Category: For the Kids
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D is for Dying
The Mime Alphabet Book Gaslorowicz 1974 This is a picture book for young children learning the alphabet. As you read through, the left page is the letter and a word spelled out, then on the right page is a picture of a mime acting out the word. Cute. Except… the…
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Teeth are fun
The Tooth Survival Book American Dental Association 1977 I think it is a great idea for there to be a book about dental care for kids. I don’t know how much is different in terms of dental care since 1977, so we shouldn’t weed based on age alone. My gripe…
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Right Touch
The Right Touch: A Read-Aloud Story to Help Prevent Child Sexual Abuse Kleven and Bergsma 1997 Submitter: When I was perusing our juvenile section for a book for storytime, I stumbled upon this; another children’s book about “bad touching.” I think the title makes it worse! After I submit it…
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Pity the Fool
The Best Bike Ever: Mr. T and Me Graeber and Boddy 1985 Submitter: I work at an elementary school library in a small town in California. I came across this treasure the other day – it has somehow survived several recent weedings, and was actually checked out a couple times last year! …
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Megan’s Book of Divorce
Megan’s Book of Divorce: a kid’s book for adults : as told to Erica Jong Jong 1984 Submitter: I found this amazing book at a used book store. Not necessarily a library book, but still awesome. I took pics of so many pages, I might as well have scanned the…
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Uncle Willy
Uncle Willy’s Tickles: A Child’s Right to Say No Aboff 2003 Submitter: Creepy! Holly: …Aaaaand we’re back to this subject. What a horrible title! There’s a fine line between making a serious subject “approachable” to kids through a title they can understand and making light of the issue itself. This…
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