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Most Inappropriate, Disturbing & Worst Children's Books for Adults

Explore the worst, weirdest & most inappropriate children's books. Discover hilariously disturbing & dirty titles that are terrible for kids & adults.
Welcome to an insightful journey through the 'hilariously most inappropriate, disturbing, and worst children's books for adults,' which is based on my in-depth study and extensive research in this field.

I will recommend some notable inappropriate kids books include here: I Wish Daddy Didn't Drink So Much, Cooking with Pooh, The Loneliest Ho in the World, Let's Play Indoors, Games You Can Play With Your Pussy, The Night Dad Went to Jail, and Curious George Takes a Job.

Below I provide you with detailed descriptions of each of these outstanding resources, to help you make well-informed decisions in your naughty juvenile stories journey.

So, when I recommend some of the unfitting children's literature with dirty titles in the world, it's because I've read a lot and want to share the best ones with you. I'm all about making your reading experience awesome. 

Trust in a guide deeply immersed in the literary books and stories. I love books just like you do!

A young child wearing a crown reads a children's book titled "Where's the Princess?" while seated on a sofa.

Discover the world's best unacceptable children's books with dirty titles for adults, including funny, offensive, perverted, and questionable kids' books.

1. I Wish Daddy Didn't Drink So Much



"I Wish Daddy Didn't Drink So Much." Written by Judith Vigna and published in 1998, this uplifting story is brought to you by the same author as "My Big Sister Takes Drugs," "Saying Goodbye to Daddy" and "She's Not My Real Mother." 

There is a whole spectrum of traumatizing reading material that this author has pumped out. "I Wish Daddy Didn't Drink So Much," tells the tale of a young girl dealing with an alcoholic father. 

Now, this story initially was aimed at children who can relate to the issue of an alcoholic father but has since seen a spike in sales as a popular gag pregnancy gift. 

That's a disturbing gift to give a pregnant woman. It's like, here, I'm sure the father was drunk when that happened. 

but this is actually about exactly what it sounds like. It’s a serious look into living with an alcoholic parent. 

We can have a chuckle at it because the title is amusingly straightforward, but lots of kids have probably gotten a lot of help from this book, so let’s give it, and author Judith Vigna, some respect. 

On the other hand, we can be awful people and have a bit of fun. Here’s an excerpt: "I knew it was only Daddy in a Santa suit because he bumped into my bed twice and spilled beer on the rug".


2. Cooking with Pooh


Cooking with Pooh by Marlene Brown

"Cooking with Pooh." Written by Marlene Brown and published in 1995, "Cooking with Pooh" is just one of many Winnie The Pooh stories that were poorly titled. 

Described as the perfect combination of a book and activity in a reusable box, the pages offer simple step-by-step directions for making cookies, pizzas, and sandwiches as well as edible holiday ornaments and much more. 

Popular with kids, the book actually has a five-out-of-five review on Barnes & Noble because, well the content is great, it's mostly just the title that's poorly worded. 

This is, of course, the first of many poorly worded upcoming Winnie The Pooh books, including Pooh Got Stuck, Pooh on My Lap, and Smells Like Honey, Pooh, in bookstores near you soon.
 

3. The Loneliest Ho in the World


The Loneliest Ho in the World by Travis Heaton

"The Loneliest Ho in the World." 
Written by Travis Heaton and published in 2002, this Christmas tale begins with Santa preparing to depart with his reindeer. 

He congratulates the elves on a job well done by sharing with them some, elf juice, and when he boards his sleigh until comes to the realization that he's forgotten his ho's. 

Christmas isn't Christmas without ho's, Santa proclaims. Ain't that the truth! 

This book says it’s about Santa Claus’ “strangest and funniest adventure.” That is probably a very apt description of this story. 

It just sounds like that story probably shouldn’t be told to anyone under the age of 18.


4. Let's Play Indoors


Let's Play Indoors

Number six is "Let's Play Indoors." Written by Juliet Scott Miller and published in 2011, this book is like a pervert manual. It's disturbing. 

The book is full of a bunch of suggested games that really aren't that appropriate for kids like the post office where one player becomes a mailman and is supposed to go around delivering hugs and kisses to other kids. 

There's another game called poor pussy, in which one player acts like a scolded kitty walking around on all fours looking for an owner who must say to them, poor pussy three times without cracking a smile. 

I'm not gonna get into the other games, cause this is just like a really disturbing book, but yeah, highly recommended that you do not purchase this for your child. Unless you want them to have therapy bills, you know, for the rest of their life.
 

5. Games You Can Play With Your Pussy


Games You Can Play With Your Pussy

"Games You Can Play With Your Pussy." This is the type of book that, when you spot it on a shelf, it's hard to pass by without a double-take. Written by Ira Alterman, this book has been a popular seller since its release in 1985. 

Written for kids with cats, the chapters answer all of their burning cat questions, like how to feed your pussy, how to eat with your pussy, discipline your pussy, name your pussy, and nurse your sick pussy. 

The book is humorous in nature, of course, and the reviews on Amazon all have five stars, so apparently somebody's getting something out of this book. 

Again though, that title, it's just a little suggestive. A little suggestive, very suggestive.
 

6. The Night Dad Went to Jail


The Night Dad Went to Jail by Melissa Higgins

"The Night Dad Went to Jail." Written by Melissa Higgins and published in 2013, this book is all about how to cope with and what to expect, when someone you love goes to jail. 

It follows a young rabbit who goes through the motions of what it's like to experience his rabbit father going to jail. 

This author has also written other uplifting life lessons, such as "Weekends With Dad: What to Expect When Your Parents Divorce." 

I get what the author's trying to do here by helping young kids cope with real-life situations, but damn! Kids already don't read that much. We don't need to scare them off with books like this. 


7. Go the F**k to Sleep


Go the F**k to Sleep by Adam Mansbach

And number 10 is "Go the F**k to Sleep." Written by Adam Mansbach and published in 2011, this one is likely the most infamous of all of the books on this list. It became an Amazon bestseller a month before the book was even released. 

"Go the F**k to Sleep" was inspired by the author's personal anguish over his lack of sleep while nursing his then-two-year-old daughter. 

What started off as a joke received so much positive feedback online that Adam got to work writing the children's tale in the story of a classic rhyming bedtime story.


8. Curious George Takes a Job


Curious George Takes a Job by H. A. Rey


Curious George is always getting into mischief. Remember that time he hid from the Man With the Yellow Hat? 

Or that other time he had a drug trip and passed out from huffing ether? Yes, that’s a real thing, and it happened in the SECOND Curious George book. 

And it’s not just that he smells it – the sheer detail that the drug trip is described with, well, let’s just say the author may have had some experience. 

The takeaway here is that huffing ether makes you feel like you’re flying.
 

9. Who Cares About Elderly People?


Who Cares About Elderly People? by Pam Adams


In fairness, this book is actually about why you SHOULD care about elderly people. 

The problem is that the title sounds like it’s saying, who cares about THOSE people.” 

The Who Cares series helps us to learn about ourselves, our world, and our responsibilities and fosters caring sharing, and loving instincts. 

The latest, Law and Order, teaches us that we have to respect the law and the rights of others, and shows what sometimes happens if we don't.


10. Where Willy Went


Where Willy Went by Nicholas Allan


This is exactly what it looks like, and hey, good on them for dealing with topics parents hate talking about. So quick plot summary here, Willy is a sperm. 

He lives inside a man with 300 million of his friends, where they all prepare for the Great Swimming Race. Nobody tells Willy that where he went is probably a tissue, okay?


11. Maggie Goes On a Diet


Maggie Goes On a Diet by Paul Kramer


You may as well call this book If You Want To Stop Being Worthless, Stop Being So Fat, You Fat*ss. 

Sure, it’s trying to address childhood obesity, but the book barely even addresses healthy living and exercise. It just starts by telling us that Maggie is fat, unpopular, and has no friends. 

Then she loses weight, can wear cute clothes, and becomes everyone’s favorite person ever. So the message is basically, don’t worry about being a decent human being. If you’re a skinny girl, everyone will love you regardless. 


12. The Muffin Muncher


The Muffin Muncher by Stephen Cosgrove


Hey, let’s be fair to author Stephen Cosgrove. This is a book with a message about sharing and cooperating with others. 

He couldn’t have known in 1974 what muffin munching would come to mean four decades later. This book is still available… but it’s called “The Muffin Dragon” now.
 

13. Fireflies for Nathan


Fireflies for Nathan by Shulamith Levey Oppenheim


She probably just means he’s gone for the weekend or maybe gone from Nana’s home when he went to live on his.  

Offers a look into the special bond between a child and his grandparents as Nathan, during a visit to his grandparents, discovers that they have kept the jar with which his father used to collect fireflies, demonstrating the simple yet special connections between generations.


14. My Big Sister Takes Drugs


My Big Sister Takes Drugs by Judith Vigna


Judith Vigna strikes again! Just like I Wish Daddy Didn’t Drink So Much, this is a serious book for kids about a topic that is difficult to discuss. 

Also like that book, its title is so blatantly direct, that it doesn’t even sound like a real book title. 

There are several other Judith Vigna staples, and yes these are all very real and very much written by the same person: Saying Goodbye to DaddyMy Two Uncles, Mommy and Me by Ourselves Again, When Eric’s Mom Fought Cancer, She’s Not My Real Mother, Daddy’s New Baby, and my favorite Nobody Wants a Nuclear War


15. Monsters Eat Whiny Children


Monsters Eat Whiny Children by Bruce Eric Kaplan


Scaring kids into behaving by telling them bad things will happen to them is a time-honored tradition, but this book seems a little light on the “teaching a lesson” part.” 

It’s just a series of scenarios in which terrified children are packed into food while monsters talk about how excited they are to eat them. 

And then the kids escape because the monsters are ALSO whiny. In this format, it kind of just feels like a mean-spirited threat. 

This cautionary tale about whiny children being eaten by monsters is upended when the monsters cannot decide how best to prepare their meals. 

A whiny child salad doesn't work because there's paprika in the dressing. A whiny child cake won't do because the flour spills all over the floor. 

Whiny child burgers are out of the question because the grill is too hard to light. When the persnickety monsters finally decide that whiny child cucumber sandwiches are the perfect solution, their whiny children have escaped. 

At least the children have learned their lesson...for now.


16. Stinky Steve Explains Daddy's Dabs


Stinky Steve Explains Daddy's Dabs by Maggie Volpe


Here’s a book in which a skunk named Stinky Steve, who is appropriately sending up a cloud of green smoke on every single book cover, educates kids on the nature of marijuana concentrates. 

This is part of a series of books about medical marijuana, all starring Stinky Steve. Some other titles are “Stinky Steve Explains Mommy’s Medibles,” and “Stinky Steve Explains Why Papa’s in Prison for Pot.” That last one sounds like a joke, but look, it’s a real thing. 

Cannabis concentrates, whether eaten, smoked, or vaporized are some of the most potent medications on earth. 

While they are safer than many prescriptions, they still pose some risk to children, especially children who do not know what they are or why they are used. 

Some important conversations are hard to have, but thanks to Stinky Steve, talking to the children you love about cannabis concentrates doesn't have to be one of them! Let Stinky Steve facilitate a conversation about cannabis concentrates and safety today!


17. Harpo’s Horrible Secret


Harpo’s Horrible Secret by Barbara Kelley


Let’s address the elephant in the room first. Why is this old guy standing THIS CLOSE to this little boy? Is that the horrible secret? It’s not, actually. 

Harpo’s great-granddad has Alzheimer’s, and Harpo himself is a stupid kid who doesn’t understand what that means, so he thinks he has it too. 

That’s the secret. So actually, this is just a highly questionable drawing.

When Harpo's great-grandfather, who has Alzheimer's, comes to live with him and his family, Harpo fears that he has the disease because he shares his relative's tendency to make things up.


18. If a Peacock Finds a Pot Leaf


If a Peacock Finds a Pot Leaf by Morgan Carman


They’re clearly going for the “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” thing here, but this is a little different. Of course, if the peacock finds the pot leaf, chances are he’ll also find a cookie soon enough. 

This is billed as both an educational children’s book and a fairy tale. Basically, Peter, the Peacock finds a special kind of leaf, and all the other animals in the forest tell him how rad it is. 

The first installment of educational children's books about Peter the Peacock starts when Peter is going for a walk in the forest and discovers a new leaf, he goes on to meet up with some helpful creatures who teach him the many benefits and uses of Medical Marijuana.

The totally real follow-up book is “If a Peacock Discovers Hemp Island.” 


19. The Little World of Liz Climo


"You Look So Good Today" is a very "stupid and cute" healing comic collection, innocent, weak and cold humor, warm and loving.

This is the first collection of cartoonist Liz Creamer of Simpson Animation Group, which contains more than 150 funny cartoons of Liz Creamer.

It is more decompressive than "Secret Garden". The book gathers all kinds of cute animals you can think of, such as dinosaurs, brown bears, rabbits, penguins, and even fringed lizards, badgers, groundhogs, and meerkats... 

in witty dialogues, they display an innate sense of humor and an enviable zest for life. 

You may be any animal in the book, and the animal in the book may be any person around you. 

Who hasn't enjoyed a moment of tenderness with their parents? Who hasn't been rendered speechless by a friend's joke? Who wouldn't be dumbfounded by his slow reaction? This book has such a magic power that it makes you smile involuntarily.


20. Popeye

Popeye by E. C. Segar 

Since his debut in 1929, Popeye quickly became the hero of the Great Depression era in the United States. His image of self-confidence, integrity, and passion immediately touched everyone's hearts.

He is a sailor; he has a "special ability", and he becomes extremely powerful as soon as he eats spinach; he has a bad temper and loves to fight, but he has a very good heart, and it is common for him to help others. He's Poppy - people prefer to call him "Popeye". 

Let’s take a look at the people around him. His girlfriend Oliver is in constant trouble, his adopted son Sweetie complains about him, his friend Wimpy only finds him for food and drinks, and his rival Brutal even comes to find fault with him every day. ...But you know, no matter what, Popeye must be the final winner. 

With the development of newspapers, television, and movies, Popeye has moved from the United States to the world, bringing joy and enlightenment to children and adults all over the world. To this day, he is still a well-deserved big star in everyone's mind.

21. The Tale of Peter Rabbit

The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter 

Ms. Porter's work embodies the beauty, quality, vitality, and classiness that no one can match. ——Maurice Sendak (American contemporary illustrator)

Every night I choose a story from the "Peter Rabbit" series to read to my daughter. Ms. J. K. Rowling once said that all children should familiarize themselves with every story in the "Peter Rabbit" series. ——Jeffries (columnist of British "Guardian")       

"The Tale of Peter Rabbit," tells the story of the naughty Peter, who doesn't listen to his mother's advice, slips into Mr. McGregor's vegetable garden, and steals vegetables. Unfortunately, Peter was found! So, Peter started a thrilling escape trip!

22. Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi

Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi 

A classic full of childishness, a baptism about true love.

It is a great work as famous as "The Divine Comedy" and "The Decameron" in the history of Italian literature.

"Pinocchio", the representative work of Italian writer Collodi, published in 1880, is a great piece of Italian children's literature. 

He beca The work tells that when the benevolent carpenter Pipano is sleeping, he dreams of a blue angel giving life to his most beloved puppet, Pinocchio, so the puppet begins his adventure. 

If he is to become a real boy, he must pass tests of courage, loyalty, and honesty. During the adventure, he played truant because of his playfulness, got cheated because of greed, and became a donkey because of this. 

At last, he fell into the belly of a big whale and met Geppetto unexpectedly. After this adventure, Pinocchio grew up into a real, hardworking, and kind-hearted man. boy. 

This edition of "Pinocchio" is illustrated by French contemporary illustrator Jeremy Almansa. 

The illustration style shuttles between lightness and darkness, light and darkness, and the characters are between cartoons and monsters, and the painter uses various painting techniques and rendering methods to give people a fantastic shock.

23. Do You Want to Play With My Balls?

Do You Want to Play With My Balls? by The Cifaldi Brothers

Do You Want To Play With My Balls? is just that kind of book, full of innocence and irreverence, and sure to make every member of your family vomit with glee. 

At once shockingly direct, unabashedly sentimental, and totally asinine, Do You Want To Play With My Balls? is a visually stunning treat, embellished with brightly colored images by award-winning (**) illustrator Santiago Elizalde. 

It's a book for all occasions: baby showers, birthday parties, bedtime readings, brisses... No coffee table, nursery, or kindergarten is complete without a copy. Go ahead, read it to the kids! 

They'll love it, but won't have a clue as to why you're turning blue with laughter! ** 2nd Place Prize, Canton Youth Bowling League ABOUT THE BOOK In May of 2015 a video was released of a young woman reading a copy of Do You Want To Play With My Balls? a hilarious, children’s book parody for adults. 

In one day her Facebook video received over 1 million views and over 50 million by month's end. This prompted an Internet explosion that not only put Do You Want To Play With My Balls? on the map, but on the entire globe. 

Once this book is in your hands you will have no choice but to show it to all your friends and family, and, like the video has gone viral, the laughter will grow and grow!.

24. Who Will Toss My Salad?

This book was published by Little Golden Book in the early '90s, this book explores the benefits of eating vegetables and gardening with a young female character. 

Again, this is a book whose content is actually just fine, but whose title is oh-so ill-advised. 

For those that don't know, and for the young kids watching, earmuffs, tossing the salad is a term for, well, it's a sexual act that involves the butt. 

This is an excellent example of why every author should be aware of popular slang and not just proper English. This title suggests something really bad that I'm just not gonna get into, especially considering the character in the book.

25. You Can't Be an Astronaut, It's Just Not Realistic

Nothing like a book that encourages our kids to be their best! Written by Joseph Smets, this book is a 26-page story that documents a boy who meets astronauts and shares his dream of having a career in the future. Except that they point-blank tell him not to bother. 

They go even further by telling the boy about the complicated prerequisites and the difficult trigonometry involved. 

When the boy then asks if he could be an astrologist instead, they tell him astrology is a joke of a career. Something tells me author Joey had a little bit of a rough childhood.

26. Henry’s Special Coal

Just once a simple question about this. What the hell is “special coal?” And why does Thomas look like he may have already taken some? 

Well, in its native UK, there is an episode of the Thomas the Tank Engine TV series called “Henry’s Happy Coal.” That probably narrows it down. 


27. Melanie’s Marvelous Measles


Melanie's Marvelous Measles by Stephanie Messenger



Melanie's Marvelous Measles by Stephanie Messenger 

This is a book glorifying how great it is to have measles. It’s about a girl who comes down with measles and LIKES it. 

This book isn’t just saying that the vaccine isn’t worth the risk, it’s saying that it’s actually BETTER to get measles… than to NOT get measles. 

Just so we’re clear, measles is a potentially fatal disease that causes a high fever, severe cough, diarrhea, and occasionally, permanent brain damage.

28. I'd Really Like to Eat a Child


A scrawny little crocodile wants the opportunity to bite off more than he can chew. 

He's tired of bananas; today he'd like to eat a child. But he's smaller than he thinks, and the little girl he chooses for his first meal puts him in his place—she picks him up and tickles his tummy! 

The little crocodile is going to have to eat a lot of bananas and grow a lot bigger before he can add children to his menu! Simple yet hilarious artwork brings this droll story to life.

29. All My Friends Are Dead


This witty and captivating tale offers a delightful primer for laughing at the inevitable: If you're a dinosaur, all your friends are dead. If you're a pirate, all your friends have scurvy. If you're a tree, all your friends are end tables. 

Showcasing the downside of being everything from a clown to a cassette tape to a zombie, each page of this illustrated humor book is laugh-out-loud funny.

Simple yet effective comic-style imagery and short, hilarious quips come together to create an amusing adventure through a range of unique grievances and wide-eyed dilemmas, from the sock whose only friends have gone missing to the houseplant whose friends are being slowly killed by irresponsible plant owners (like you). 

Cute and dark all at once, this children's book for adults presents endlessly entertaining stories about life and existential predicaments.

30. Go The F*ck To Sleep Kid’s Book


Go the Fk to Sleep is a bedtime book for parents who live in the real world, where a few snoozing kitties and cutesy rhymes don't always send a toddler sailing blissfully off to dreamland. 

Profane, affectionate, and radically honest, California Book Award-winning author Adam Mansbach's verses perfectly capture the familiar--and unspoken--tribulations of putting your little angel down for the night. 

In the process, they open up a conversation about parenting, granting us permission to admit our frustrations and laugh at their absurdity.

With illustrations by Ricardo Cortes, Go the Fk to Sleep is beautiful, subversive, and pants-wittingly funny--a book for parents new, old, and expectant. You probably should not read it to your children.

Seriously, Just Go to Sleep, a children's book inspired by Go the F**k to Sleep and appropriate for kids of all ages, is also available, as well as Seriously, You Have to Eat for finicky ones everywhere.

Weirdest and Most Disturbing Children's Books  

Discover the most disturbing children's books ever. Explore weird and messed up kids' books of all time that are truly unsettling for young readers.

1. In the Night Kitchen

In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak


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In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak 

The book itself is dedicated to his parents: "To Sadie and Philip," next to Mickey hovering in his dough plane. At the same time, he also drew some personal matters into the book, describing his own brush with death. 

There is a bag of shortening with the label QE on it at Gateshead, the hospital where he stayed in England. 

And baking powder labeled "Phoenix Baking Powder," a label that captures the spirit of rebirth during his months of recovery. 

In a TV interview -- Sendak was in his late eighties at the time -- Bill Moyes asked him, "Are you obsessed with death?" 

Maurice Sendak: A little. It's so intriguing. 
Bill Moyes: How to say? 
Maurice Sendak: It's a complete adventure. 

In "The Kitchen at Night," a lilac flag waving in the wind above a bottle in the distance, under a star-shimmering sky, says "Champion." 

There is a joking reference here to a nurse in Gateshead who called him a "champion" as he struggled to regain consciousness during his recovery. He felt himself pulling a rope and crawling out of a well when he heard her call him "champion" in a British accent. 

This painful memory appears on this flag, intertwined and mysterious. Even if you don't know the allusion, you can find a quiet victorious atmosphere everywhere. 

Moyes: Do you think of the Holocaust? Sendak: Of course, my parents used to say to me when I was playing stop ball and I was late for dinner, "Your cousin Leo doesn't play ball. He was in a concentration camp. He died." Shamelessly having fun while they get cooked on the stove. 

In "Night Kitchen," Sendak takes the image of a child being cooked on a stove and makes it his own. Those fat bakers — on the edge of scary and hilariously exciting — stuffed Mickey into a pie and into the stove until he popped out and saved himself. 

He kneaded the dough into a plane and flew it over a huge milk bottle. He jumped into the bottle naked and came out covered in milk, croaking like a rooster in the purple dawn. 

The image of the child on the stove was transformed into an interesting picture. The grandiose scene in "The Kitchen at Night" shows the vulnerability of children. 

A transcendent vision is embodied through exaggeration, deformation, and magnification. What elevates the book's sheer joy are the shadows of disaster, the secret and familiar darkness, and the surging melancholy; even those colors, and the rich, velvety blue night, deepen the comedy... 

Mickey used a cake to dissolve various obstacles and enemies and avoid and defeat death. Surviving is fun, with the sublime trembling and deep awe that gives this book its dignity and nobility. In those earlier drafts of this book, The brutal element is slightly more pronounced.

2. The Butter Battle Book

The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss

The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss 

The Butter Battle Book, Dr. Seuss's classic cautionary tale, introduces readers to the important lesson of respecting differences. 

The Yooks and Zooks share a love of buttered bread, but animosity brews between the two groups because they prefer to enjoy the tasty treat differently. 

The timeless and topical rhyming text is an ideal way to teach young children about the issues of tolerance and respect. 

Whether in the home or in the classroom, The Butter Battle Book is a must-have for readers of all ages.

3. Momo

Momo by Michael Ende

Momo by Michael Ende

At the edge of the city, in the ruins of an old amphitheater, there lives a little homeless girl called Momo. Momo has a special talent that she uses to help all her friends who come to visit her. 

Then one day the sinister men in grey arrive and silently take over the city. Only Momo has the power to resist them, and with the help of Professor Hora and his strange tortoise, Cassiopeia, she travels beyond the boundaries of time to uncover their dark secrets.

If we can maintain such a childlike innocence, we will not grow old slowly. The time allocated to everyone is the same, and the time spent grows in our hearts, slowly opening, gradually withering, and constantly circulating. 

In fact, we Don't worry that we are wasting our lives, if we are all doing what we love, we are all doing meaningful things!!!

I think this is the same as the Little Prince, the bigger the reading, the more different it feels. Comparison prefers the second half of the chapters that struggle with Men in Gray. As we grow up, especially modern people, do we really less and less cherish the "Present"? 

Always busy to have more time to control the future, but forget that the most precious time is only the present. I really like the birthplace in Never Lane Nowhere House... Hour Lilies... The description is so vivid.

4. Are You My Mother?

Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman



Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman

A baby bird goes in search of his mother in this hilarious board book edited by Dr. Seuss. This easy-to-read, must-have classic about a baby bird in search of his mother is a perfect read-along all year round!

When a mother bird's egg starts to jump, she hurries off to make sure she has something for her little one to eat. But as soon as she's gone, out pops the baby bird. He immediately sets off to find his mother, but not knowing what she looks like makes it a challenge. 

The little hatchling is determined to find his mother, even after meeting a kitten, a hen, a dog, and a Snort. The timeless message of the bond between mother and child makes this abridged, super-simple edition of P. D. Eastman's Are You My Mother? a must for beginning readers.

5. Sarah, Plain and Tall

Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan

Sarah, Plain, and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan 

"Sarah, Plain and Tall," tells a very ordinary story, but it conveys deep and kind emotions in beautiful language. To be precise, this is a story about a stepmother, and how children accept a stepmother. 

The stepmother enters the new family without the conflict we usually think of. The whole story is calm and peaceful. The prose and poetry-like language outline the soft and beautiful grassland farm life. 

The lovely children love the new mother so much, and they also worry from the bottom of their hearts: the new mother from the far sea, she Can you adapt to this new home with no sea, only grassland, livestock, and small houses? Will she choose to leave?

     The 12-year-old sister Anna tells the story. 8-year-old brother Kelly is the liveliest child in the family. Sadly, the mother passed away the day after giving birth to her younger brother. So, Dad Jacob supported the family alone for seven or eight years after his wife's death, raising his siblings. 

Anna always remembered that her mother liked to sing when she was alive, and her father sang too, but over the years, her father had never sung. They miss their mother. But what's the use of remembering sadly all the time?

     Dad advertised in the newspaper asking for help, a wife, and a new mother for the children. Anna and Kelly were as happy and full of anticipation as Dad.

     Connecting with their new mom Sarah started with letters. Sarah's home is by the sea, where seawater, sea fog, fishermen, seabirds, whales, and all kinds of sea fish make the children sound very new. 

And Anna thought that they lived on the grassland, nothing special except fields, grass, and sky. And the little house, maybe Sarah wouldn't agree to come, really worried. Sarah's kind and funny reply made the children happy. 

What's more, Sarah's letter says she can sing. The younger brother Kelly read the letter over and over again. I don't know how many times I read it so that the handwriting in the letter was blurred and the creases were broken.

     Sarah decided to come to the grassland to live in the spring and summer to socialize. In the next month, if she adapts to life here, the priest will marry her and her father. 

The vast grasslands are blooming with flowers of various colors, the air dances with fresh air, and the little woodpeckers eat quietly on the young tree trunks. 

Dad wakes up very early, combs his hair smooth and shiny, and wears a clean shirt, making the children feel ridiculous and happy. Maybe it's really a new mother this time.

     Sarah was tall, plain, not very pretty, looking a little lonely, but kind. Actually, she is not ugly. Sarah brought her pet cat, "Seal," and the gifts of the sea for the children - conch shells and smooth, crystal-white stones. 

Sarah looked out over the plain and felt the undulations of the grass resemble the undulations of the sea. Sarah is stubborn and has her own way of doing things. She likes flowers, likes to draw, and likes to sing. 

She also strives to be as strong as a man. Do farm work and even learn to ride a horse. Kelly is very worried about Sarah learning to ride a horse. 

He even wanted to pretend to be sick or hope that Sarah fell while she was learning to ride so Sarah wouldn't leave them on her own and go back to the beach. What pure and lovely childlike innocence!

     Sarah did learn to ride a horse. And he rode to town by himself.

     However, she finally came back with gifts for the children and their father. It turned out that she went shopping, haha.

     Sarah said, "Although I always miss my hometown, the truth is that I miss you even more."

     Sarah bought back the colors of the sea—blue, gray, green, and three colored pencils. Children's understanding of the sea will be further improved.

     Sarah bought back candles, and the family of four ate candlelight dinner. Also bought nasturtium seeds. To teach the children to sing, I also bought a songbook.

     Sarah smiled at Dad, they were getting married soon.

     The story is set in the 19th century in the central state of Massachusetts. At that time, what the women could choose to do, and whether the story was too unrealistic, all these are not important. 

Two sensitive and lovely children desperately want their dad to have love and a complete home, and everything they care about seems to determine whether Sarah stays or not.

     And Sarah decided to stay, why? Out of sympathy for the two children who lost their mother's love, love for the simple Jacob, yearning for life on the prairie, or a firm belief in their future happy life? 

I think there are all these factors. There is no need to hesitate to choose happiness and optimism. The innocence of the two children in the book, the kindness, and simplicity of Sarah and Jacob, and the delicate description of the scene, made me feel peaceful and sweet when I read them.

6. Matilda

Matilda by Roald Dahl

Matilda by Roald Dahl 

I think kids will love Roald Dahl. It's not that the stories he writes are great, it's that he's real, which I call "bad taste." 

The language he writes is not the warm, sweet, and childlike style that is often handled in children's books, but the truth that treats adults and children equally. 

For example, in Matilda, the parents scold Matilda, and the fierce headmistress scolds the students' language, and they don't play mosaic at all. 

Although some schools will ban students from reading Roald Dahl's books, community libraries can Borrow them, and Roald Dahl's books have always been particularly popular, and have been borrowed for a long time. 

The children must be delighted to see the irony of the school in the book and the "discipline" of Matilda's parents and headmistress.

I like Matilda very much, this little genius has read so many books at such a young age, the calculation is the speed of light. 

Although I know it's fiction, I still secretly admire it, and I feel that I am really weak. I have read so few books in thirty years, and my knowledge is so limited. 

Seeing Maltilda's pranks on her parents made me so happy, my stomach hurt from laughing. Miss Trunchbull's vicious image is also vivid and animated. 

When the headmistress was so wicked that she was finally defeated, I had a little regret - never to see her grab the student's hair and throw it out the window like a discus, nor to see her force the student to swallow the whole chocolate cake, and she twisted students' ears or grabbed their legs and hanged them upside down.

Although exaggerated, isn't the reality a bit similar? I still remember news reports of teachers physically punishing students, twisting their ears to make students’ feet off the ground, scratching their hair, and beating them are commonplace. 

Roald Dahl himself also had an unpleasant school experience, and the shadow of childhood is enough to affect his later life.

Roald Dahl's book is very fun and interesting to read, so I made an appointment with the library for other works and biographies of him. 

7. Little Blue and Little Yellow

Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni

Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni 

When we learned about this book, it was from the teacher. At that time, the teacher did not make any comments on the book, but just let us read our own thoughts after reading it, whether this book was worth buying.

        From an adult's point of view, the first reaction of many people is: cheating, right? How can there be such a book, thanks to the author's idea?

        But I think it's a very good book, please look at the topic of color from a child's point of view.

        When we hand over our children over and over again, this is yellow, that is blue, and this is red. Children often don’t remember very well. Even if they say it right at the time, they forget it soon after, because there is no memory point at all. Information, just a noun, has no connection with the real thing.

        We also often see many children say when they don't know how to call a color: grape color, orange color, etc. Yes, because this is closely related to their lives, and this is the point of memory.

        Let's go back to the book "Little Blue and Little Yellow", which is to look at colors, the difference between colors, and the changes in colors from the perspective of children. The story turns Xiao Lan and Xiao Huang into beings like two friends. 

They have parents, they have their own home, and they have good friends. Gather together and become yourself again. 

There is also the latter part of the story when they find out why it turns green, their hugs with their parents are repeatedly telling the children that blue and yellow together will turn green.
       
 When children read this book, they not only recognize blue and yellow, and they will turn green together, but through this picture book, they become interested in recognizing colors. 

This is the real purpose of this book, so there will also be no such series of books as Little Red and Little Blue, Little Red, and Little Yellow.
        
When I practiced reading picture books to my children, I really felt the charm of such a picture book. The child would always hold this book and let me tell her about it. When 

I saw the building blocks of the same color, and I would like to introduce my friends to me. Say this is a little blue, this is a little yellow.

8. Monsters Eat Whiny Children

Monsters Eat Whiny Children by Bruce Eric Kaplan

Monsters Eat Whiny Children by Bruce Eric Kaplan 

This cautionary tale about whiny children being eaten by monsters is upended when the monsters cannot decide how best to prepare their meals. 

A whiny child salad doesn't work because there's paprika in the dressing. A whiny child cake won't do because the flour spills all over the floor. 

Whiny child burgers are out of the question because the grill is too hard to light. 

When the persnickety monsters finally decide that whiny child cucumber sandwiches are the perfect solution, their whiny children have escaped. 

At least the children have learned their lesson...for now.

9. Go the F**k to Sleep

Go the F**k to Sleep

And number 10 is "Go the F**k to Sleep." Written by Adam Mansbach and published in 2011, this one is likely the most infamous of all of the books on this list. It became an Amazon bestseller a month before the book was even released. 

"Go the F**k to Sleep" was inspired by the author's personal anguish over his lack of sleep while nursing his then-two-year-old daughter. 

What started off as a joke received so much positive feedback online that Adam got to work writing the children's tale in the story of a classic rhyming bedtime story.

10. Who Cares About Elderly People?

Who Cares About Elderly People? by Pam Adams


In fairness, this book is actually about why you SHOULD care about elderly people. The problem is that the title sounds like it’s saying, who cares about THOSE people.” 

The Who Cares series helps us to learn about ourselves, our world, and our responsibilities and fosters caring sharing, and loving instincts. 

The latest, Law and Order, teaches us that we have to respect the law and the rights of others, and shows what sometimes happens if we don't.

11. Melanie’s Marvelous Measles 

Melanie’s Marvelous Measles


Melanie's Marvelous Measles by Stephanie Messenger 

This is a book glorifying how great it is to have measles. It’s about a girl who comes down with measles and LIKES it. 

This book isn’t just saying that the vaccine isn’t worth the risk, it’s saying that it’s actually BETTER to get measles… than to NOT get measles. 

Just so we’re clear, measles is a potentially fatal disease that causes a high fever, severe cough, diarrhea, and occasionally, permanent brain damage.

12. I Wish Daddy Didn't Drink So Much


"I Wish Daddy Didn't Drink So Much." Written by Judith Vigna and published in 1998, this uplifting story is brought to you by the same author as "My Big Sister Takes Drugs," "Saying Goodbye to Daddy" and "She's Not My Real Mother." 

There is a whole spectrum of traumatizing reading material that this author has pumped out. "I Wish Daddy Didn't Drink So Much," tells the tale of a young girl dealing with an alcoholic father. 

Now, this story initially was aimed at children who can relate to the issue of an alcoholic father but has since seen a spike in sales as a popular gag pregnancy gift. 

That's a disturbing gift to give a pregnant woman. It's like, here, I'm sure the father was drunk when that happened. 

but this is actually about exactly what it sounds like. It’s a serious look into living with an alcoholic parent. We can have a chuckle at it because the title is amusingly straightforward, but lots of kids have probably gotten a lot of help from this book, so let’s give it, and author Judith Vigna, some respect. 

On the other hand, we can be awful people and have a bit of fun. Here’s an excerpt: "I knew it was only Daddy in a Santa suit because he bumped into my bed twice and spilled beer on the rug".

13. My Big Sister Takes Drugs

My Big Sister Takes Drugs by Judith Vigna


Judith Vigna strikes again! Just like I Wish Daddy Didn’t Drink So Much, this is a serious book for kids about a topic that is difficult to discuss. 

Also like that book, its title is so blatantly direct, that it doesn’t even sound like a real book title. 

There are several other Judith Vigna staples, and yes these are all very real and very much written by the same person: Saying Goodbye to DaddyMy Two UnclesMommy and Me by Ourselves Again, When Eric’s Mom Fought Cancer, She’s Not My Real Mother, Daddy’s New Baby, and my favorite Nobody Wants a Nuclear War

14. Stinky Steve Explains Daddy's Dabs

Stinky Steve Explains Daddy's Dabs by Maggie Volpo


Cannabis concentrates, whether eaten, smoked, or vaporized are some of the most potent medications on earth. 

While they are safer than many prescriptions, they still pose some risk to children, especially children who do not know what they are or why they are used. 

Some important conversations are hard to have, but thanks to Stinky Steve, talking to the children you love about cannabis concentrates doesn't have to be one of them! 

Let Stinky Steve facilitate a conversation about cannabis concentrates and safety today!!

15. If a Peacock Finds a Pot Leaf

If a Peacock Finds a Pot Leaf by Morgan Carman


The first installment of educational children's books about Peter the Peacock starts when Peter is going for a walk in the forest and discovers a new leaf, he goes on to meet up with some helpful creatures who teach him the many benefits and uses of Medical Marijuana

Least Enjoyable and Most Disappointing Children's Books: A Guide to the Worst Kids' Reads

Discover the worst children's books ever with our list of terrible, lowest-rated, and most disappointing titles. Explore subpar and unappealing kids' reads to know which ones to avoid.

1. Love You Forever


Love You Forever by Robert Munsch



Love You Forever by Robert Munsch

A story of a mother's love; the painting style is warm and full of life, and the sentences are simple, repetitive, and easy to catch; I just disagree with the mother's practice of rocking forth and back while the child is asleep and then facing the sleeping nine-aged, teen-aged & grown-up boy, shaking in his arms, I really doubt that mother's affection is unnecessary...

There is such a mother, who has a baby. Her favorite thing to do is hold the baby, shake it, and sing a beautiful song:

I will always love you, love you forever, and you will always be my baby as long as I live.

The boy grew up day by day, from a teenager to a young man until he finally became an adult and moved out of his parent's house, and his mother's favorite thing to do all the time was to climb to the head of his bed, make sure he was asleep, pick him up and shake him. Ah, sing that song again until the day she died.

Yes, no matter how old a child is, in the eyes of parents, they will always be the little baby in their arms.

Only this lyric poem is dedicated to all parents and children and the fate and affection between them that last a lifetime.


2. One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish


One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss



One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss 

"One fish two fish red fish blue fish" Seuss opened this short reading with a sentence from Dr. Seuss that aims to tell everyone that the biggest feature of Dr. Seuss is: to outline the most interesting stories with the most concise words. 

This is reflected in his other picture book "Green Eggs and Ham". The whole picture book does not use more than 50 English words, which will not cause huge dyslexia and pressure for young children. 

but the whole story through vivid characters, interesting and changing scene switching, catchy escort essays coupled with a very dramatic storyline, this book is absolutely magical for children! Let the English learning process become simple and happy!

Many parents think that their children like this book, but they don't. I would like to say that it may be that parents have not yet discovered how simple and rich the child's world is, like in this book by Dr. Seuss. 

The whole book begins with a story about the development of marine creatures to land creatures, and then a variety of different creatures evolved on land. 

After that, Dr. Seuss compiled a short rhyme story for each creature. , let children explore and learn about all kinds of strange creatures and their characteristics. 

While these creatures don't necessarily exist in real life, this is where Dr. Seuss's imagination comes in, creating creatures that look like children's dream playmates and best friends. Everyone is unique and special. 

After playing enough and exploring enough, Dr. Seuss will put the child to sleep. Good night, my little baby, this world is full of all kinds of novel and interesting things, there are today and tomorrow, so look forward to a more colorful tomorrow!

In addition, I want to emphasize that I just want to show this article to parents. For children, attractive stories are king. In the process of storytelling, parents don’t have to force their children to master this. 

Master that, and children can find their own pleasure in listening to stories or reading. There are some laws, and we don't need to sum up various conceptual definitions like adults. I believe that sometimes children's observation ability will be better than adults'.


3. Little Blue Truck


Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle



Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle 

Beep! Beep! Meet Blue! Filled with truck sounds and animal noises, Little Blue Truck is a rollicking homage to the power of friendship and the rewards of helping others.

A muddy country road is no match for this little pick-up—that is until he gets stuck while pushing a dump truck out of the muck.

Luckily, Blue has made a pack of farm animal friends along his route. And they're willing to do whatever it takes to get their pal back on the road.

Little Blue Truck is a joyful cacophony of animal and truck sounds that will have youngsters beeping and quacking—and begging for one more go-round!

Along the way, readers see that it pays to be kind to our animal friends. If we show friendly respect to others, we’re more likely to get help when we’re, say, stuck in the muck in a truck!


4. Skippyjon Jones


Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner



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Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner 

Skippyjon Jones is no ordinary kitten. Oh, no. . . .He's actually El Skippito, a great sword fighter ready to battle Banditos the world over! 

With a little imagination and a whole lot of fun, this frisky cat dons a mask and cape and takes on a bad bumblebee to save the day. 

And along the way, he'll be sure to steal young readers' hearts, yes indeed!


5. The Giving Tree


The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein



The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein 

The first time I saw this book when I was in college, I picked up a book at random in a bookstore: I finished reading the entire thick book in less than 3 minutes and then felt that this book would take a lifetime When I came to read, my thoughts were very long: in it, I thought of her, when I was in love with a girl secretly. She was my classmate in elementary school. 

She had a special affection since she was a child. When she was in college, one day, she suddenly found out that she had fallen in love with her, although she didn't know what love was at that time.

    I decided to give her the book and tell her "If she were that little boy, I would be such a tree". Just to express my true feelings: I believe this should be called love.

Later, I actually gave her the book and told her "If she were that little boy, I would be such a tree". She said nothing. She also had a boyfriend at the time.

Later, she told me, "She was reading this book in a self-study classroom, and when she read: "As time goes by ---," she couldn't help crying."

   In fact, what I want to share is just: "Everyone has some things worth remembering when they grow up, or some feelings worth savoring. These things are very simple and natural. In fact, they have always existed in our hearts, maybe in the busy and busy growth. 

In middle school and work, it has gradually been forgotten, and when something touches us, we will suddenly discover how full and warm our hearts are, and these things are the direction and motivation that promotes us to move forward.”

The plot of the story is not beautiful, but the story is beautiful because I found something about my inner quiet world and my original dream. 

Thank you for this book, for the story this book brings to me, and for all the people who have touched me in my life. This person may be a relative, a friend, a lover, a classmate, or even someone who doesn't know his name. stranger.

I believe this book can bring you value. I hope you can truly discover everyone who brings you to love and touch in this world and tell her (him) that you are willing to bring her (him) happiness That Giving Tree.

We believe that gratitude and dedication make the world more beautiful.


6. The Rainbow Fish


The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister



The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister 

A board book edition of a popular modern classic follows the tale of a beautiful iridescent fish, who suffers a life of loneliness until he decides to share his glittering scales with a catch of new friends.

Children like fish, so I just read this book. I didn't expect to see a children's picture book and the sky will be thunder. 
  1. In the book, the rainbow fish doesn't want to pull out the scales and give them to other fish. It's not a problem at all. Normal fish thinking.
  2. It is wrong for other fish to isolate the rainbow fish because it is beautiful. It is a shame to be jealous.
  3. A friend bought with profit is not a real friend. A person who wants to harm your own interests to fulfill his vanity is not worthy of being a friend.
If my son reads this book, I will probably teach it like this, but fortunately, he does not know how to read. I read the pictures and made up a story.

This book is probably about sharing, but if it’s too bad, children can’t share without a bottom line.


7. No, David!


No, David! by David Shannon



No, David! by David Shannon 

When I first heard other mothers recommend this book, I was apprehensive. Because I learned that the protagonist of this book is a naughty little boy.

Children are also quite naughty, although I don't resent that. In fact, on the premise of being safe and not obstructing others, I try to give him freedom as much as possible. I don't care about climbing up high at home or rolling in the snow in new clothes in winter.

However, if I show him such a picture book, will he learn from the little protagonist to do things that make me even more troublesome? So I have not been tempted to buy this book.

What changed my mind was that one day, I was eating and my son was eating faster than me, washing my hands and getting ready to play with the toys.

While washing, the son was talking about the games he had learned to do. I will answer, very well, you are great!

The son asked, Mom, do you like me?

Although this question is a bit abrupt, I still answer: Mom likes you!

The son ran over, stretched out his hand, and said: Mom, thank you, hug!

I also reached out and hugged him, and I was very puzzled because my son rarely took the initiative to hug me. So I asked in his ear, it's normal that my mother likes you, why do you seem so strange? 

The son was stunned, hesitated for a long time, and replied, "Because I'm more troublesome, I thought you didn't like me anymore.!

I was also stunned, and quickly answered him: No matter how naughty you are, you are the child of your parents, and we all like you!

At that time, I thought to myself, I should buy a copy of "David, No". I know that at the end of that book, my mother said to David, "Baby, darling, I love you!"

Although David made many mistakes and his mother reprimanded him again and again, in the end, his mother did not hesitate to convey her love to her children.
How important it is to give your child reassurance of love!


8. The Butter Battle Book


The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss

 

The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss 

The Butter Battle Book, Dr. Seuss's classic cautionary tale, introduces readers to the important lesson of respecting differences. 

The Yooks and Zooks share a love of buttered bread, but animosity brews between the two groups because they prefer to enjoy the tasty treat differently. 

The timeless and topical rhyming text is an ideal way to teach young children about the issues of tolerance and respect. 

Whether in the home or in the classroom, The Butter Battle Book is a must-have for readers of all ages.


9. The Lonely Doll


The Lonely Doll by Dare Wright



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The Lonely Doll by Dare Wright 

Once there was a little doll. Her name was Edith. She lived in a nice house and had everything she needed except someone to play with. She was lonely! Then one morning Edith looked into the garden and there stood two bears! 

Since it was first published in 1957, The Lonely Doll has established itself as a unique children's classic. 

Through innovative photography, Dare Wright brings the world of dolls to life and entertains us with much more than just a story. 

Edith, the star of the show, is a doll from Wright's childhood, and Wright selected the bear family with the help of her brother. 

With simple poses and wonderful expressions, the cast of characters is vividly brought to life to tell a story of friendship.


10. The Cat and the Hat


The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss



The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss 

Dr.Seuss is a very famous picture book. I have borrowed it from the library no less than 3 times, and I have never read it completely, just because I personally don't like the style of this series of picture books. 

This time, I finally dived in and read it carefully several times. The rhythmic English and rich imagination are really good, and my baby likes it very much. 

Dad is right, I shouldn't bring my own aesthetics into the selection of books for my baby, I have to try all kinds of styles and subjects, and he just enjoys it. 

I admire the imagination of Dr.Seuss! In a way, I think of time as the clothes we take off and never wear again, and that imagination belongs to childhood. 

The exception is that adults who write children's books can travel through time, not forgetting that they were children and will always be children, so beautiful qualities like purity, innocence, and imagination do not follow as Aging wears away. 

May every jackal be like Chagall, and may every grown-up be like a child obsessed with the silver planet. 


11. Kids Are Americans Too


Kids Are Americans Too by Bill O'Reilly


Kids Are Americans Too by Bill O'Reilly

Four-time #1 bestselling author and veteran television news journalist Bill O'Reilly has more than 5 million copies of his books in print to date! His first book for younger fans, The O'Reilly Factor for Kids, held the honorable distinction of being the #1 bestselling nonfiction title for kids in 2005 according to Nielsen's The Book Standard.

Back again with a dialogue on rights that will have everyone talking, O'Reilly and his coauthor Charles Flowers dole out the kind of blunt, cogent, commonsense commentary you count on them for. Together they explore timely questions being debated in and out of courts today including:
  • Can a kid wear an anti-gay T-shirt on campus?
  • Does a school newspaper have the right to bad-mouth a principal?
  • Does a mother have the right to eavesdrop on her daughter's telephone conversations?
Some of the answers will surprise you. Some will empower you. All of them will make you think.


12. Where the Wild Things Are


Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak



Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak 

I've read it many times, but the story is very short, so I can slowly turn page by page patiently.

The first time a groundhog classmate read it to me, I unknowingly shed tears. That primitive and vivid innocence made me mistakenly think that I was back when I was a child, back to the place where the wild beasts haunted my memory.

I saw an episode of an American TV show today. The male protagonist was terminally ill. On the hospital bed, he had the same unending dream over and over again. He felt fear and despair, like falling into an abyss that was cut off from love. 

As he was dying, he held his son's hand and finally saw the end of the dream - on the beach, he held his son, and his wife in a straw hat smiled, and looked at them, he said to his son, I asked for a week's Fake, I told my boss, work can be delayed, I want to be with my family...

So he suddenly realized that it was not a nightmare, on the contrary, it was the sweetest time of his life. No matter how far a person goes, the defense line close to his heart is always there.

When I grow up slowly, slowly lose the time to think, and slowly build a shell to resist damage, I will slowly forget my original appearance. And always, at some point, I read this story carefully, with great peace and satisfaction. 

I watched the beasts in the book dancing, looking at their fat claws and harmless eyes, and I knew that the world was still as I thought like a child, full of dreams and surprises, that you are your own king.

At the same time, I am relieved that I have not been washed away by the temporary obscurity and absurdity in my life, and I am still me. This book is like a giant candy wrapped in colored cellophane, making me happy and touching the dry, stable part of my soul.

At the end of the story, Max goes home. To me, it was like a call to myself when I was young. The best gift is to give back the well-protected self after many years.


13. Olivia


Olivia by Ian Falconer



Olivia by Ian Falconer

The author's style of painting is very in line with my taste. It is simple and bright, low-key and exaggerated. It is really a beautiful picture book.

Olivia is smug and creative. Her life is colorful, playful cute, and a little cool. It perfectly interprets what a delicate pig girl is.

Olivia is a girl and a piggy. She can do a lot of things, especially good at making people faint, and often even herself. She has a follower brother who haunts her all day long. 

Sometimes, she is very "fierce" to her brother. She doesn't like naps. She was so stinky that she had to try on every outfit before going out. She is a confident activist who can copy a famous painting in 5 minutes. She has a beautiful dream to dance ballet. 

She's also a little bit sleazy. Most importantly, she has a mother who loves her very much, and she loves her mother very much. ——"Olivia" 

PS: No matter whether parents or children, they can always feel a strong resonance in this book. Every time I tell it to my daughter (2 and a half years old), she likes the phrase "Little cutie, do you know that you are about to make me faint? 

But mom still loves you." Mom's steady, unchanging love, I believe that no child will refuse! This book, in my opinion, is very good. Except for one small detail, I don't like very much, that is Olivia's bed. On the last page, Olivia is sleeping on the bed and dreaming. 


14. Once Upon a Potty -- Boy


Once Upon a Potty -- Boy by Alona Frankel

 

Once Upon a Potty -- Boy by Alona Frankel 

"The classic books on a timeless subject -- for a new generation." In 1975, Alona Frankel wrote and illustrated her first book, especially for her son Michael, on how to use the potty. 

Thirty-two years later, Once Upon a Potty -- Boy and Once Upon a Potty -- Girl are classic books on potty training and have sold more than four million copies worldwide. 

This classic book has already helped millions of parents get their children through a life milestone with ease and some entertainment too.

With Once Upon a Potty, a parent reads the book to their child or allows the child to read it while on the potty. Not surprisingly, the book takes some wear. This new board book edition will withstand such heavy use and survive the occasional water spill too.

This is THE potty training book. It has it all, bright graphics, simple language, a fun story, and an anatomically correct hero. With an edition for each gender, the book relates directly to the child, making the potty-training process relatable and easy to understand.

These children's books help parents everywhere deal successfully with an often vexing challenge for the whole family. 

Thanks to their timeless words and beloved images, Once Upon a Potty -- Boy and Once Upon a Potty -- Girl are being discovered and used by a new generation of parents. 

These two books, with their phenomenal staying power, target and meet the needs of an obviously perpetual market.


15. Llama Llama Red Pajama


Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney



Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney 

Llama Llama’s tale of nighttime drama has charmed readers for over a decade and makes an ideal story for bedtime reading. 

With this board book edition, Anna Dewdney’s infectious rhyming text and expressive artwork are available to the youngest readers. 

Children will relate to Baby Llama's need for comfort, as much as parents will appreciate Mama Llama's reassuring message.

Llama, Llama red pajama waiting, waiting for his mama. Mama isn't coming yet. Baby Llama starts to fret. In this infectious rhyming read-aloud, Baby Llama turns bedtime into an all-out llama drama! 

Tucked into bed by his mama, Baby Llama immediately starts worrying when she goes downstairs, and his soft whimpers turn to hollers when she doesn't come right back. 

But just in time, Mama returns to set things right. Children will relate to Baby Llama's need for comfort, as much as parents will appreciate Mama Llama's reassuring message

The Shocking Side of Unacceptable Children's Literature

Whoever came up with the old saying you shouldn't judge a book by its cover will be eating their words after this article. 

Growing up in the '80s, '90s, and even the early 2000s, every child has a favorite bedtime story or book series. 

Something that has captured their imagination and made us a little bit smarter, but not all books are wholesome. 

There've been some of the most perverted children's books ever written that don't exactly have positive effects. 

I'm talking about books that, if they got in the hands of a young, would cause them to grow into... Imagine Donald Trump without the money. 

Jaw-dropping, cringe-worthy, or just plain ridiculous, it's unbelievable that any of these books ever made it onto store shelves, let alone into the hands of children. 

Prepare yourself for this one and lose just a little bit more faith in humanity, because there are the top 30 dirty kids books ever that exist!

Conclusion: Unseemly kids' literature should be thrown in the trash

"Books are the ladder of human progress." This sentence will never be out of date. For children, reading more books is like not being picky eaters and eating seriously. 

The rich "food" will eventually be transformed into bones, flesh and blood, thoughts, and characters, helping children grow into healthy and progressive people. 

Good books always give people silent enlightenment, especially children's books. No matter when you open it, the content in the book can nourish people's spirits. 

But these days, some children's books are poorly produced, riddled with typos, and filled with vulgar content in kids' books.

Reading such books can't guide children to establish a code of conduct that conforms to social norms, can't enrich their knowledge reserves, and subtly improve their ability to solve problems. 

The appropriate book can be read in different ways at different ages and can be read with different interests and meanings at different stages. 

When older children read books, they will be more integrated with their own life experiences and get more and more appropriate feelings. 

To love a child should support and guide him to read correctly. Reading is not necessarily about acquiring knowledge, but more about cultivating children's reading habits. 

Only when children have good reading habits can they continue to soar freely on the road of learning in the future.

Therefore, for those books, don't hesitate, just sweep them into the dustbin of history.

Now you're just a little bit smarter and more horrified. Okay then, tell us which of these you’re going to pick up and read to the nearest kid you can find.

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