tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post5992366755477479956..comments2023-09-12T04:13:03.469-05:00Comments on LiteralDan: Book Review: I Went WalkingLiteralDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16704368269389527451noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-31806590065091246832008-09-30T02:06:00.000-05:002008-09-30T02:06:00.000-05:00tierd: I feel so sorry for you, though at least no...<B>tierd:</B> I feel so sorry for you, though at least now they read it amongst themselves so you don't have to.<BR/><BR/><B>TerriRainer:</B> You know, you're right-- that just adds a whole new layer of fright.<BR/><BR/><B>The Microblogologist:</B> Mulhawk-- nicely done. I don't have the guts to try to pull it off myself, but I really hope I'll be able to talk someone else into it.<BR/><BR/>Screening kids books is an absolute <I>must</I>. There is a lot of crazy stuff out there.LiteralDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704368269389527451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-203999918438434522008-09-28T22:55:00.000-05:002008-09-28T22:55:00.000-05:00Dude, don't you know anything? Since the mullet f...Dude, don't you know anything? Since the mullet fell out of fashion a couple years ago they have been looking for its replacement. Introducing the mulhawk, party in the front business in the back!<BR/><BR/>Oh and after reading all the comments I am so screening every kid book before letting a kid see it.<BR/><BR/>KarenThe Microblogologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259187351177996677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-55774808678271239652008-09-28T21:33:00.000-05:002008-09-28T21:33:00.000-05:00OMG it looks like Chucky!OMG it looks like Chucky!TerriRainerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301763290901887933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-40445125215893560672008-09-27T23:49:00.000-05:002008-09-27T23:49:00.000-05:00Ha! This is one of my kids favorites ... my three ...Ha! This is one of my kids favorites ... my three year old "reads" it out loud to my one year old ... I agree, strange looking child!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-69824010776531085722008-09-27T11:37:00.000-05:002008-09-27T11:37:00.000-05:00I'm more afraid of the illustrator than the book i...I'm more afraid of the illustrator than the book itself, and I think of her payment as being the dirty cash in a suitcase you'd pay to a hitman.<BR/><BR/>Or, in this case, a hitwoman targeting my eyeballs and my previously happy, unmolested dreams.LiteralDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704368269389527451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-41326537174225049042008-09-27T10:56:00.000-05:002008-09-27T10:56:00.000-05:00Why does that chile have the receeding hairline of...Why does that chile have the receeding hairline of a middle-aged man? I am afraid of that book. I'm also irritated that someone got paid a tidy little sum to draw that illustration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-48728364592065876322008-09-27T03:25:00.000-05:002008-09-27T03:25:00.000-05:00Elisa: I can't answer you as to who would, except ...<B>Elisa:</B> I can't answer you as to who would, except to say that I would not. I have very clear standards of attractiveness for those I gaze upon in permanent, fixed forms of media.<BR/><BR/><B>Mrs4444:</B> Let's hope this Ugly Kid Thing does NOT catch on, because it might somehow manage to become even more annoying than hearing the name and seeing the face of this Miley Cyrus person everywhere, all the time.LiteralDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704368269389527451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-68799586956874940262008-09-26T22:06:00.000-05:002008-09-26T22:06:00.000-05:00Yeah, I don't get that ugly kid thing...I guess it...Yeah, I don't get that ugly kid thing...I guess it's PC, but Yuck!Mrs4444https://www.blogger.com/profile/06426176094895489541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-77004974070487934842008-09-26T19:59:00.000-05:002008-09-26T19:59:00.000-05:00Oooh boy, scary child on book cover. I can see nig...Oooh boy, scary child on book cover. I can see nightmares in my future. Seriously, who reads books with ugly children on them? I may be non-PC but I have a point, don't I?Elisa @ Globetrotting in Heelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920820564549246339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-88477898730293617542008-09-26T02:21:00.000-05:002008-09-26T02:21:00.000-05:00Joe: I'll have to look for that one, because I am ...<B>Joe:</B> I'll have to look for that one, because I am a sucker for a train wreck.<BR/><BR/><B>Miss Grace:</B> Same as above. I've heard of that one, but I'm not sure where.<BR/><BR/><B>PlainOleMike:</B> I haven't thought about Fire Marshall Bill in a long time. I'll have to go on YouTube to reminisce.<BR/><BR/>I think this book is a cautionary tale about using hallucinigenic drugs before conceiving and creating a series of illustrations for a children's book.<BR/><BR/><B>CaraBee:</B> Well, I happen to have a giant copy of the book, since it's the one I saw (I warn you, larger=scarier) and I didn't feel like hunting for a more rationally sized copy.<BR/><BR/>I could scan it and send you a poster, TigerBeat-style, if you'd like.LiteralDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704368269389527451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-21488841070781383402008-09-25T12:55:00.000-05:002008-09-25T12:55:00.000-05:00Best book review. Ever.And strangely I'm not turne...Best book review. Ever.<BR/><BR/>And strangely I'm not turned off by the strangely drawn kid.CaraBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04614627167922944626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-58506646412293250482008-09-25T12:21:00.000-05:002008-09-25T12:21:00.000-05:00That kid looks like the love child of Fire Marshal...That kid looks like the love child of Fire Marshall Bill and Bozo the Clown. What is that book, a cautionary tale about touching geese?PlainOleMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16240681618353521910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-53748523733683130272008-09-25T11:54:00.000-05:002008-09-25T11:54:00.000-05:00I like the story for I Went Walking, but the boy i...I like the story for I Went Walking, but the boy is sort of excessively ugly. Not, however, as ugly OR as frankly disturbing as the kid in No, David! He freaks me out with his point fangs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-59865478225155733532008-09-25T08:40:00.000-05:002008-09-25T08:40:00.000-05:00I never believed that there were "bad" childrens' ...I never believed that there were "bad" childrens' books. Before Tyler came along, I never really opened them. It was all a vast mystery to me.<BR/><BR/>Last week, I read "Cows in the Kitchen" to Tyler. That book was horrendous. I hate it. Hate hate hate it.Irrational Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701066159275266042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-64799883115592809022008-09-25T01:12:00.000-05:002008-09-25T01:12:00.000-05:00Threeboys1mommy: What, no books of closeups of bab...<B>Threeboys1mommy:</B> What, no books of closeups of baby faces? Those are a big hit 'round here.<BR/><BR/><B>Pregnantly Plump:</B> I can neither confirm nor deny whether or not this is supposed to be a boy. The thought of investigating is more than a little frightening.<BR/><BR/><B>Andrea's Sweet Life:</B> I resent that remark, mostly because it hits pretty close to home. I've gotten a lot better, though.<BR/><BR/><B>Kori:</B> That boy is right to be wary of clowns, because they are unnatural and disturbing.<BR/><BR/><B>Brittany:</B> What's irrational about such a fear? Don't be so hard on yourself.<BR/><BR/><B>ali:</B> That bird might be a hint. And Heath Ledger's performance as The Joker may further add color to our portrait of the artist as a sick individual.<BR/><BR/><B>Momo Fali:</B> Like I said, I'm sure the story is perfectly fine, but I'd like to call for a re-illustration before I will find out firsthand.<BR/><BR/>The phrase "kindergarten homework" makes me laugh and cry at the same time. So wrong. It's like making them pay "taxes" just to get used to the idea as early as possible.<BR/><BR/><B>I am a Tornado ~ proven fact!:</B> Just because Tom Petty let us all know that we don't have to live like a refugee doesn't mean it's not a desirable lifestyle. He was just informing us of our varied options in life.<BR/><BR/>Their dad is just providing balance to the force, my friend. Look for the genius in the chaos, and then apologize to him.<BR/><BR/>After changing the kids' clothes.<BR/><BR/><B>Middle Aged Woman:</B> Not at all. Monsters feel remorse.<BR/><BR/><B>Seriously Mama:</B> Are you kidding?? Now you have to send in a picture. No one could blame you for any hostility (or naked fear) you hold toward her, if that's the case.<BR/><BR/><B>überburber:</B> That's the nicest suggestion I've gotten yet for a blog name change. The rest are either obscene and/or indictments of my skills and personality, though most of them have come from my childless and hilarious friend Adam.<BR/><BR/><B>Mama's Losin' It:</B> Did you choke down just a tiny bit of vomit after you typed that? Be honest.LiteralDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704368269389527451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-71353581233498139502008-09-25T00:44:00.000-05:002008-09-25T00:44:00.000-05:00I don't care what you say...that kid is freaking h...I don't care what you say...that kid is freaking hot.KatBouskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11556451375792958743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-43653745771111873522008-09-25T00:01:00.000-05:002008-09-25T00:01:00.000-05:00you may need to change your blog title to literary...you may need to change your blog title to literary dan. bwaa-haa-haa!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-90005296628856032972008-09-24T21:27:00.000-05:002008-09-24T21:27:00.000-05:00That kid looks exactly like my mother-in-law. Jea...That kid looks exactly like my mother-in-law. Jealous??Seriously Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926843376834336114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-73167982569716194092008-09-24T16:22:00.000-05:002008-09-24T16:22:00.000-05:00One of my kids favorite books was called Monster M...One of my kids favorite books was called Monster Mama. No reflection on me, I'm sure.unmitigated mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13901264130484454602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-76604666770742635762008-09-24T16:16:00.000-05:002008-09-24T16:16:00.000-05:00I agree with andrea ... dressed by his/her father....I agree with andrea ... dressed by his/her father. My girls look similar to that (only with different colored sticking up like fire hair) whenever I run early errands - I come home to unwanted, unloved refugee children that look like that picture.I am a Tornado ~ proven fact!https://www.blogger.com/profile/06569186811730131354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-89412064615438763152008-09-24T14:53:00.000-05:002008-09-24T14:53:00.000-05:00My son just read this book for kindergarten homewo...My son just read this book for kindergarten homework! I thought it was pretty cute. Does that make me weird? Oh, wait...everyone already knew that.Momo Falihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09735425888226178189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-8995280559949985942008-09-24T13:26:00.000-05:002008-09-24T13:26:00.000-05:00Hmmm...makes me wonder where Julie Vivas gets her ...Hmmm...makes me wonder where Julie Vivas gets her inspiration from. And what her walls are decorated with.Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13804986298540603425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-18236870095589085162008-09-24T13:22:00.000-05:002008-09-24T13:22:00.000-05:00I would love to give it a go, but I have an irrati...I would love to give it a go, but I have an irrational fear of geese and red headed step children.Brittanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15874958369943279206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-63442824671790440302008-09-24T12:17:00.000-05:002008-09-24T12:17:00.000-05:00And pathcwork quilt pants? I have been really tri...And pathcwork quilt pants? I have been really tring to get Owen to like clowns, since I have a clown toy to give him for Christmas, so this book will totally NOT be one we get-it would scare the crap out of him.Korihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17523892197119604721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-61983289309706435742008-09-24T12:14:00.000-05:002008-09-24T12:14:00.000-05:00The child was definitely dressed by his or her fat...The child was definitely dressed by his or her father. <BR/><BR/>And that goose or duck or whatever looks HUNGRY, so he or she better look out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com