Awful Library Books

Our Granny
Wild
1994

Submitter: I found this book while looking for titles to weed that had never been checked out.  The cover & title seem harmless enough, but it’s what’s inside that had us rolling with laughter.  The grandmas depicted are rotund and partially clothed for most of the book.  I doubt elementary students want to check out a book with illustrations of big, saggy-breasted elderly women in it.  I also wonder about whether it’s particularly respectful to grab a handful of your granny’s ” wobbly bottom.”

Holly: This is a cute book, but definitely a little odd.  “Big bras,” “saggy underwear,” and “bristly chins” aren’t the nicest way to describe your granny!  It’s old enough that you can probably weed it without much backlash.