• Creepy Kids with Tools

    Creepy Kids with Tools

    I Can Use Tools Kesselman and Peterson 1981 I am all about maker type materials and info for kids in the public library setting. This book is pretty basic and does outline the most common tools. Good idea. However, the more I looked at this book, the more creeped out…

  • Housebuilding for Children

    Housebuilding for Children

    Housebuilding for Children: Six Different Houses that Children Can Build By Themselves Walker 1977 The six houses featured in this book are: The Post and Beam House The Tree House The Factory-built House The Junkyard House The Glass House The Wood Frame House It caught my eye when a patron…

  • Umbrellas: The More You Know

    Umbrellas: The More You Know

    A History of the Umbrella Crawford 1970 Back in 2009 when we started this little dog and pony show, a few of the titles got lost in the shuffle between migrations and our own incompetence. This title has been on my “lost/broken” list for a while and now I am…

  • Insider Secrets About Boys

    Insider Secrets About Boys

    What Girls Want to Know About Boys Unger and Berman 1962 Figuring out boys evidently is a topic for the ages. I remember my teenage daughter asking me why they are so stupid and I remember asking my mom the same thing back in the 1970s. So, here are all…

  • Pac Man Will Ruin You!

    Pac Man Will Ruin You!

    Mind at Play The Psychology of Video Games Loftus and Loftus 1983 I get the feeling that every time a new technology appears, there will be some speculation on how the end of civilized behavior is now upon us. Television, rock and roll, cell phones, texting, video games have all…

  • A Perfect Figure in 15 Minutes a Day

    A Perfect Figure in 15 Minutes a Day

    Debbie Drake’s Easy Way to a Perfect Figure and Glowing Health Drake 1961 Debbie Drake was featured on our site back in 2011 with this exact book. The book’s condition was pretty sad and my scans weren’t very good. It was also missing a cover and when I found one…