Category: For the Kids
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Come to See the Clowns
Come to See the Clowns Tensen 1963 Submitter: I am submitting this sad clown book – more for its condition than anything else. – Come To See The Clowns – Leave with nightmares…. Holly: Kinda cute, actually, as clown books go, but yeah – it’s seen better days! Mary: I…
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Where is Daddy?
Where is Daddy? The Story of a Divorce Goff 1969 I will be honest in saying that these types of books (I will call them “fix your problems with a story”) are a bit problematic for me. Yes, I understand that many of these books have therapeutic value. However, they…
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Danger for Kids
Danger! A Child’s book about handling fear, dangerous things, places, and situations Wilt 1979 We have featured this author in the past, and I had not run across one of these in ages. She is nowhere near the weirdness of Doris, but all of hers could be weeded because they…
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Questionable Bunny Behaviors
Bunnies Peter Rabbit Peek Through Board Books 1995 The bunnies are having a pretty good time in this little board book. Note the wine making and the smoking of “rabbit tobacco”. Perhaps this is Peter Rabbit’s marijuana dispensary and wine bar. Sketchy bunny activities not withstanding, I think it worth…
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Smelly fun for the kids
How To Make A Mystery Smell Balloon Shores 2011 I came across this title while I was browsing the catalog. Since the title was weird, I had to see what this was all about. Smelly balloons, really? This is actually a science book and is quite fun. I can see…
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Guess What? Chicken Butt!
Anatomy and Physiology for Children Explained Through the Dissection of a Chicken Ashton 1966 Submitter: This book last circulated in 1970 (thank goodness) and was withdrawn from the juvenile section of a mid-size academic library. I’m all for drawing similarities across living organisms, but the illustrations of the dead chicken…
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