• Waxing poetic

    Waxing poetic

    Wax in our World Russell 1966 Wax as a topic for a medium public library juvenile nonfiction section has got to be one of the oddest ideas ever.  Just so you all know, I have no bias against the subject of wax.  Hey, wax as a part of a craft…

  • Cool and Cordless!!!

    Cool and Cordless!!!

    Get the Message Skurzynski 1993 Thanks to the anonymous submitter for this catchy title from her  juvenile nonfiction section.  I wonder what the message is?  How about “this library is SO irrelevant!”

  • Your cat’s sex life

    Your cat’s sex life

    My Cat’s in Love or, How to Survive Your Feline’s Sex life, Pregnancy and Kittening Manolson 1970 Isn’t the cover of this book a hoot?  I also love the title.  There’s some useful information in this book, although I’m sure I could find it in a more current book than…

  • What’s Wrong with My Snake?

    What’s Wrong with My Snake?

    What’s Wrong with My Snake? Rossi 1996 Come on, admit it.  The cover made you laugh.  Is your snake feeling a bit under the weather? Just glove up and tell it to say “ahhh.” This is a very useful book, and if it were re-published today I would buy a…

  • A Grave Matter…

    A Grave Matter…

    Do-It-Yourself Coffins: For Pets and People Power 1997 An ALB tipster put me on to this title.  I was DYING to get my hands on it.   With a bit of gallows-type humor (mostly puns), this book details wood carving for coffins for both humans and pets.  Really.  No, there is…

  • Pantyhose – not just for legs!

    Pantyhose – not just for legs!

    More Great Pantyhose Crafts Baldwin 1985 Submitter: “We were fascinated by the full-sized hammock constructed of pantyhose and plastic six-pack rings, and thought it would make a great staff development day team-building activity to make one ourselves. Alas…..” Holly: Once, again, here’s a really cool find!  There’s not a single…