Here we have the up and downs of winter, vengeance against Rosalyn the babysitter, a propeller beanie, unstoppable hiccups, another boring week of camping, a little incident with Calvin's parents' car, and a chilling break-in of the family's house. The Revenge of the Baby-Sat Bill Watterson Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1991 - Comics & Graphic Novels - 127 pages 21 Reviews Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake. There are more adventures, and more significant discussions between the characters. Hobbes, wisely, tries to opt out of the operation. The title of this book refers to the classic sequence of strips in which Calvin plots revenge on his "demonic" babysitter by kidnapping her homework and threatening to flush it down the toilet. This is the fifth installment of the "Calvin and Hobbes" series, and it just gets better every repeated reading. "The Revenge of the Baby-Sat" offers such adventures as that in a funny and entertaining way. They're funny, creative, and are always getting into some sort of situation that could just about get them grounded for life. No matter how many times I read them, I can never get tired of Calvin and Hobbes.
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