Baby Blues

Baby Blues is a set of cartoon comic strips about an average American family with a Mom, Dad, and 3 mischievous children, Zoe, Hammie and Wren. Of the 3 of them, Zoe is the oldest followed by Hammie and baby wren. The comic is basically telling a story about what hardships this American family faces. Why am I writing this, most of you must be wondering…? This is because Baby Blues is my all time favourite book in the world. Others may like “real” books where there is just words on the page but I like this book as with the pictures, the story gets to me faster and I understand it more, plus, in “real” books, there is only a description of what’s going on but in a comic book, there are pictures. Here’s a personal review of the characters in this phenomenal book.

Wanda Wizowski-MacPherson

Wanda - the Mom of this family. Wanda never thought she would be the motherly-type. However, after she got pregnant with Zoe, she traded her full time job for working as a mother to a newborn. Wanda is a complex person… being a robot, able to work, work and work, and also by being a walking calendar, as she can remember the hundreds of things she need to that day. Despite her “job”, Wanda loves her family and wouldn’t want to live any other way.

Zoe

Zoe is the first born child and now, is the proud big sister of her brother and baby sister. I feel Zoe is very cute as she wants to be a cheerleader/veterinarian/doctor/ballerina Barbie® when she grows up. It is fun to see what she and her brother are up to.

Hamish

Hamish, Hammie for short, is the middle child of the family. After being the youngest child and being bullied, Hammie is now the protector of his baby sister, Wren. Hammie is a true truck fanatic, knowing all about trucks and his first word being “bulldozer”.

Darryl

The Dad in Baby Blues is a true Dad to me. He is always there to shoo away monsters, wipe noses, or kiss a boo-boo the way a real Dad does it. It is also very funny to see how he handles situations with either Wanda or the kids.

Wren

Wren is the latest edition to this family. She isn’t the average baby as form what I see, she has a mind of her own, like she is on her own planet all the time. It is also cute to see what the duo does to her and how Wanda and Darryl treat her.

This is the ultimate reason I love Baby Blues. The characters have a sense of humour, and this most probably really happens in an American family, the grocery shopping, the birthday parties and whatever else. May Baby Blues life long.