13 October 2008 - AR15 forums

"I know there were a couple of calendars. Google says there's also a Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes textbook and a shirt somewhere."

* * *

"Yeah, a friend of mine has the teaching book. I am jealous.
My mother actually had one at a point when she taught grade school; but this was yeeeears ago."

http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=770525

23 September 2008 - Teachers.Net

"TEACHING WITH CALVIN AND HOBBES
Posted by Nicole/Jefferson City,MO on 9/23/08

"Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes by Mary Santella-Johnson and Linda Holman. Playground Publishing. ISBN: 1-878849-15-8

"This is a very rare teacher book that was released in 1993. Bill Watterson only only allowed a limited number to be circulated, so now it is quite a find....

"More about the book:
Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes contains activities that tap all learning styles and intelligences, and it guarenteed to make teaching and learning fun and effective. The material helps develop:
-vocablulary skills
-reading comprehension
-language skills
-creative writing
-critical thinking
-problem solvinig skills
-social skills
-cooperative learning
A very good resource to help motivate struggling readers!"

http://teachers.net/classifieds/books/topic1481/9.23.08.09.17.01.html

http://web.archive.org/web/20081203174320/http://teachers.net/classifieds/books/topic1481/9.23.08.09.17.01.html

19 September 2008 - Knol

"There was also an officially licensed Calvin and Hobbes textbook entitled Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes which only had a limited one-time run in 1993. It featured strips followed by lessons and questions."

http://knol.google.com/k/ben-wurth/calvin-and-hobbes/1xy53z66iom6/2#

21 August 2008 - eBay forums

"Collectible Childrens Books on eBay

"Teaching With Calvin & Hobbes was mentioned in Post#76 when it sold for what seemed a remarkable $321. That price now seems like a bargain compared to the $1050 fetched recently.... Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes Item number: 170253227321 sold for $1050 on Aug. 21, 2008 'This is an Extremely Rare Childrens learning book'"

http://forums.ebay.com/db1/topic/Booksellers/Collectible-Childrens-Books/1000686080?start=144#msg5100038729

23 July 2008 - A to Z Teacher Stuff forums

"A friend of mine sister borrowed a book out of my resource pile titled How to teach with Calvin and Hobbes. She had borrowed it for a few months and I finally asked if she was done with it, etc... I decided to look it up at Amazon to see if I could maybe order another one, so they could keep it (they are Calvin and Hobbes freaks!) I was a little (okay a lot) shocked at how much a replacement cost would be... Needless to say, she found it quickly and I put it under lock and key at my house... Who knew a teacher book could become so expensive and worth so much!!"

http://forums.atozteacherstuff.com/showthread.php?t=63079

24 June 2008 - Talk About The Passion

"To this day, other than the collected books (of which there are 18) the only other official merchandise has been two calendars, a T-shirt (made for the Great American Comics: 100 Years of Cartoon Art event) and a 1993 schools textbook 'Teaching With Calvin and Hobbes' which received just one print run and thus remains of ludicrous value to collectors everywhere."

http://www.tatp.org/blog/?p=334

17 June 2008 - eBay forums

"Collectible Childrens Books on eBay

"Often I am surprised by what children's books sell for on eBay. A very competitive auction for this 1993 Calvin and Hobbes softcover... Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson Item number: 320260401509... 'Rare Calvin and Hobbes Book Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes By Linda Holmen, Bill Watterson, Mary Santella-Johnson... This is one of the rarest of all Calvin and Hobbes collectables.'"

http://forums.ebay.com/db1/topic/Booksellers/Collectible-Childrens-Books/1000686080?start=72#msg2010803157

8 June 2008 - So Hip It Hurts

"I searched the internet for the full list of Bill Watterson's published books and i found out that there is one book that is so very rare because there were only 2500 books printed.

"The rarest of the books is said to be 'Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes' and it was used to teach children with special needs."

http://hannlopez.multiply.com/journal/item/210

17 May 2008 - The Calvin and Hobbes Wiki

"Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes is an officially licensed book, and one of only a handful of official Calvin and Hobbes merchandise. Despite the name, the cover of the book doesn't actually feature Calvin and Hobbes, but rather five schoolchildren situated around a teacher's desk."

http://candh.wikia.com/wiki/Teaching_with_Calvin_and_Hobbes

21 April 2008 - Digital Calvin and Hobbes forums

"The list of official stuff as far as I know

"The books,
2 calenders,
Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes,
and an art show tee-shirt."

http://www.calvin-and-hobbes.org/calvin/forums/general_forum/are_we_doing_what_watterson_feared

8 April 2008 - A Very Friday Blog

"Wikipedia says: 'Except for the books, two 16-month calendars, the textbook Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes, and one T-shirt for a traveling art exhibit on comics, virtually all Calvin and Hobbes merchandise is unauthorized.'"

http://veryfriday.blogspot.com/2008/04/urinating-calvin.html

6 April 2008 - Ame onda ninga omulongi

"There is actually a really rare official text book out there called Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes (at amazon), but it is ridiculously expensive and doesn't appear to have too much to do with the math that I will be teaching."

http://omulongi.blogspot.com/2008/04/angular-vs-linear-velocity.html

1 April 2008 - Open Library

"Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes
by Linda Holmen
Published in 1993, Playground Pub. (Fargo, ND)

"Contributions: Santella-Johnson, Mary., Watterson, Bill.
By statement: Linda Holmen, Mary Santella-Johnson ; cover & illustrations by Jan Roebken.
Source records: Library MARC record
Language: English
Pagination: viii, 188 p.

"ISBN 10: 1878849158
LCCN: 93085554
Dewey: 372.6/044
LC: LB1576 .H629 1993
OCLC: 29340469

"Genre: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Subject: Language experience approach in education — Handbooks, manuals, etc
Comic books, strips, etc. in education — Handbooks, manuals, etc
Language arts (Elementary)

"Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 187). 'Whole language and humor for upper elementary and jr. high'--Cover."

http://openlibrary.org/b/OL1446515M/Teaching_with_Calvin_and_Hobbes

14 February 2008 - Karyn's erratic learning journey

"But here's an interesting exercise: go to Google and do a search on learning teaching 'Calvin and Hobbes', but just make sure your jaw has something soft to land on when it drops."

http://karynromeis.blogspot.com/2008/02/thanks-mr-watterson.html

12 February 2008 - Model Mayhem forums

http://www.modelmayhem.com/po.php?thread_id=249152

1 February 2008 - Cool Calvin and Hobbes Collection

"Bill Watterson has notoriously strong anti-merchandising sentiments and also shuns the spotlight. Consequently, besides two calendars and a children's textbook, there are no authorised Calvin and Hobbes merchandise.

"The official merchandise that was released (and are no longer available) fetch huge prices when they appear on eBay and other auction sites."

http://www.nivmedia.com/calvin/intro.php

26 November 2007 - The Funniest Calvin-and-Hobbes Ever

"Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes

"Collectors Item!

"The only book that Bill Watterson approved for mass production that was not his own was this book. Enough said!"

http://funniest.calvin-and-hobbes.ever.com/#module12696936

25 November 2007 - Wikipedia in Spanish

"Dos notables excepciones fueron la publicación de dos calendarios de pared de 16 meses y el libro de texto Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes (Aprendiendo con Calvin y Hobbes)....

"Un libro de texto oficial para niños, titulado Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes (Aprendiendo con Calvin y Hobbes) fue publicado en edición limitada en 1993. El libro incluye varias tiras de Calvin y Hobbes con lecciones y consejos para los niños. El libro es un objeto casi único, y muy buscado por coleccionistas."

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_y_Hobbes

18 November 2007 - Karey's Overflow

"...I see a Teaching With Calvin and Hobbes, that I'd like to see if it still exists."

http://kareyswan.com/2007/11/calvin-hobbs.html

22 September 2007 - Wikipédia in French

"En dehors des livres, de deux calendriers (1988-1989 et 1989-1990), d'un livre Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes, et d'un T-shirt, aucun autre produit dérivé sur la série n'est théoriquement autorisé. Watterson refuse également de vendre ses originaux."

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_et_Hobbes

20 September 2007 - Wikipédia in Magyar

"Kivételként erősíti a szabályt egy 16 hónapos falinaptár és egy Teaching with Calvin and Hoobes című kisiskolás tankönyv."

http://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A1zm%C3%A9r_%C3%A9s_Huba

15 August 2007 - Yahoo! Answers

"Does anyone have the book - Teaching with Calvin & Hobbes?

"Hi, i have been looking for this book for a long time,does anyone have this book they are willing to sell?"

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070804143351AAzf0Pm&show=7

25 July 2007 - Sam and Fuzzy Forums

"Calvin's name comes from the Theologist John Calvin. Hobbe's name comes from the philosopher Thomas Hobbes.

"Calvin's dad is a Patent Attorney.

"Miss Wormwood is named after the apprentice devil in a C.S. Louis story. ( I forget which one)

"Spaceman Spiff was made for a project in a high school german class, named Rumfahrer Rolf.

"Calvin has 7 different human alter-egos.

"Calvin has discovered 6 different uses for the cardboard box.

"On the back of The Essential Calvin and Hobbes, it shows a giant Calvin destroying a town. The town is Bill Watterson's hometown.

"Bill Watterson named the anthologies (The Indespensible, The Essential, and the Authoritative.) because they were none of those things.

"There is a very rare Calvin and Hobbes textbook which takes life lessons from the comics.


"You have your peanuts trivia, Gin, I have my Calvin and Hobbes."

http://www.samandfuzzy.com/forum_archive/viewtopic.php?p=103530&sid=c3264fba81d5bc9d89f0485cf35bbacf

http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:KHqHQV-eAPUJ:www.samandfuzzy.com/forum_archive/viewtopic.php%3Fp%3D103530%26sid%3Dc3264fba81d5bc9d89f0485cf35bbacf

22 June 2007 - Edie Cress's homepage

http://arapaho.nsuok.edu/~cress/arapaho/Teaching%20with%20Calvin%20and%20Hobbes.htm

1 June 2007 - WorldCat.org

Exactly 11 copies are listed as available in library collections in the entire world.
http://worldcat.org/oclc/29340469?tab=details

In the United States:
2 at the Library of Congress
1 at California State University at Sacramento
1 at Xavier University in Ohio
5 at libraries and universities in North Dakota
http://worldcat.org/oclc/29340469&tab=holdings?loc=United+States

In Canada:
1 at Lakehead University in Ontario
http://worldcat.org/oclc/29340469&tab=holdings?loc=Canada

In Singapore:
1 at Ngee Ann Polytechnic Library
http://worldcat.org/oclc/29340469&tab=holdings?loc=Singapore

1 June 2007 - Google Book Search

"'Whole language and humor for upper elementary and jr. high'--Cover."

http://books.google.com/books?id=a29PAAAACAAJ&dq=teaching+with+calvin+and+hobbes

21 May 2007 - Final Fantasy Finland forums

"Kirjalla en siis tarkoita sarjakuvakirjaa, vaan 'Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes' nimistä kirjaa. Sarjakuvakokoelmia on ihan virallisia tehty vaikka kuinka."

http://foorumit.fffin.com/showthread.php?t=19348

6 October 2006 - How To Reach and Teach All Children in the Inclusive Classroom, 2nd Edition

"We highly recommend a wonderful book, Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes (1993), by Mary Santella-Johnson and Linda Holmen. The authors use some humorous Calvin and Hobbes comic strips to motivate upper-grade and middle school students while teaching a variety of skills: vocabulary, comprehension, figurative language, and problem solving. Reading and writing skills are the main focus."

How To Reach and Teach All Children in the Inclusive Classroom: Practical Strategies, Lessons, and Activities, 2nd Edition. Sandra F. Rief and Julie A. Heimburge. Jossey-Bass. 2006. ISBN 978-0787981549. Page 210.

14 August 2006 - Calvin and Hobbes Gateway

"One of the only authorised Calvin and Hobbes products was a childrens language book..."

http://www.nivmedia.com/calvin/calvinandhobbesgateway.php

24 July 2006 - Platypus Comix

"...the only other official piece of licensing besides the calendars and shirt is 'Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes,' containing reprints of strips. This comes from 1993 and Watterson just barely allowed it, after he got a letter from one of the authors describing how she used Calvin to teach to children with special needs. Universal put a legal vise on the print run, restricting sales to classrooms ONLY and producing only 2,500 copies...."

http://www.platypuscomix.net/otherpeople/watterson.html

25 June 2006 - Joe's Journal

"Aside from the books, two 16-month calendars, and a rare guide to teaching with Calvin and Hobbes, no official merchandise was ever licensed for sale."

http://jdhenchman.livejournal.com/341522.html

7 May 2006 - Answerbag

"An officially licensed children's textbook entitled Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes was published as part of a limited single print-run in 1993."

http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/54482

30 March 2006 - Books Found

"I often thought how it would be fun to create a Calvin and Hobbes reading 'curriculum' so I was delighted to find out about this textbook from the mid-1990's.

"The Calvin and Hobbes comic strip ran from 1985-1995 and Bill Watterson allowed only two licensed items during that time: a 16 month wall calendar and this book, which was written by a speech pathologist and special education teacher in North Dakota. The license limited the print run of this book to 2500 copies with the stipulation that it only be advertised to school teachers...."

http://ashlandbookcompany.blogspot.com/2006/03/i.html

29 March 2006 - Elaine's eBay Bookseller Blog

"This is a softcover book!"

http://sell-books.blogspot.com/2006/03/ebay-bookseller-gets-365-for-1993.html

Moved to new site: http://booksellingblog.com/47/ebay-bookseller-gets-365-for-1993-teachers-manual

17 February 2006 - Quotes to Remember

"I would totally order this if it was still in print! Darn!"

http://quotestoremember.blogspot.com/2006/02/calvin-hobbes.html

4 September 2005 - Starmen.net forums

"I have all the books too, and am only missing 'It's a Magical World' in hard cover. Otherwise I have all editions, including the British Time Warner pocket books.

"Edit: I did forget the book 'Teaching With Calvin and Hobbes' I've been trying to track a copy down for years, but no luck"

http://forum.starmen.net/forum/General/Discussion/Calvin-and-Hobbes

21 August 2005 - Andertoons Cartoon Blog

"Remember that Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes book I was interested in? I found one on Ebay last week, but failed to hang in there price-wise...."

http://andertoons.typepad.com/cartoon_blog/2005/08/calvin_collecti.html

15 August 2005 - Andertoons Cartoon Blog

"As excited as I am about my upcoming Complete Calvin, I'm finding myself even more curious about this book...."

http://andertoons.typepad.com/cartoon_blog/2005/08/calvins_teachin.html

26 July 2005 - Wikipedia

"Because of Watterson's strong anti-merchandising sentiments and his reluctance to return to the spotlight, almost no legitimate Calvin and Hobbes licensed merchandise exists outside of the book collections. ... Two notable exceptions to the licensing embargo were the publication of two 16-month wall calendars and the textbook Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_and_Hobbes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/References_to_Calvin_and_Hobbes

9 July 2005 - BookRags

"Further Reading:

"Holmen, Linda, and Mary Santella-Johnson. Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes. Fargo, North Dakota, Playground Publishing, 1993."

http://www.bookrags.com/research/calvin-and-hobbes-sjpc-01/

16 May 2005 - Blogus Obscurus

"For more on C&H, check out Radigan Neuhalfen's 'So you'd like to' guide on amazon.com, and Tim's Calvin & Hobbes: Magic on Paper site (where you can find wonderful pages on legit (check out info on and photos of the very rare Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes book) and bootleg C&H items)..."

http://web.archive.org/web/20060619045804/http://www.emilitadiaz.com/

http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/syltguides/fullview/WN4A6AN22H8X/ref=cm_syt_fvsy_f_2_rysdsd0

http://ignatz.brinkster.net/calvin.html

26 January 2005 - Calvin and Hobbes' Magical World

"This is Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes by Linda Holmen and Mary Santella-Johnson. It is a children's language textbook that was developed and written by a speech pathologist and a learning disabilities educator. In the book, Calvin and Hobbes comic strips are utilized in a classic Dick and Jane style to teach vocabulary, comprehension, critical thinking, deductive reasoning, and the form and function of humor...."

http://home3.inet.tele.dk/stadil/calvin.htm

http://home3.inet.tele.dk/stadil/teaching.htm

http://web.archive.org/web/20070704192324/http://home3.inet.tele.dk/stadil/teaching.htm

17 December 2004 - Amazon "So you'd like to..." guide

"Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes is extraordinary and rare."

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/guides/guide-display/-/21T69LZZI7HFF/ref=cm_aya_av.sylt_sylt/103-7148076-9324618

4 December 2004 - Amazon - image

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-images/1878849158/ref=cm_ciu_pdp_images_all/103-7148076-9324618?ie=UTF8&s=books#gallery

16 July 2004 - Calvin and Hobbes Items: Few and Far Between

"This is a teaching book licensed specially by the syndicate and Bill Watterson."

http://ignatz.brinkster.net/citems.html

http://ignatz.brinkster.net/cteaching.html

http://ignatz.brinkster.net/cimages/cteaching01.jpg

http://ignatz.brinkster.net/cimages/cteaching02.jpg

http://ignatz.brinkster.net/cimages/cteaching03.jpg

http://ignatz.brinkster.net/cimages/cteaching04.jpg

http://ignatz.brinkster.net/cimages/cteaching05.jpg

http://ignatz.brinkster.net/cimages/cteaching06.jpg

31 May 2004 - Amazon review

"For a few lucky educators and students in the Midwestern United States in the mid-1990s, this must have been a useful and fun book. Published in Fargo, North Dakota, in 1993 under a limited official license from Universal Press Syndicate, it is a children's school textbook written around Calvin and Hobbes comic strips. The strips contained in the book comprise famous Calvin and Hobbes story arcs..."

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1878849158/103-7148076-9324618?v=glance&n=283155

5 December 2003 - Amazon "Listmania!" list

http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/listmania/fullview/5Z8A171DJ9RY/103-7148076-9324618?%5Fencoding=UTF8

1 March 1998 - NEA Today review

"This lighthearted curriculum is geared to kids in grades 4-8 and teaches vocabulary, reading comprehension, language skills, creative thinking and writing, problem-solving skills, social skills, and cooperative learning."

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3617/is_199803/ai_n8807689

18 October 1996 - How To Reach & Teach All Students in the Inclusive Classroom

"There is a wonderful book called Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes by Mary Santella-Johnson and Linda Holmen that we highly recommend. The authors use very humorous Calvin and Hobbes comic strips to motivate upper-grade students while teaching a variety of skills: vocabulary, comprehension, figurative language, and problem solving."

How To Reach & Teach All Students in the Inclusive Classroom: Ready-to-Use Strategies, Lessons and Activities for Teaching Students with Diverse Learning Needs. Sandra F. Rief and Julie A. Heimburge. Jossey-Bass. 1996. ISBN 978-0876283998. Page 268.

16 November 1993 - Minot Daily News

"Reading with Calvin

"He's a first-grader who hates school, hates girls and has trouble with bullies. He's not any good at sports. He's a constant thorn in his parents' side. And, he has a wonderful imagination.

"Who else could it be but Calvin?

"'Those things sound so negative, but they're not,' said Tioga teacher Linda Holmen, who gave the above description of the comic-strip character. 'They're humorous.'

"Holmen and another Tioga teacher, Mary Santella-Johnson, wrote 'Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes.' The 200-page book is for teaching reading to students in grades four to nine.

"Holmen and Santella-Johnson began using the cartoon characters with children who have learning disabilities and language disorders. They found the students identified with Calvin, Holmen said.

"'The kids got hooked on him and it just wasn't work,' she said. 'Yet, the kids were working.'"

Minot Daily News