Mon ami Grompf #5

The fifth volume of Nob's charming French all-ages series brings back the lovable big ape Grompf in "Soutien de famille" — and the cover says it all: a gleefully grinning Grompf balances on a toy while cheerfully hoisting two kids on his back and a third clinging to his side, all set against a warm red living room. It's a wonderfully funny snapshot of a giant, good-natured creature doing his best as the household's unlikely backbone. Published by Glénat in 2009, this is family comedy at its most endearing.