Blurtso is a philosophical, good-natured donkey with a weakness for pumpkin pie. In this, the black and white version of the first volume in the series of Blurtso Books, Blurtso and his friend Harlan the elephant try to make sense of human beings and the modern world. Based on text episodes from "The Blurtso Chronicles" at http: //blurtso.com, this book includes over 100 black and white illustrations by the author.