▁On ▁several ▁occasions , ▁Pet ey ▁has ▁rel uct antly ▁played ▁s occer ▁on ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁ins istence . ▁ ▁His ▁lack ▁of ▁athlet ic ▁skill ▁and ▁social ▁awk ward ness ▁has ▁resulted ▁in ▁multiple ▁out - of - body ▁experiences . ▁ ▁Books ▁The ▁first ▁book ▁collection ▁of ▁C ul ▁de ▁Sac ▁stri ps , ▁C ul ▁de ▁Sac : ▁This ▁Exit , ▁was ▁published ▁September ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁by ▁Andrew s ▁Mc Me el ▁Publishing . ▁It ▁includes ▁the ▁pre - s y nd ic ation ▁Washington ▁Post ▁stri ps ▁in ▁color , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁for ew ord ▁by ▁Bill ▁W atter son ▁( Cal vin ▁and ▁Hob bes ), ▁who ▁pra ised ▁Thompson ' s ▁work : ▁ ▁< blockquote > I ▁thought ▁the ▁best ▁newspaper ▁com ic ▁stri ps ▁were ▁long ▁gone , ▁and ▁I ' ve ▁never ▁been ▁happ ier ▁to ▁be ▁wrong . ▁Richard ▁Thompson ' s ▁C ul ▁de ▁Sac ▁has ▁it ▁all — int elligence , ▁gentle ▁humor , ▁a ▁delight ful ▁way ▁with ▁words , ▁and , ▁most ▁surprising ▁of ▁all , ▁wonderful , ▁wonderful ▁draw ings . ▁C ul ▁de ▁Sac ''' s ▁wh ims ical ▁take ▁on ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁play ful ▁sense ▁of ▁language ▁somehow ▁gets ▁fun nier ▁the ▁more ▁times ▁you ▁read ▁it . ▁Four - year - old ▁Alice ▁and ▁her ▁Bl iss h aven ▁Pres ch ool ▁class m ates ▁will ▁ring ▁true ▁to ▁any ▁parent . ▁Do ing