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The long-term optimist PiPO experiences the craziest adventures with his friends Pipette, Julius, Bonfire, Rolfi, Flock, Pronto, Pip and Maz in this funny comic strip series. PiPO is the hero of the series. Imaginative, witty and tireless, he encounters the everyday adventures of life and tries to master them with optimism, which he does not always succeed. ROLFI, the mole, has the talent to always appear in the wrong place at the wrong time and causes chaos. A whole gang of moles helps him and often drives PiPO to sheer despair. Pipette is the friend of PiPO, and she is not fooled by him, she is self-confident and witty. PRONTO, the crocodile would love to eat PiPO's friends PiP and MAZ, if only they were not so terribly clever .... Bonfire, the dog, is always available for every trick. Julius is a comfortable and loyal friend, but his weight problems always bring him into difficult situations. FLOCK, the beaver, intervenes into the action with his teeth and his tail, which gives him special abilities. PiP and MAZ, the two weird birds, interpret life in a very special way. Tomé invented the character „PiPO“ in 1979 for the Swiss newspaper „Walliser Bote“. At that time it was still called „WeBechen“ and was a dog. Later, the character was renamed „PiPO“ by a stewardess on a flight to South America. The series was translated into five languages and was published in daily newspapers in the USA, Germany and Switzerland.

Join PiPO, the optimistic hero, and his quirky friends—Pipette, Rolfi, Bonfire, and more—in this humorous comic strip series filled with everyday adventures and chaos. With imaginative storytelling, each character brings unique traits, creating a delightful blend of fun and friendship. PiPO's journey began in 1979 and has since captivated audiences worldwide.

The long-term optimist PiPO experiences the craziest adventures with his friends Pipette, Julius, Bonfire, Rolfi, Flock, Pronto, Pip and Maz in this funny comic strip series. PiPO is the hero of the series. Imaginative, witty and tireless, he encounters the everyday adventures of life and tries to master them with optimism, which he does not always succeed. ROLFI, the mole, has the talent to always appear in the wrong place at the wrong time and causes chaos. A whole gang of moles helps him and often drives PiPO to sheer despair. Pipette is the friend of PiPO, and she is not fooled by him, she is self-confident and witty. PRONTO, the crocodile would love to eat PiPO's friends PiP and MAZ, if only they were not so terribly clever .... Bonfire, the dog, is always available for every trick. Julius is a comfortable and loyal friend, but his weight problems always bring him into difficult situations. FLOCK, the beaver, intervenes into the action with his teeth and his tail, which gives him special abilities. PiP and MAZ, the two weird birds, interpret life in a very special way. Tomé invented the character „PiPO“ in 1979 for the Swiss newspaper „Walliser Bote“. At that time it was still called „WeBechen“ and was a dog. Later, the character was renamed „PiPO“ by a stewardess on a flight to South America. The series was translated into five languages and was published in daily newspapers in the USA, Germany and Switzerland.

Tomé s Children Portrait Museum: The drawings of Tomé are about child soldiers, war children, child labor, starvation, water shortage, violence against children, abuse, poverty or circumcision of boys, and THESE unsparingly and blunt drawings are rather disturbing, but this is exactly as intended. But there are also many drawings showing love, happiness, laughter and beauty in a carefree childhood. But the laugh of a child can also be found in children who live in misery and poverty, because children are the jewels of life itself. For this book, more than 600 children portraits have been selected from more than 4´200 child portrait drawings. The artist says: "In my work I want to portray and show the child in happiness and in distress. With the dramatic drawings of children who have been struck mercilessly by fatalities, I want to touch the hearts of the people and, by drawing also the beauty and joy of children, I want to show how precious this short childhood is, as it is nothing less than the foundation of our future world. But I also want to draw the child as a whole person, because the child has its very own body language, and the observer cannot escape the sight of a bloodied child killed by mines, but he should also be allowed to enjoy the natural and innocent beauty of a child.“