BINGE PARENTING

This chronological collection gathers the Baby Blues comic strip, created by Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott, and includes annotations. It offers a look inside the MacPherson household, where Daryl and Wanda are raising their three children, Zoe, Hammie, and Wren. Their days are full of small disasters and everyday chaos. The strips show how quickly a supply of Band-Aids runs out, how squabbles over tattling and teasing end in time-outs, and how a sudden dentist or mechanic visit tends to strike just as the family's bills are finally paid off.

The creators balance comedy with moments that are tender, relatable, and sometimes uncomfortably familiar to anyone who has raised children. Readers who know the strip will find its characters in these pages, and newcomers can follow the family's story from one strip to the next.