▁strip ▁centered ▁around ▁a ▁four - year - old ▁girl ▁and ▁her ▁sub urban ▁life ▁experiences ▁on ▁a ▁cul - de - s ac ▁with ▁her ▁friends ▁Ben i ▁and ▁D ill , ▁older ▁brother ▁Pet ey ▁and ▁her ▁class m ates ▁at ▁Bl iss h aven ▁Academy ▁pre - school . ▁Alice ▁describes ▁her ▁father ' s ▁car ▁as ▁a ▁H onda - T on ka ▁C uis in art ▁and ▁tal ks ▁to ▁the ▁class ▁gu inea ▁p ig , ▁Mr . ▁D and ers . ▁She ▁has ▁the ▁typical ▁older ▁brother ▁who ▁plays ▁j okes ▁on ▁her , ▁and ▁she ▁cont em plates ▁ways ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁sc ary ▁c low n ▁from ▁jump ing ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁jack - in - the - box ▁with ▁friends ." ▁ ▁Alice ▁Ot ter loop ▁The ▁strip ' s ▁main ▁character . ▁A ▁will ful ▁four - year ▁old ▁girl ▁living ▁in ▁sub urb ia . ▁The ▁strip ▁typically ▁focus es ▁on ▁her ▁expos ure ▁to ▁new ▁things ▁and ▁her ▁comment ary ▁on ▁these ▁experiences . ▁She ▁enjo ys ▁dan cing ▁on ▁man hole ▁covers . ▁ ▁Pet ey ▁Ot ter loop ▁Alice ' s ▁older ▁brother ▁Pet ey ▁is ▁quiet , ▁book ish , ▁more ▁experienced ▁and ▁is ▁Alice ' s ▁primary ▁source ▁of ▁information ▁on ▁new ▁phen omena . ▁The ▁eight - year - old ▁has ▁been ▁called ▁" K ing ▁of ▁the ▁P icky ▁E aters " ▁by ▁his ▁mother ; ▁however ▁according ▁to ▁Internet ▁rank ings , ▁he