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Screw this book! It won't be coming anywhere n...

2012-02-04T19:36:41.219-06:00

Screw this book! It won't be coming anywhere near our baby-brary. Thanks for the heeaaads up.

i can't deal with this story! now while what y...

2012-01-24T18:57:22.778-06:00

i can't deal with this story! now while what you wrote made me LOL like forreal, this is a horrible children's book! I'm with you on WTF was wrong with that author and who told her ass this was a great story to publish! like forreal!

So I read this on Sunday when I finally felt bette...

2012-01-24T09:13:19.063-06:00

So I read this on Sunday when I finally felt better, but I was on my phone. Jake and Doug (our roommate) were watching football and ignoring me. All of a sudden I am laughing hysterically, and they have no idea why. I can hardly stop laughing to explain to them that it's just my hilarious friend Desiree. No big deal. So they went back to ignoring me. And I proceeded to read this probably 17 more times. You are hilarious, and this post might be one of my favorites. I read that book when I was little, and I completely agree. That book should have at least a PG-13 rating. Inappropriate. And I'm going to need you to explain what the "All My Friends Are Dead" book is about. Please. Because why someone would buy that for a precious little baby is a little confusing to me. K thanks. :)

Wow, a Master's in Children's Lit! Impress...

2012-01-22T10:59:50.357-06:00

Wow, a Master's in Children's Lit! Impressive!!

I'm totally going to Half Price Books to see if I can find these!

I actually laughed out loud on that one because ...

2012-01-22T10:58:50.423-06:00

I *actually* laughed out loud on that one because I never thought of it like that! But you're totally right, the breaking and entering to rock a grown up is a mite creepy...

LOL!! I totally have to go re-read that story now...

2012-01-22T10:57:55.500-06:00

LOL!! I totally have to go re-read that story now!

Thug ass puppies mo'. Thug ass puppies....but...

2012-01-21T16:52:43.886-06:00

Thug ass puppies mo'. Thug ass puppies....but at least it's not Charlotte's web. That fern be-yotch grew some titties and caught a sniff of pay-nis (penis) and abandoned poor Wilbur...poor charlotte, she was the bottom bitch lol

What a horrible story but your commentary was crac...

2012-01-21T12:40:58.146-06:00

What a horrible story but your commentary was cracking me the eff up. I always find I Love You Forever creepy. It just seems weird to be rocking a grown man and sneaking in his adult homes window.

OMG! this is the worst story but most fairy tales ...

2012-01-21T09:34:07.425-06:00

OMG! this is the worst story but most fairy tales are... parents die, kids kill witches, witches eat the children, step parents are mean and horrible... the list goes on and on. i am with you, i will keep reading goodnight moon and the off to bed book

@Desiree....They lure you in with the sweet titles...

2012-01-21T09:03:16.619-06:00

@Desiree....They lure you in with the sweet titles and pretty animals and bam!

Ok, your commentary on this book is HILARIOUS! HAH...

2012-01-21T08:54:52.302-06:00

Ok, your commentary on this book is HILARIOUS! HAHAHA.

OK, yea, we've encountered some stories I didn't remember going down the way I heard them growing up.

I love that you had books as your center pieces. We got books instead of cards at our shower. So fun!

I was at the edge of my seat as you read the story...

2012-01-20T17:46:19.432-06:00

I was at the edge of my seat as you read the story!! As terrible as it was for a children's book your rendition (commentary) was fantastic . . . :)

Stick to old faithfuls like Disney and Dr. Suess . . . stay away from the old school stories like Br. Grimm and Hans Christen Anderson.

THAT was entertaining. Hilarious. I have my master...

2012-01-20T16:37:41.990-06:00

THAT was entertaining. Hilarious. I have my masters in Childrens Lit and was dying as you "read" that to us. Potter's books were the first books ever published for children, that is why they are such a big deal. It doesn't make her books good literature by any stretch, though. Nor appropriate! I do like Peter Rabbit though, and my kindergartners always love that one. I can give you lots of recc for books throughout the years, but if you DON'T have these ones, start here:
Brown Bear Brown Bear, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Very Hungry Caterpillar, Pat the Bunny, any by Sandra Boynton, and any Karen Katz books. They are all simple, bright illustrations or have textures. No egg atrocities here. One day in kindergarten, she will want to collect all of Potter's books (the girls adore them because they are "mini" and look like a matching set) and you can give her Jemima as a present:o)

No idea. I haven't read it yet, but it's ...

2012-01-20T14:28:23.139-06:00

No idea. I haven't read it yet, but it's on the 'possibly throw away' list. :-)

haha! you are hilarious! i vaguely recall reading ...

2012-01-20T13:56:51.816-06:00

haha! you are hilarious! i vaguely recall reading that as a kid. thank goodness i never picked up on all that. but now wth purpose is a title like "all my friends are dead" supposed to serve? sounds disturbing.

Omg, have you seen The Sassy Gay Friend response t...

2012-01-20T13:52:14.475-06:00

Omg, have you seen The Sassy Gay Friend response to The Giving Tree? Watch it now! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYQavD9mSIc

See, I knew about the Brothers Grimm! I was caugh...

2012-01-20T13:51:31.891-06:00

See, I knew about the Brothers Grimm! I was caught off guard with Beatrix Potter!

If I remember right, in the real Snow White, wasn't she raped in her sleep and gave birth to twins?

Hahaha... this post cracked me up! Immediately mad...

2012-01-20T10:37:58.371-06:00

Hahaha... this post cracked me up! Immediately made me think of the Brothers Grimm like Rixa...or even The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. I think he was an incomparable writer and its one of my favorites but you can look at it as an unconditional love story between a parent and child, or a horrible one-sided abusive relationship... happy reading!!

Yeah, and then you start reading the Grimm brother...

2012-01-20T07:13:20.447-06:00

Yeah, and then you start reading the Grimm brothers' fairy tales, where there's kidnapping, theft, attempted cannibalism, children murdering old ladies (wicked witches), etc. Lovely stuff!