Background
Johnston, Lynn Beverley was born on May 28, 1947 in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. Daughter of Mervyn and Ursula Ridgway.
(From that first spark to those unexpected senior moments,...)
From that first spark to those unexpected senior moments, For Better or For Worse follows the life of the Patterson family through the perils and pitfalls of everyday life. In good times and in bad, Johnston captures family life, wedded bliss, and grandparenting, in a completely unique light. In Just A Simple Wedding, now grandparents, Elly and John adapt to a smaller home, while son Michael and his family spread out in the old Patterson house. Elizabeth and Anthony's romance is rekindled bringing things full circle.
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(They say life is what happens while you're busy making ot...)
They say life is what happens while you're busy making other plans. Life, it seems, always has a new surprise in store and that's as true as ever for the Patterson family of For Better or For Worse. Lynn Johnston has been bringing life to the Patterson clan since 1979, and for readers around the world, life just wouldn't seem right without her daily dispatch. I've Got the One-More-Washload Blues give readers more of what they've come to expect from Johnston's beloved cartoon: a sense of connection, a shared intimacy with a family as familiar as their own, and a front-row seat to the enduring, endearing comic saga called life.
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(The success of For Better or For Worse "can be attributed...)
The success of For Better or For Worse "can be attributed to Johnston's uncanny ability to see into the heart of daily life so accurately that readers feel she is speaking directly to them." --Chicago Tribune * For Better or For Worse, syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate, appears in more than 2,000 newspapers in over 20 countries, and is translated into eight languages for a devoted readership of more than 220 million. More About Senior's Discount Lynn Johnston's For Better or For Worse is the world's most popular family strip in which characters evolve through age and experience, rather than remaining frozen in time. Readers appreciate the daily doings of the Patterson family, which often mirror their own. * Senior's Discount: A For Better or For Worse Collection follows John and Elly as retirement looms, Grandpa Jim celebrates his 85th birthday and suffers a stroke, Mike and Deanna adjust to the demands of parenthood, Elizabeth accepts a teaching position that brings her back home, and April strains for more and more independence. * Simultaneous to the publication of this collection, Johnston makes an unprecedented move within the newspaper cartooning community-developing a new format by using former plot lines as a jumping-off point for new ones. * For Better or For Worse has been syndicated since 1979 and has been named Best Syndicated Comic Strip. The strip boasts a lively Web presence at www.fborfw.com
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(“The Pattersons are not the prat-fallen Bumsteads; Johnst...)
“The Pattersons are not the prat-fallen Bumsteads; Johnston resists easy stereotypes, and her best moments have a gritty texture, the flavor of bittersweet.” -Toronto Globe and Mail Just One More Hug is the fourth hit collection of Lynn Johnston’s true-to-life family comic strip, For Better or For Worse. With more than 250,000 copies of For Better or For Worse collections in print, Johnston still leads the field with the most popular family strip syndicated today. A native Canadian, Lynn Johnston lives in Ontario.
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(In 1991, I wanted another baby," writes creator Lynn John...)
In 1991, I wanted another baby," writes creator Lynn Johnston. "Since it wasn't possible to do in reality, I made one up! Baby April appeared April 1st of that year and has added a great deal of creative fun to the strip. . . ." The Pattersons have never exactly been all "sweetness and light." As any For Better or For Worse fan can attest, this entertaining family endures just as many of life's downs as ups, but they always seem to keep moving forward. Now, however, parents Elly and John experience life in all directions as their youngest daughter, April, becomes a teenager! In true For Better or For Worse style, the best-selling strip examines all the good and bad of "teenagedom," while keeping it in context of the rest of the family's other joys and challenges. Readers will smile knowingly as John and Elly try to decipher teen-speak, deal with their own protective parental tendencies, and struggle to give their maturing daughter the independence she wants and needs. Then just when the wide, wide world of 13-year-olds is at its most intense, everything from fired coworkers to another new grandbaby vie for everyone's attention. This collection of daily and Sunday strips demonstrates once again that Johnston's ability to intertwine the lives of all her characters with the reader's own is remarkable. She's Turning into One of Them! will have them laughing, crying, and shaking their heads in the best For Better or For Worse fashion. Life? Bring it on!
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( Pictures and humor help readers build their Spanish lan...)
Pictures and humor help readers build their Spanish language skills To its millions of fans, the Pattersons are just like their own families, facing universal issues among daily concerns. Containing a selection of 100 syndicated Spanish-language versions of the strip that is widely read in Latin America, Laugh 'n' Learn Spanish provides an entertaining and effective way to expand and polish conversational skills in Spanish. Readers learn by understanding and learning natural, everyday verbal interactions at home and about town, following John and Ell Patterson as they attempt to come to terms with middle age; daughter Elizabeth as she spreads her wings and goes off to college; son Michael dating and then marrying his childhood sweetheart, Deanna; daughter April as she rebels against discipline, anther grandpa who finds a second love in the autumn of his life. Each strip is graded by difficulty--Beginning, Moderate, or Challenging--and is accompanied by: • Glosses that translate difficult vocabulary • Usage notes to build proficiency • A summarizing activity that tests comprehension • Additional exercises for key idioms and word patterns appear at the end of each section
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(The New York Daily News proclaims that Lynn Johnston is w...)
The New York Daily News proclaims that Lynn Johnston is worthy of the "MVC (Most Valuable Comic) Award. . . . Her genius is recognizing that 'normal' is actually a little off-center. * For Better or For Worse appears in more than 2,000 newspapers in 23 countries and has a readership of more than 220 million. Lynn Johnston's award-winning For Better or For Worse comic strip is the world's most popular strip in which characters evolve through age and experience, rather than remaining frozen in time. Fans appreciate that the daily doings of the Patterson family often closely resemble their own. * Featuring more than 43 weeks of strips, with Sundays in color, this collection features Elizabeth's developing teaching skills working in a northern First Nation's community, Mike and Deanna's move to Mrs. Saltzman's upstairs apartment, April's confrontation of teenage issues like acne and self-image, while John and Elly face middle-age ailments and the possibility of retirement. * For Better of For Worse has been syndicated since 1979 and has been named Best Syndicated Comic Strip by the National Cartoonists Society. The strip boasts a lively Web presence at www.fborfw.com.
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(Lynn Johnston has been bringing life to the Patterson cla...)
Lynn Johnston has been bringing life to the Patterson clan for over 25 years, and for readers around the world, life just wouldn't seem right without her daily dispatch. It Must Be Nice to Be Little gives readers more of what they've come to expect from Johnston's beloved cartoon: a sense of connection, a shared intimacy with a family as familiar as their own, and a front-row seat to the enduring, endearing comic saga called life.
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(The Pattersons of For Better or For Worse have edged out...)
The Pattersons of For Better or For Worse have edged out the Bumsteads as the first family of the funnies. Life The clear favorite in terms of popularity is a slice-of-life humor strip, For Better or For Worse, cartoonist Lynn Johnstons offbeat view of the modern family of four. Detroit Free Press For Better or For Worse is Canadian cartoonist Lynn Johnstons humorous look at the ups and downs of the Patterson family, a contemporary suburban family. Syndicated in more than 450 newspapers, For Better or For Worse has topped popularity polls in the Orlando Sentinel, Chicago Tribune, Denver Rocky Mountain News, Omaha World Herald, Vancouver (B.C.) Sun, and Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Johnston, Lynn Beverley was born on May 28, 1947 in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. Daughter of Mervyn and Ursula Ridgway.
Student, Vancouver School Art, 1964-1967.
Medical illustrator McMaster University.
(The success of For Better or For Worse "can be attributed...)
( Pictures and humor help readers build their Spanish lan...)
(From that first spark to those unexpected senior moments,...)
(Lynn Johnston has been bringing life to the Patterson cla...)
(“The Pattersons are not the prat-fallen Bumsteads; Johnst...)
(The Pattersons of For Better or For Worse have edged out...)
(The New York Daily News proclaims that Lynn Johnston is w...)
(They say life is what happens while you're busy making ot...)
(In 1991, I wanted another baby," writes creator Lynn John...)
Member National Cartoonists Society (president 1988).
Married Rod Johnston. Children: Aaron, Katherine.