From the Vaults: Where the Wild Things Are … 2K!
If a humorous bit of children’s lit miscellanea is published, but children’s lit blogs aren’t yet around, does it exist? I came across the following (satiric) graphic from “The Onion” in the good ole days of aught aught (that’s 2000 for those who don’t unreasonably stick to an obsolete way of telling the year). The above title, by Will Smith is my favorite, but feel free to go ahead and name your top choice:
(Click the image to view the entire graphic)
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If you haven’t yet had your fill of this topic, be sure to check out the outstanding children’s lit blog Mother Reader for more celebrity author fun. She’s the founding member of B.A.C.A. (Bloggers Against Celebrity Authors).
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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Interesting picks the celebs have!
Yes The Onion can be counted on for the occasional children’s lit-related shout out.
I can see my boys searching out “The Boy Who Was Out of His Freakin’ Mind, Man!” Sounds just like them.