• The Bandit Bares Even More

    The Bandit Bares Even More

    When we posted Burt Reynolds Hotline a few weeks ago, a few commenters asked for more from the inside of the book.  Our submitter heard your call and has come through for us!  Here are more pictures from within the book  “Burt Reynolds Hotline: The Letters I Get…and Write!” by Burt Reynods,…

  • Dougal the Drunk Bear

    Dougal the Drunk Bear

    Dougal the Garbage Dump Bear Dray 2005 Submitter: We had a lot of parents take this book out and abruptly bring it back the next day. I was curious, so I took a look. At first, the book is pretty cute. Dougal the bear ends up at the dump, he…

  • Boys in the Kitchen

    Boys in the Kitchen

    The First Book of Boys’ Cooking Beim 1957 Gotta love the titles that pre-date ME! Love the recipes and I noticed that even the language would be archaic by today’s standards.  Would kids even know that a fridge was known as an “icebox”?  This really does belong in an archive.…

  • Catastrophe!

    Catastrophe!

    Disaster, Disaster, Disaster Catastrophes Which Changed Laws Newton 1961 I love this cover art! This one was a tough one for me to pull. It is not really that awful, but just dated. It actually has done well with circulation, but not recently. There are no illustrations either. 7th graders…

  • Visit to the Pharmacist

    Visit to the Pharmacist

    About Jerry and Jimmy and the Pharmacist Thompson, Lehmann, and Helfand 1964 Submitter: No better way to spend the day when you were a kid than getting a tour of the pharmacy by the pharmacist.  Nothing like letting young kids around all those pills and drugs! Holly: In 1964 you could get…

  • The Bandit Bares It

    The Bandit Bares It

    Burt Reynolds Hotline: The Letters I Get…and Write! Reynolds 1972 Submitter: I don’t know if this is still on any shelves, but it’s pretty awful, especially the “rear” photo. Holly: Ha ha ha ha ha!!!  Burt was 36 years old when he wrote this.  I am 36 years old, and somehow he…