Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Top Ten Bizarro World Children’s Books (Thanks (again) Miss Anne!)
10. Der Struwwelpeter (Slovenly Peter)
The story of Slovenly Peter is apparently one that you will laugh along with or interpret as being incredibly disturbing. It is a tale of German origin about a child who has, to put it simply, really let himself go. As the pictures can attest, he’s given up all interest in his own personal appearance, and all children both make fun of him and fear him at the same time. This leads to all sorts of shinanigans in a collection of strange short stories (such as the tale of three boys making fun of a black man who then fall into a vat of ink). Leave it to the Germans to write such a masterpeice.
http://www.ricochet-jeunes.org/eng/biblio/books/solvenly.html
9. It’s Just A Plant
This book describes to children how marijuana is “just a plant” and is used for a variety of things other than, well, what immediately comes to mind. I don’t know if targetting those who can’t vote to legalize marijuana is necessarily the best tactic around, but it might pay off in 10-20 years. Try reading this to your kid and not have him smoke a joint when he turns 10… go ahead… I DARE you!
http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0509,pietras,61592,6.html
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