Day and the perfect gift for a loved one!
About the author
The Love is… phenomenon began in the 1960s in the heart of artist Kim Casali. Kim created these little “love notes” to express her feelings for Roberto, the man she would eventually marry. She left her drawings for him everywhere, in the pocket of his jeans, under his pillow, on the seat of his car, and even in his sock drawer. Unbeknownst to her, Roberto kept each and every one of them. Believing his wife’s drawings to be something very special, he decided to show them to someone in the syndication business who agreed that their heartfelt message should be made public. The first Love is… cartoon was published in the Los Angeles Times on January 5, 1970, where it’s appeared ever since.