
In 1994 McDonnell created the comic strip MUTTS which now appears in over 700 newspapers and 20 countries. In 2005, McDonnell embarked on a children's book career. His first children’s book, which featured the MUTTS characters, The Gift of Nothing, quickly became a New York Times bestseller. Art (2006), his second release, told the story of a boy named Art who makes art. His next release, Just Like Heaven (2006), heralding the joys of simple blessings, was hailed in a starred review by Kirkus as 'a meditation on the true nature of miracles'. In 2007. McDonnell again returned to the New York Times bestseller list with Hug Time, featuring a kitten named Jules who goes around the world hugging endangered species. His fifth children’s book, South, was released in 2008. McDonnell’s website, muttscomics.com, promotes his animal and earth friendly philosophy. Consistent with McDonnell’s concern for the environment, all of the MUTTS books are printed on recycled paper. He and his wife Karen O’Connell are vegetarian and happily reside with their formerly feral cat MeeMow. from http://muttscomics.com/cast/patrick.asp
Series
Books

The Little Gift of Nothing
2016

Yesh!
1998

Mutts Go Green
Earth-Friendly Tips and Comic Strips
2021

Shine!
2017

The Art of Nothing
25 Years of Mutts and the Art of Patrick McDonnell
2019

Living the Dream
A Mutts Treasury
2014

Mutts Shelter Stories
Love. Guaranteed.
2008

Sunday Mornings A Mutt Treasury
2001

Wag!
2009

Hot Dogs, Hot Cats
A MUTTS Treasury
2020

Mutts
1996

South
2008

Cat Crazy
A Mutts Treasury
2013

The Best of MUTTS
2007

You Have Those Wild Eyes Again, Mooch
A New MUTTS Treasury
2018

Mutts Little Big Book
1998

Our Little Kat King
A MUTTS Treasury
2011

Playtime
A Mutts Treasury
2015

Mutts
Walking Home
2022

The Little Red Cat Who Ran Away and Learned His ABC's
2017

Krazy Kat
The Comic Art of George Herriman
1975

Bonk!
A Mutts Treasury
2012

#LoveMUTTS
A MUTTS Treasury
2017

A Shtinky Little Christmas
2012

Earl & Mooch
A Mutts Treasury
2007

Me… Jane
2011

Mutts Moments
2021

Mutts Sundays
1999

Tek
The Modern Cave Boy
2016

Thank You and Good Night
2015

Hug Time
2007

Art
2005

The Monsters' Monster
2012

Dog-Eared
MUTTS 9
2004

Call of the Wild
A MUTTS Comic Strip Treasury
2008

Year of Yesh
A Mutts Treasury
2016

The Gift of Nothing
2005

More Shtuff
1997

The Super Hero’s Journey
2023

Stop and Smell the Roses
A Mutts Treasury
2009

A Perfectly Messed-Up Story
2014