Can I Have a Cookie?

Bil Keane, best known for The Family Circus, created this six-issue Gold Medal Books series from 1979 to 1984, which spins a gentle, whimsical premise out of a child’s simple plea for a cookie. Each issue follows a young protagonist’s imaginative and often roundabout attempts to earn or acquire that treat, blending Keane’s signature warm, clean-line cartooning with light, relatable family humor. While a minor footnote in Keane’s larger body of work, the series stands as a charming, self-contained exploration of childhood persistence and domestic comedy from a master of the form.