tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964127382381586570.post8919583859878230888..comments2023-08-22T19:31:34.140-04:00Comments on Though it be madness, yet there is method in it!: Duh-duh-duh-duh-duh DoraJenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09387693157648013613noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964127382381586570.post-91378543901789711612011-03-21T23:30:10.720-04:002011-03-21T23:30:10.720-04:00Jennie, I'm sorry, but this book just STUNK as...Jennie, I'm sorry, but this book just STUNK as much as Mr. Octopus' garbage boat. I think the tin can hat is a little jaunty, yes - but wildly out of place. That garbage must have been a little radioactive - that's the only thing I can think of to explain the horribly mutated animal mermaids.<br /><br />This is a stupid plot line - I'm not even going to dignify it by calling it a plot - more like a plop.<br /><br />And, to top it off, the illustrations were very amateurish. What's the deal with the monkey's shoes? They look like Juicy Fruits. And the weird mustache-looking things at the bottom of the trees? What's the deal with that? Looks a little suspect...<br /><br />Now, if this is the kind of stuff that's making money, maybe it's time for me to write a children's story, hmmm???<br /><br />Although, I shouldn't really be casting stones here - my household was held hostage by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle merchandise. We got sucked in...<br /><br />(P.S. Please don't tell Abby about my scathing review. I'd like to keep on her good side!)Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00840994989201507494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964127382381586570.post-67297457861510955812011-03-21T21:53:56.406-04:002011-03-21T21:53:56.406-04:00Fern Gully!! That was it.Fern Gully!! That was it.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05671482394424988047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964127382381586570.post-69682799191289361232011-03-21T20:41:08.062-04:002011-03-21T20:41:08.062-04:00I enjoyed this entire post. Mainly it was because ...I enjoyed this entire post. Mainly it was because I'm self- consumed, and every word sounded like what I would say, only better. Ha!<br /><br />Loved your book review. It made me giggle. <br /><br />I'm trying to remember the kid movie that made the husband nnoyed enough to walk out. Had it been anythng but a 1.00 movie, he probably would have endured it because he's cheap like me, but he just hated it so much that we all left. <br /><br />The girls didn't cry a bit, either. They kind of thought it was dumb too. Plus, they got ice cream. <br /><br />What WAS that movie????<br /><br />In our house, the character stuff was reserved for such things as beach towels, sheets, and umbrellas. We didn't wear characters in regular garb. It was just a fixation of mine. Not surprised it sort of one for you too.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05671482394424988047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964127382381586570.post-26176906965932324522011-03-21T18:00:35.938-04:002011-03-21T18:00:35.938-04:00I'm totally finding this book on Amazon and se...I'm totally finding this book on Amazon and sending it to Abby as a gift. :) Hahahahaaaaa! That's what you get for bragging about sunbathing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964127382381586570.post-65930562144853628782011-03-21T17:59:55.029-04:002011-03-21T17:59:55.029-04:00I totally agree with you about the character books...I totally agree with you about the character books! They are attractively displayed at the front of my library so my kids always want them. They don't even know who the characters are half the time but still beg for them. I have a strong dislike for Thomas the Tank Engine as the books aren't well written and the trains are mean and vindicative in all the books. Not that some of the non-character books aren't equally bad but atleast most of them are well-written!Elizabethnoreply@blogger.com