The Simpsons Series

The Simpsons Ultra-Jumbo Rain-or-Shine Fun Book

by Matt Groening

Published 3 July 2006

Forget Su Doku – this 128-page compendium of full-colour puzzles and fun activities will keep every Simpsons fan, young or old, entertained for days, whether they be in sunny Springfield or rainy old Britain.

Rainy day blues getting you down? Played all your video games? Documentaries on the TV? Mum threatening to make you vacuum? Just take a leaf from this very cool collection of games, puzzles, jokes, tricks, codes, mazes and other assorted amazing activities brought to you by those lifelong experts in wasting time…The Simpsons.

You can entertain yourself with everyday objects, dazzle your friends with feats of magic, torture your siblings with ingenious pranks, and devote some serious time to lolling around. Even if it rains for forty days and forty nights, you still won’t run out of zippy things to make and do with this book around!

And if the sun is shining, Bart invites you not to waste another day inside, shrivelling up in front of the TV. The time has come for action, outdoor activity, health and fresh air! Rememer them? Inside this book you’ll find all sorts of ruff-and-tumble games and activities for one, two, or a whole tribe of would-be nature enthusiasts. Whether your playground is made of asphalt, grass, or just the stuff of your imagination, there is enough fun jam-packed into these pages to satisfy even the grumpiest little sluggard. So don’t let another day go by without basking the pleasures this book has to offer. Get off your duff and get out the door! Get into some good, clean fun! Get natural naturally! Get crazy with the natives!

The Simpsons Handbook

by Matt Groening

Published 1 June 2007

Here is a rare homage to the art of classic 2-D animation and the time-honored method of hand-drawing characters that come alive on the silver screen. The creator of "The Simpsons" and "Futurama," reveals the art of brilliant character design, backgrounds, and prop art in this lavishly detailed handbook that unveils the complex secrets behind the deceptively simple and universally loved Simpsons characters. With creative insights, artists' sketches, helpful insider hints, and step-by-step instructions, enter the imagination of "master doodler" Matt Groening and receive some professional "how-to" advice from many of the animators and directors who have made "The Simpsons" the longest-running animated show and situation comedy in television history. In our technological era when animation has become increasingly digitalized, this unique handbook records the genesis of some of the most extraordinary examples of the art of hand-drawn animated characters.