General discussion - Mom and Dad Esq.

Originally posted by baltassoc
A toy dinausaur, race car or rescue hero?

Get him a dinosaur book that you think is too old for him. He'll grow into it in about a month.

Or, if you want to be really cool (in his eyes), get him one of these (not saying it's age appropriate):



Robo Raptor Also available at Target, I noticed last week.

(The picture doesn't do it justice. It's pretty amazing. And big.)

aw shit. I wish I caught this post before I ordered some dinosaur toys by imaginext or something. Oh well. Maybe CHristmas.

Or maybe I will make a donation in his name to the Human Fund. Money for Humans.

Thanks

[pony_trekker]

Originally posted by TexLex
It's pure torture - for both of us. Whaaah.

Well, depends on how many shots you do, what she looks like and how good you are at doing it.

Originally posted by J. Fred Muggs
You need to buy a Shotblocker and it will solve all your problems. Cheap little device that uses tactile feel to confuse the nerves and make shots much less painful.

I googled some nice sales pitches for that thing. A helthy markup to boot, $5 for $.05 worth of plastic. The packaging proably cost more. I'd have no hesitation to buy if it weren't for the fact that it doesn't work.

I'm just as happy to let the little pip scream, and glad I held onto my earplugs from the bar exam...

[Atticus Grinch]

Four Board Books That Totally Suck Ass

Are You My Mother?, by P.D. Eastman
Hopper's Easter Surprise, by Marcus Pfister
Big Red Barn, by Margaret Wise Brown [!]
I Love You Little One, by Nancy Tafuri

One That, Despite Expectations, Does Not

Jamberry, by Bruce Degnan

Creepiest Book Evah

Love You Forever, by Robert Munsch

[nononono]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Four Board Books That Totally Suck Ass

Are You My Mother?, by P.D. Eastman
Hopper's Easter Surprise, by Marcus Pfister
Big Red Barn, by Margaret Wise Brown [!]
I Love You Little One, by Nancy Tafuri

One That, Despite Expectations, Does Not

Jamberry, by Bruce Degnan

Creepiest Book Evah

Love You Forever, by Robert Munsch

Big Red Barn improves slightly after the 7 millionth reading aloud. Hopper's Easter Surprise - always lame.

Worst slightly older book: Go Dog, Go.

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by nononono
Big Red Barn improves slightly after the 7 millionth reading aloud.

I don't intend to find out. Such a huge disappointment from the same woman who wrote Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. Besides, big red barns are way cool; why does a book about one suck ass? Enduring mystery of the 20th century.

[nononono]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
I don't intend to find out. Such a huge disappointment from the same woman who wrote Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. Besides, big red barns are way cool; why does a book about one suck ass? Enduring mystery of the 20th century.

I actually do not like The Runaway Bunny, though I love the illustrations. Reading TBRB a zillion times was not my choice. Much in the same way as it was not my choice to be able to recite from memory The Very Hungry Caterpillar, but I'm pretty close to being able to do that.

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Four Board Books That Totally Suck Ass

Are You My Mother?, by P.D. Eastman
Hopper's Easter Surprise, by Marcus Pfister
Big Red Barn, by Margaret Wise Brown [!]
I Love You Little One, by Nancy Tafuri

One That, Despite Expectations, Does Not

Jamberry, by Bruce Degnan

Creepiest Book Evah

Love You Forever, by Robert Munsch

How could you possibly leave Pat the Bunny off of a list of ass-sucking board books?

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
I don't intend to find out. Such a huge disappointment from the same woman who wrote Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. Besides, big red barns are way cool; why does a book about one suck ass? Enduring mystery of the 20th century.

Suckier illustrations as well.

The authorship is nearly as misleading as Genesis's for its Calling All Stations album.

[baltassoc]

Originally posted by nononono
I actually do not like The Runaway Bunny, though I love the illustrations. Reading TBRB a zillion times was not my choice. Much in the same way as it was not my choice to be able to recite from memory The Very Hungry Caterpillar, but I'm pretty close to being able to do that.

My father can still recite The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Poky Little Puppy. After 25 years. He said to me a couple of weeks ago during a visit "Jesus, haven't they written anything new lately?"

The baltspawn also like the Sandra Boynton books, especially Barnyard Dance.

A couple of new books the baltspawn have taken to:
Knuffle Bunny : A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems

One Afternoon by Yumi Heo

[nononono]

Originally posted by baltassoc
My father can still recite The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Poky Little Puppy. After 25 years. He said to me a couple of weeks ago during a visit "Jesus, haven't they written anything new lately?"

The baltspawn also like the Sandra Boynton books, especially Barnyard Dance.

A couple of new books the baltspawn have taken to:
Knuffle Bunny : A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems

One Afternoon by Yumi Heo

I hate those Boynton books, too. But Barnyard Dance is marginally better than Pajama Time (ooh, yeah, it's Pajama Time!). But again, it's not my call.

Thanks for the recs for new options - I could use some.

[dtb]

Originally posted by Oliver_Wendell_Ramone
How could you possibly leave Pat the Bunny off of a list of ass-sucking board books?

I think I missed the suck-ass board-book discussion, but how did Are You My Mother get on that list? (I've never seen it in board-book format, but whatever.) That book is cute, dammit!

But that one about Love You Forever is indeed creepy as all get-out. It's a little surprising, because that author has some good books ("More Pies" is springing to mind.)

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by dtb
I think I missed the suck-ass board-book discussion, but how did Are You My Mother get on that list? (I've never seen it in board-book format, but whatever.) That book is cute, dammit!

But that one about Love You Forever is indeed creepy as all get-out. It's a little surprising, because that author has some good books ("More Pies" is springing to mind.)

Is there a pie-eating contest involved? If so, what is the prize?

[Nut Case, Sensitive]

Originally posted by nononono
I hate those Boynton books, too. But Barnyard Dance is marginally better than Pajama Time (ooh, yeah, it's Pajama Time!). But again, it's not my call.

Thanks for the recs for new options - I could use some.

If your kid is a bit of a nut:



Highly Recommended. I've bought it for many little squirrels.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by Nut Case, Sensitive
If your kid is a bit of a nut:



Highly Recommended. I've bought it for many little squirrels.

I really liked Gaiman's Coraline (and pretty much everything else Gaiman has ever written), which I think he wrote for maybe the 12 year old set.

Incidently, is anyone else thinking about re-reading the Narnia books in preparation for the movie? I haven't been as exicted about a preview in years.