New Releases by Craig Yoe

Horrific scenes of anti-Jewish violence in Europe filled the newsreels in American theaters in the 1930s and 1940s. What could be done to make sure it didn’t happen in America? One Jewish organization hit upon a remarkable idea—to enlist some of America’s most beloved cartoonists to wage a war on bigotry. Cartoonists Against Racism uncovers the secret campaign to create anti-racist comics and cartoons to flood America’s newspapers, classrooms, and union halls. Meet the artists and the work that was their ammunition in the battle for America’s soul. The book showcases impactful anti-racism artwork from the era’s preeminent cartoonists, including multiple Pulitzer Prize winners Bill Mauldin and Vaughn Shoemaker; New Yorker cartoonists Carl Rose, Mischa Richter, and Frank Hanley; famed antiwar cartoonist Robert Osborn; Dave Berg of Mad magazine; renowned sports cartoonist Willard Mullin; noted labor cartoonist Bernard Seaman; comics artist Mac Raboy (Flash Gordon, Captain Marvel Jr.); and Eric Godal, who escaped from Nazi Germany and became a leading cartoonist in the American press and acclaimed artist Dick Dorgan.

The hothead Match meets his match when he rails against what''s in Book''s book bag: a suspicious book! All of Match''s fiery criticisms are based on real situations, when books were challenged, banned, or even burned-oh, my! Portions from the sale of this book go to non partisan organizations that advocate for First Amendment rights, which protect freedom of the press. Craig Yoe is a former creative director for Disney, Nickelodeon, and The Muppets, and is the author of over 100 books. Yoe is the winner of the Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators as well as multiple Eisner Awards. The artist''s first publication was made as a high schooler 53 years ago. It was banned by the school principal.

Full of jokes about San Francisco, along with fascinating facts and even some hilarious history.

Bursting with laugh-out-loud jokes and fun facts, LOL Jokes: Denver combines the best of humor and history for young readers! Inspired by all the wonderful sights, sounds, and . . . smells of the Mile-High City, this local joke book delivers kid-friendly punchlines that will have readers laughing ''til they cry! Alongside hilarious jokes and puns are fascinating facts, goofy tidbits of local history, and engaging graphics that will keep readers chuckling and sharing with friends. LOL Jokes: Denver is sure to deliver hours of knee-slapping entertainment. Denny: What has a head and a tail but no body? Penny: A nickel! Fun Factoid: The Denver Mint produces 8 billion coins a year, all of which have a D for Denver on them!

Bursting with laugh-out-loud jokes and fun facts, LOL Jokes: New York City combines the best of humor and history for young readers! Inspired by all the wonderful sights, sounds, and . . . smells of the Big Apple, this local joke book delivers kid-friendly punchlines that will have readers laughing ''til they cry! Alongside hilarious jokes and puns are fascinating facts, goofy tidbits of local history, and engaging graphics that will keep readers chuckling and sharing with friends. LOL Jokes: New York City is sure to deliver hours of knee-slapping entertainment. What''s the best borough to go to the bathroom? Flushing! Fun Factoid: TP or not TP?! Toilet paper was invented by Joseph Gayetty in New York City!

Bursting with laugh-out-loud jokes and fun facts, LOL Jokes: Cleveland combines the best of humor and history for young readers! Inspired by all the wonderful sights, sounds, and . . . smells of the CLE, this local joke book delivers kid-friendly punchlines that will have readers laughing ''til they cry! Alongside hilarious jokes and puns are fascinating facts, goofy tidbits of local history, and engaging graphics that will keep readers chuckling and sharing with friends. LOL Jokes: Cleveland is sure to deliver hours of knee-slapping entertainment. Why didn''t the potato chip trust the sandwich? Because the sandwich was full of baloney! Fun Factoid: The first potato chip factory in the world was built in Cleveland by farmer William Tappendon, in 1895!

Bursting with laugh-out-loud jokes and fun facts, LOL Jokes: Los Angeles combines the best of humor and history for young readers! Inspired by all the wonderful sights, sounds, and . . . smells of the City of Angels, this local joke book delivers kid-friendly punchlines that will have readers laughing ''til they cry! Alongside hilarious jokes and puns are fascinating facts, goofy tidbits of local history, and engaging graphics that will keep readers chuckling and sharing with friends. LOL Jokes: Los Angeles is sure to deliver hours of knee-slapping entertainment. What L.A plant fits in your hand? A palm tree! Fun Factoid: The iconic Los Angeles palm tree is actually a native of India or Southeast Africa.

A collection of jokes about Pittsburgh accompanied by factoids.

Bursting with laugh-out-loud jokes and fun facts, LOL Jokes: Portland combines the best of humor and history for young readers! Inspired by all the wonderful sights, sounds, and . . . smells of the City of Roses, this local joke book delivers kid-friendly punchlines that will have readers laughing ''til they cry! Alongside hilarious jokes and puns are fascinating facts, goofy tidbits of local history, and engaging graphics that will keep readers chuckling and sharing with friends. LOL Jokes: Portland is sure to deliver hours of knee-slapping entertainment. What building in Portland has the most STORIES? Powell''s Books! Fun Factoid: In 1842, the founders of Portland disagreed on what the city should be called. One proposed Boston, Oregon, the other came up with Portland, Oregon. Amazing, but true: the name was decided by the toss of a coin! And I guess you know which one won!

"The funniest jokes in the world!"--Cover.

A collection of wholesome, squeaky-clean riddles sure to tickle any kid’s funny bone. From Craig Yoe, the former Creative Director, Vice President, and General Manager of Jim Henson’s Muppets—and former Creative Director at Nickelodeon and Disney—comes a series of wholesome joke books for kids of all ages. Squeaky Clean Super Funny Riddles for Kidz is the fourth of the series, and you’ll want to own them all! Craig, a retired pastor, has been collecting jokes for years, and now he is releasing his hand-picked jokes for kids in the “Squeaky Clean” series. It’s packed with wholesome, edifying, laugh-out-loud funny jokes and riddles to encourage reading and entertain children for hours. The perfect gift for kids (and parents and grandparents), Squeaky Clean Super Funny Riddles for Kidz, features no boogers, ghosts, witches, scary monsters, insults, or put-downs. It’s all just giggle-filled, good clean fun for young and old alike.

From homework to the principal, a collection of wholesome, squeaky-clean, super funny school jokes sure to tickle kids’ funny bones. From Craig Yoe, the former Creative Director, Vice President, and General Manager of Jim Henson’s Muppets—and former Creative Director at Nickelodeon and Disney—comes a series of wholesome joke books for kids of all ages. Squeaky Clean Super Funny School Jokes for Kidz is the third of the series and you’ll want to own them all! A retired pastor, Craig has been collecting jokes for years, and now he is releasing his hand-picked jokes for kids in the “Squeaky Clean” series. It’s packed with wholesome, edifying, LOL funny jokes to encourage reading and entertain children for hours. The perfect gift for kids (and parents and grandparents), Squeaky Clean Super Funny School Jokes for Kidz features no boogers, ghosts, witches, scary monsters, insults, or put-downs. It’s all just giggle-filled, good clean fun for young and old alike.

Squeaky Clean Jokes to Tickle Your Funny Bone “This is a book with a purpose and that purpose is fun! Filled with spontaneous explosions of laughter....”—Mark Squirek, New York Journal of Books From Craig Yoe, the former Creative Director, Vice President, and General Manager of Jim Henson''s Muppets-and former Creative Director at Nickelodeon and Disney-comes a series of wholesome joke books for kids of all ages. Squeaky Clean Super Funny Jokes for Kidz is the first of the series and you’ll want to own them all! Fun for Everyone. No boogers, ghosts, witches, scary monsters, insults or put-downs-all giggle-filled good clean fun for young and old alike. Your child can share these jokes with family, friends, or anyone who wants to laugh. Laugh-out-loud (LOL) funny jokes. Craig, a retired pastor, believes that there is nothing better in life than making kids laugh. He has been collecting jokes for years, and now he is releasing his hand-picked jokes for kids in the “Squeaky Clean” series. It’s packed with wholesome, edifying, LOL funny jokes to encourage reading and entertain for hours. A career devoted to making kids happy. Yoe is the winner of an Eisner Award (the comics industry''s equivalent of the Academy Awards) and a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators. He is an author, editor, art director, graphic designer, cartoonist and comics historian. Craig is currently operating Yoe! Studio creations and Yoe! Books. Publisher Weekly says he''s the “archivist of the ridiculous and the sublime” and calls his work "brilliant." Library Journal “calls him a comics guru”. Jim Henson once said that “Craig brings with him his valuable creativity and enthusiasm.” Mark Hamill of Star Wars fame quipped, “I keep buying books from Yoe Books as gifts, then keeping them for myself!” If your child liked Silly Jokes for Silly Kid by Silly Willy, Jokes for Kids by Rob Stevens, or Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids by Whee Winn, they will love Squeaky Clean Super Funny Jokes for Kidz.

Squeaky Clean Knock Knock Jokes to Tickle Your Funny Bone “This is a book with a purpose and that purpose is fun! Filled with spontaneous explosions of laughter...” ?Mark Squirek, New York Journal of Books Wholesome joke book for Kids. From Craig Yoe, former Creative Director, Vice President, and General Manager of Jim Henson''s Muppets-and former Creative Director at Nickelodeon and Disney-comes a series of wholesome joke books for kids of all ages. Squeaky Clean Super Funny Knock Knock Jokes for Kidz is the second of the series and you’ll want to own them all! Laugh-out-loud (LOL) funny jokes. Craig, a retired pastor, believes there is nothing better in life than making kids laugh and feel happy. He’s been collecting jokes for years, and now is releasing his hand-picked jokes in the “Squeaky Clean” series; packed with wholesome, edifying, LOL funny jokes to encourage reading and entertain kids for hours. A career devoted to making kids happy. Yoe is the winner of an Eisner Award (the comics industry''s equivalent of the Academy Awards) and a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators. He is an author, editor, art director, graphic designer, cartoonist and comics historian. Publisher Weekly says he''s the “archivist of the ridiculous and the sublime” and calls his work "brilliant." Library Journal calls him “a comics guru”. Jim Henson once said that “Craig brings with him his valuable creativity and enthusiasm.” Mark Hamill of Star Wars fame quipped, “I keep buying books from Yoe Books as gifts, then keeping them for myself!” Perfect gift for kids (and parents and grandparents). If you and your kids enjoyed Craig Yoe’s first book in this series, Squeaky Clean Super Funny Jokes for Kidz, or other books such as Silly Jokes for Silly Kids or Belly Laugh Jokes for Kids; you’ll love Craig Yoe’s second Squeaky Clean joke book. No boogers, ghosts, witches, scary monsters, insults or put-downs-all giggle-filled good clean fun for young and old.

Little Penis is back—and this time, our perpetually perky protagonist is wearing his Santa Hat! This perfect parody is bound to grow on you! In keeping with its predecessors, Little Penis and Little Penis: Oh, The Places You’ll Grow!, this festive new addition to the series is sure to get a rise out of even the Grinchiest Scrooge in your life! Little Penis Santa Claus is the perfect gift or stocking stuffer…and get your camera ready for some photo-ops, because you won’t be able to resist animating the fuzzy little finger puppet in this hysterical parody of the popular puppet book format.’”

The follow-up to LOL: A Load of Laughs and Jokes for Kids, this jam-packed knock-knock joke book is perfect for young comedians! Knock-Knock! Who’s there? Justin! Justin who? Justin time for dinner! With over 700 silly knock-knock jokes, this book is ready to knock down your door with hours and hours of the wackiest “Who’s There?” answers ever. Perfect for sharing with friends, Knock-Knock! Who''s There?: A Load of Laughs and Jokes for Kids will have your young comedian howling with laughter!

An unparalleled book, the very first of its kind. Taken from uber-rare, never-before reprinted cartooning courses with expert teachings from cartooning''s rock stars: Peanut''s Charles Schulz, Little Nemo''s Winsor McCay, Superman''s Joe Shuster, Flash Gordon''s Alex Raymond, Terry and the Pirates'' Milton Caniff, The New Yorker''s Whitney Darrow, Jr., Betty and Veronica''s Dan DeCarlo, Prince Valiant''s Hal Foster, Barney Googles'' Billy Debeck, Plastic Man''s Jack Cole, Gasoline Alley''s Frank King, Popeye''s E.C. Segar, and many more icons of comic art. These Who''s Who''s of Cartooning''s greats teach you in page after page of eye-opening beginning and advanced lessons how to draw and write comics. And these esteemed geniuses act as life coaches with inspiring stories of how they succeeded and give you stirring and wise encouragement to propel you to your own success. For beginners, seasoned professionals, teachers, students in school classes hungry to learn, and even those that are passionate about comics history, this will be an invaluable classic in the field. Edited by Eisner-winner Craig Yoe.

When Mad was turned into a magazine in 1954, every publisher and his uncle came up with his own version, often using the same talent. Behaving Madly presents 200 pages of never reprinted material by Bill Elder, Jack Davis, John Severin, Al Jaffee, Joe Maneely, Jack Kirby, Ross Andru, Joe Kubert, Russ Heath, Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Basil Wolverton, Steve Ditko, Lee Elias, and many others. This coffee table art book is produced by comic strip historian Ger Apeldoorn and Eisner winner Craig Yoe. Looking for a little more excitement in your life? Get mad and get Snafu, Lunatickle, Cockeyed, Crazy, Thimk, Frenzy, Frantic, Loco, Panic, and Zany, too! Nominated for a 2018 Eisner Award for Best Archival Collection/Project - Comic Books

The multi-talented Don Oriolo has brought us Felix The Cat''s adventures through movies, television, comic books, merchandising, and song. The wonderful book Felix The Cat Paintings collects art by Don Oriolo &— paintings that are colorful, imaginative, and a fitting tribute to his muse, the World''s Most Famous Cat, Felix! Featuring a Foreword by Craig Yoe, with essays from cartoon aficionados Jerry Beck, Mark Evanier, David Gerstein, and Paul Castiglia. What Fun!

Meet Little Penis, the cute dinky winky you bring to life when you put your finger in the puppet in this delightfully crass and hilarious parody board book for adults. This board book parodies children’s finger puppet books with its bold colors and simple illustrations, but this book is not for children! Instead, put your finger in the hole in the back of the book, and follow the adventures of Little Penis as he goes swimming (poor shrinking Penis!); gets out of bed early, so big and tall; gets a gentle kiss and hug (along with a good hard tug); head to a bar, gets drunk, and hooks up; and more—getting bigger and bigger with the turn of each page. Sometimes he’s up and sometimes he’s down, but there’s a happy ending as he finds his snug, warm place called home!

From the bestselling author behind The Official Fart Book comes a sequel that will leave you heaving. Comes with real fake vomit! A clever, insightful, and gross compendium of everything from sayings about vomit, historical anecdotes, and cartoons to rancid rhymes, factoids, great moments in hurling culture, up chuckles, and buckets more! Whether you’re spewing to Ralph on the porcelain telephone or waiting for relief from a stomach tsunami, this book puts the “gag” in gag gift.

For anyone who''s ever laughed at a fart joke....ok that''s everyone A clever and insightful compendium of everything from sayings about farts to historical anecdotes to the history of the whoopee cushion-this book has it all!

Secret Identity: The Fetish Art of Superman''s Co-creator Joe Shuster showcases rare and recently discovered early erotic artwork by the most seminal artist in comics, period. Created in the late 1940s when Shuster was down on his luck after suing DC Comics over the copyright for Superman, heillustrated these images for an obscureseries of magazines called "Nights of Terror," published under the counter until it was banned by the U.S. Senate. The discovery of this artwork reveals the "secret identity" of this revered comics creator, and is sure to generate controversy and change the perception of the way we look at Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Lana Lang, and Jimmy Olsen forever. The book includes reproductions of these images, and an introduction that provides a detailed account of the scandal and the court trial that resulted from the publication of this racy material.

The classic American comic strip is known for being wholesome family entertainment, accessible to everyone. But the artists also had a mischievous side they only shared with peers and friends, and which is showcased here.

First in a series of volumes in which the award-winning artist and editor Craig Yoe, explores the unholy marriage of Modern Art and the Funnies in a bombastic and entertaining way. Did you know Salvador Dali drew comics? You''ll be able to see them in this first volume of Modern Arf accompanying an essay exploring his influence on comics and examples of comic artists such as Steranko and Crepax who paid homage to the Spanish surrealist. Stunningly designed in an oversized format, it is sure to give justice to the incredible art collected between its covers.

More than 300 Halloween themed jokes, riddles, and puns.

More than 300 Valentine''s Day themed jokes, riddles, and puns.

In The Mighty Big Book of School Jokes, school kids will find hundreds of zany, off-the-wall jokes to help them laugh their way through every subject-from math and science to gym and art class. Jam-packed with 288 pages of jokes and entertaining line drawings, this new joke book is certain to keep kids laughing on the school bus for hours. Don''t worry-there are no pop quizzes!

Packed with fun, silly activities and games, this book will keep restless travelers busy for hours. Illustrations. Consumable.