Ellis Rosen

This delightful 500-piece jigsaw puzzle is the ultimate funny and unique gift for grandpa, dad, or any guy or gal who loves playing pickleball! Adapted from the cover art of Dink! Pickleball Facts, Fictions & Cartoons, by New Yorker cartoonist Ellis Rosen, this pickleball puzzle features quirky illustrations and 10 hidden pickleballs for hours of Where's Waldo puzzle style fun. As you put the 500-piece puzzle for adults together, see if you can find all the hidden pickleballs in the finished art! Packaged in a keepsake box, it’s the ideal pickleball gift for time off the court and a fun dad gift idea for any occasion (holiday, birthdays, retirement!). Perfect for fans of quirky, cool puzzles for adults that combine a trendy pastime with classic jigsaw puzzling entertainment.Key features: 500-piece jigsaw puzzle with pickleball theme illustrated with quirky cartoons and hidden pickleballs Adapted from the popular book Dink! Pickleball Facts, Fictions & Cartoons by renowned cartoonist Ellis Rosen, whose work is seen in the The New Yorker as well as The New York Times Sturdy, easy-to-wrap giftable box, high-quality puzzle pieces with reusable poly bag for puzzle storage, and 5 x 7 full puzzle illustration sheet Great funny gift for pickleball players of any age, and family gift for grandparents to share with the kids!

Maybe you've heard the word "pickleball," but you want to know what all the fun is about. Or you're already an enthusiastic fan and want to celebrate the ins, the outs, the dillballs, the chops, and the falafels of it all. Enter Ellis Rosen, resident cartoonist for In Pickleball magazine and frequent contributor to The New Yorker. Rosen is a master of communicating this fantastic sport's primary characteristics with subtlety and wit. Alongside background on the game--its founding in 1995, the mysterious origins of its name, and more--Ellis will relate some tips for improving your on-court moves, a lovingly humorous glossary of pickleball terms, and some cheeky nods at pickleball culture. A celebration of community in addition to a what's-what and how-to guide to this unique and amazing sport, you'll be hard-pressed to find a better gift for the pickleball lover in your life.

This timely reflection on isolation brings together the best of a beloved genre, featuring an array of desert cartoons done in the signature single-panel style of a New Yorker cartoon. Whether you're feeling marooned in too-close quarters with a loved one, are frantically dreaming up ways to escape from your own quarantine island, or are simply feeling nostalgic for palm trees and sand, these cartoons are sure to make you smile-and we could all use a laugh right now.Drawn from a diverse collection of contributors, these humorous drawings are an essential addition to any coffee table collection, and bring a much-needed dose of levity to the circumstances we all find ourselves in.