Category: For the Kids
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So Many Me’s
So Many Me’s Neasi 2003 Submitter: Apostrophes don’t make plurals. (Apostrophe’s don’t make plural’s?) Perhaps the scariest part is that not only did this get published, we’ve had 2 copies in our Early Reader collection for 12 years! Yikes. Holly: One of my pet peeves is definitely the apostrophe/plural thing!…
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Redneck Night Before Christmas
Redneck night before Christmas Davis 1997 Submitter: Between the eerily disproportionate illustrations and the highly questionable content, I think this is one of the best books I’ve found in our collection. Santa in camouflage with “Bless the NRA” on his cap and “Go ahead make my day” on the back of…
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Chew on this!
Everyone Eats Kuo 2012 Submitter: I think this one wins the Irony of the Year award. One of my colleagues asked whether we should bother re-ordering this one. I suggested maybe we see if there’s a more sturdy, less appetizing version first. Holly: The irony just drips!
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Down with the Sickness
Germs make me sick: A Health Handbook for Kids Donahue and Capellaro 1975 Submitter: This is a cute little book, that sadly is very out of date. Although I am no longer working in a public library, I have to imagine people would be asking for information on Enterovirus D-68…
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Cinderella has gone to the dogs!
Cinderella Wegman 1993 Submitter: I can’t believe this book. I literally did a double-take when I saw the cover, and as I flipped through it, I began to wonder what made the library purchase this book in the first place. The dog/people combos are a bit freaky and probably would…
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Is That a Rocket in Your Pocket?
A Rocket in my Pocket: The Rhymes and Chants of Young America Withers and Suba 1948 Ooooh, fun! This looks like something every 12-year-old will be clamoring for! Except…they won’t. This submission comes to us from a middle school library. Yes, middle school. It’s old and dirty, and had to be meant…
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