▁projects ▁in ▁a ▁cloud ▁of ▁gl ue ▁and ▁gl itter , ▁the ▁little ▁k ids ▁manage ▁to ▁re inter pret ▁an ▁otherwise ▁in com pre hens ible ▁world ▁via ▁their ▁me and ering , ▁non stop ▁ch atter . ▁But ▁I ▁think ▁my ▁favorite ▁character ▁is ▁Alice ' s ▁older ▁brother , ▁Pet ey . ▁A ▁ha unted , ▁cont rolling ▁mil qu eto ast , ▁he ' s ▁surely ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁ne uro t ic ▁k ids ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁com ics . ▁These ▁children ▁and ▁their ▁strugg les ▁are ▁presented ▁affection ately , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁things ▁I ▁like ▁best ▁about ▁C ul ▁de ▁Sac ▁is ▁its ▁natural ▁warm th . ▁C ul ▁de ▁Sac ▁avoid s ▁both ▁ma w k ish ness ▁and ▁c yn ic ism ▁and ▁instead ▁finds ▁genu ine ▁charm ▁in ▁its ▁lo opy ▁appreci ation ▁of ▁small ▁events . ▁Very ▁few ▁stri ps ▁can ▁hit ▁this ▁subt le ▁note .</ blockquote > ▁ ▁A ▁second ▁collection , ▁Children ▁at ▁Play : ▁A ▁C ul ▁de ▁Sac ▁Collection , ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁by ▁Andrew s ▁Mc Me el . ▁It ▁features ▁a ▁for ew ord ▁by ▁writer - art ist ▁Mo ▁Wille ms . ▁A ▁tre as ury ▁book , ▁C ul ▁de ▁Sac ▁Golden ▁Tre as ury : ▁A ▁K ee ps ake ▁Gar land ▁of ▁Class ics , ▁was ▁published ▁July ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁by ▁Andrew s ▁Mc Me el . ▁It