The latest in D & Q's "petites livres" series of small art books, this one is made up of a "series of short autobiographical vignettes that take place after the childhood death of Pascal's younger brother."  The work here is sort of a cross between Jeffrey Brown and Glenn Dakin.  See if you agree.

Here's a treat!  A 128 page, full color graphic novel that is a collaboration between the Doug Wright Award-winning Canadian cartoonist, Pascal Girard, and "first time author", the Québécois comic actor, Yves Pelletier.  The story is romantic comedy that stands out for its steadfastly domestic character. 

Pastimes is a very nicely produced softcover collection of Pascal Girard's daily diary comics, focused on domestic duties, child rearing and quirky quotidian antics.