Comments on: 100 HORRIBLE BOOKS!!!!

By: Author Interview: Laurel Snyder | Scrub-a-Dub-Tub

Author Interview: Laurel Snyder | Scrub-a-Dub-Tub — Tue, 12 May 2009 10:04:28 +0000

[...] You have recently taken on the persona of Bizarro-Betsy to compile a list of 100 Horrible Books (the antithesis of Elizabeth Bird’s 100 Top Picture Books List at Fuse #8). In the nominees [...]

By: Chrissy~Singalullaby

Chrissy~Singalullaby — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:45:40 +0000

“Goodnight Moon”…..I would love to see someone create different illustrations for the text. I read “Goodnight Gorilla” to my children, instead!

By: claire

claire — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:21:31 +0000

“the little prince” always put me to sleep. i never finished it, not even as an adult, so i don’t know what it’s about, so i never figured out why people love it.

By: Chrystal

Chrystal — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:23:32 +0000

I’ll throw Winnie the Pooh and his maudlin band of malcontents on the bonfire. Milne’s lovely language can’t disguise the wealth of annoying personality disorders on display in the Hundred Acre Wood!

(Jaqui–I agree about the LH books, but my youngest loves them because of the abundance of her favorite food: bacon!)

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:48:54 +0000

Rainbow Fish- I don’t get it- just because the page sparkles a little-is that why this is popular? Why does he have to give away his scales to be accepted? I never could relate to this message.

By: Pat

Pat — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:22:16 +0000

Think of us who are older and for whom Little House books represented adventure! I’m amazed at all the wonderful, exciting places that YA books take us today.

By: Jacqui

Jacqui — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:37:55 +0000

I love this idea. Previous commenters have stolen my schlocky least favorites. Will I be kicked out of the cool writer’s club if I admit I hate the Little House books? I mean, come on, NOTHING HAPPENS except forty pages on gun cleaning and pork smoking.

By: Madigan

Madigan — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:04:07 +0000

Okay, I’ll say it! The Rainbow Fish! Ugh! It’s the same sentiment as The Giving Tree when you get right down to it. Kids only like it because it’s sparkly.

By: Kristi Hazelrigg

Kristi Hazelrigg — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:17:30 +0000

Two of my 'big 3' have already been mentioned: Love You Forever and The Giving Tree. Cuh-reepy. <> Here's my third: Rainbow Fish. I'm all into sharing and stuff, but this little guy was basically told that he had to give away everything that made him special just so other fish (uppity, snotty fish, at that) wouldn't be jealous and mean. Is this fair? Heck no! Reminds me of one of my favorite lines from The Incredibles, when Helen tells Dash that "everyone is special." Dash hits the nail on the head when he answers with, "Which is another way of saying no one is."

By: Amy @ Literacy Launchpad

Amy @ Literacy Launchpad — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:37:40 +0000

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is one I just don’t get. I wrote about it in a similar post a couple months ago, “My Least Favorite Children’s Book.” (http://literacylaunchpad.blogspot.com/2009/02/my-least-favorite-childrens-book.html) Some others have shared their opinions there as well.