THE TOWNSMAN, Thursday, November 10, 1977, PAG

Cartoonist works best when pregnant —

TORONTO (CP) — Lynn
Johnston's best cartoons are
done when she is pregnant.

In her first book of car-
toons in 1975, she sketched a
pack of youngsters eagerly
waiting in line to’ see a
pregnant woman.

The expectant mother was
Ms. Johnston; The ex-
pectant lads had come home
on a personal invitation
from her first son, ‘feeling
for the rare thrill of the
baby.” .

That first book—David,

Canadian film wins grand prize

TORONTO (CP) — The

Charmion King and Brian

We're PREGNANT!!—has:-
sold to 30,-000 buyers across
Canad

The

a.
book of 101 cartoons

drawn with sure strokes, all
deal with that essentially

womanl:
theme

but universal
pregnancy.

Walk, jog. run,
skate, ski, swim,

Ms, Johnston, a 30-year-
old native of Dundas, Ont.,

50 miles southwest of

Toronto, is the top female
cartoonist ‘in Canada. .

It hasn't been easy. to
crack the male-dominated
world of cartooning.

As a single parent, she
supported herself and four-
year-old Aaron for three
years doing illustrations of
surgical operations for

ear of Aaron’s life, is going
ike the last scoop oi ice
cream on a hot day at the
playground.

But’ even now it is not
exactly easy street. She is
supporting her second
husband while he finishes
his dental training. Her
husband helps make ends
meet by assembling dental
equipment.

Ms. Johnston does car-

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