Awful Library Books

  • Your Three Year Old: Friend or Enemy

    Your Three Year Old: Friend or Enemy

    Your Three Year Old: Friend or Enemy Ames & Ilg 1976 Submitter: This book was being weeded from our library due to condition (though its age would have most likely have eliminated it), but the cover made us laugh hysterically. This is a fine example of a book that isn’t…

  • Makeup for Fun

    Makeup for Fun

    Makeup For Fun Parmentier/Bulles 1986 Submitter: Wow. This one is really something else. I don’t know exactly what “Quat Bulles” is referring to here, but it translates to “Four Bubbles”. The original title was “Quatre Bulles, Maquillages Pour Enfants” or “Four Bubbles, Make-Up for Children”. Makes sense, right? Non? Maybe…

  • MMM Bop

    MMM Bop

    Hanson: The Official book Gollihare 1997 Even my 50 year old self knows this is an awesome find! Not sure this is still a good book for the youth biography-especially since it hasn’t been checked out since 1999.  It is in great shape though. BTW, I put the song MMM Bop…

  • Gettin’ Hitched

    Gettin’ Hitched

    When You Marry Duvall & Hill 1953 Submitter: I’m a ref librarian at a community college & I thought you might like to consider this book for your blog. It’s a GREAT one from 1953 called “When You Marry” & it’s really AWFUL!!! %-) We have a collection that we’ve…

  • Talking to the Help

    Talking to the Help

      Home Maid Spanish Storm and Ginnett 1976 Submitter: Here’s a little something I found lurking in our stacks, it caught my eye as I was passing. Yes, I did a double take!  Though it is rather stereotypical, borderline racist, it actually contains valid and useful information and thus we…

  • Going Sane

    Going Sane

    Going Sane: An Introduction to Feeling Therapy Hart, Corriere, Binder 1975 Oooh, most excellent suits, hair, and glasses on the cover! The Center for Feeling Therapy was seen as a cult in the early 1970’s.  Check out the Wikipedia article (and, of course, the references listed there) about them.  Feeling…