Back on March 20, Wonder Book of Frederick, Maryland, listed two children's books by the New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly. They were signed and reasonably priced with zero shipping charges. Then, on October 18, two additional books of hers were listed, also signed, similarly priced, and this time for grown ups. It was then that I noticed the two earlier books. Each listing was illustrated only with a stock image. It is the author's frequent practice to include sketches in her signed books, but there was no indication whether any of these books had them. Still, with the books priced between $5.99 and $7.99, there didn't seem to be much of a downside risk. I boldly made my move.
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| Liza Donnelly AbeBooks listing accessed October 18, 2025 |
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Now that they have arrived, I can show you the books. A Hippo in Our Yard is the only book of the four with an Autographed Copy sticker.
Previously on the blog, we've seen copies of Cartoon Marriage signed by both authors, Donnelly and her New Yorker cartoonist husband Michael Maslin. Both cartoonists added drawings, together generally in some variation of a couple toasting each other. But this copy, we already know, is signed only by Donnelly.
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Dedicated to Cathy and Spence, this book has a drawing by Donnelly of a woman raising a glass—solo.
The End of the Rainbow is another children's title.
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The book is signed with a drawing of a cat.
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The drawing is, once again, a woman making a toast:
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