About the Book The school bus driver everyone loves to hate is back with a second collection of his crotchety antics--and is guaranteed to deliver busloads of laughs. Crankshafts pranks, found in over 200 daily and Sunday newspapers across the country, are loved by both young and old readers. Book Synopsis The school bus driver everyone loves to hate is back with another collection of his crotchety antics. Ed Crankshaft, the man who enjoys nothing more than parking in the middle of a puddle or making kids lose their lunchboxes, is more obnoxious than ever in this new set. But he isnt all bad-underneath his crusty exterior lies a fun-loving romantic. And Crankshaft is gaining new converts even as he ages. Tom Batiuk (creator of Funky Winkerbean) and Chuck Ayers continue the saga of one of the most distinctive characters in the world of comic strips in ...And One Slice With Anchovies , a timely collection that includes Crankshafts award-winning series on illiteracy.