Urbanus vertelt #23

The twenty-third volume of Mieleke Melleke Mol, created by Urbanus and Dirk Stallaert, centers on "Puppie de Puppy" — and the cover says it all: a glamorous woman in a black dress shows off a fluffy white puppy perched on a pedestal, while two eager children — a small bald boy in a yellow shirt and a dark-haired girl in a red dress — reach toward the adorable pup with barely contained excitement. Down in the corner, a cartoon dog portrait and a little green frog wrestling with travel luggage add extra charm to this already irresistible scene. Fans of the beloved Belgian series will find this 2016 Standaard Uitgeverij entry as lively and warmly funny as the franchise promises.