June 29, 2006

DT Bizarre Book Contest: The Adventures of Super Pickle

Title: The Adventures of Super Pickle Author/Illustrator: Dean Walley, Mike Strouth [illustr.], Dick Dudley [paper engineering] Reviewed by: Jared Link: Everything Pop-Up! at RobertSabuda.com As a child I loved this insanely weird pop-up book. It literally disintegrated from use....
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2007 Honda CRV Spy Shot: Maybe It Has A Nice Personality?

Now, a CRV's a chick car, right? Like the RAV4? Then never mind. I'm sure it's very nice. On the bright side, the Subaru Tribeca's probably feeling better about itself right about now. 2007 Honda CRV spotted on the street...
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DT Bizarre Book Contest: Hippos Go Berserk

Title: Hippos Go Berserk Author/Illustrator: Sandra Boynton Reviewed by: Danielle "One hippo, all alone, calls two hippos on the phone..." Simple premise - Hippo is bored at home alone, wants to party. Makes a couple of calls.... ends up...
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Buckaroo Style Wants You Buckle Bunnies To Ride Herd On Oprah

From a press blast I recently received here at DTHQ:COWBOY BABY GEAR [1] IS FINALLY HERE! Please tell Oprah about our Rope Art Names and how they make a super special baby gift with personality and flair! YOUR CHANCE...
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Pregnancy And Sex: Related After All?

Since no one else in the birthing/parenting/pregnancy industrial complex was talking about it, sex writer Susie Bright goes on a long, very open, and very revealing exploration of women's actual sexual experience during pregnancy, during delivery, and after giving birth....
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US Leads World In Morally Ambiguous Stockpiling Of Frozen Embryos

In the UK, unused embryos from IVF and other fertility treatments are destroyed after five years. Other countries mandate that any embryos created during IVF must be transferred for implantation. In the largely unregulated and privately funded US fertility industry,...
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DT Bizarre Book Contest: The Thumbtown Toad

Title: The Thumbtown Toad [alibris] [ebay] Author/Illustrator: George Mendoza, Monika Beisner Reviewed by: Bryan The most bizarre children's book I've ever come across is The Thumbtown Toad by George Mendoza (Prentice-Hall 1971). This book scared the bejeezus out of me...
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Bugaboo Rocks Rad, New, UV Mesh Canopies & Rain Covers

I saw these at JPMA, but there weren't any images available, so I've kept kind of mum. But now that I've been sweating like a madman the last couple of days, it makes me think global warming's made it...
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DT Bizarre Book Contest: Oh My Baby Bear!

Title: Oh My Baby Bear! Author/Illustrator: Audrey Wood Reviewed by: Shari Baby Bear is dressed, fed, bathed, and put to bed by his parents, but one day they tell him they're too busy, and that he has to do each...
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Sinus Kids Table & Chairs From Lama Collection

I'm not sure how Lama Concept and Sinus work as brand names in Dutch, but I don't think you'll be mixing these tables and chairs up with any other Sinus kids furniture any time soon. Not a lot of...
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