This is a collection of comic strips. For the most part there is not a real ebb and flow. You can tell the passing of time as it goes from one summer to the next. But within the collection as a whole, one minute the characters are fishing, and the next they are picking out Christmas trees. However, there are some strips that are laugh out loud funny. They will remind you of childhood, or your kids. And it is appropriate for any age. I am officially in love with this comic.