We Don't Eat Our Classmates
Just finished reading "We Don't Eat Our Classmates - A Penelope Rex Book" by Ryan T. Higgins, published by Disney Hyperion Books.
One of the things Mom and Dad always hated about attending parent-teacher conferences back when I was in elementary, junior high school, and yes, even high school back in the 1960s and 1970s is that my teachers in the Camp Lejeune School System would always try using the gentle bigotry of societal expectations to censor what I was reading. It was deemed inappropriate for me to be reading science fiction novels, mystery novels, adventure novels, western novels, non-fiction books, ect....I think you can see where this is going. Mom and Dad always pushed back and told my teachers that they would not curtail my reading habits, much to the dismay of my teachers.
So why bring this up now in present times when it's perfectly acceptable for adults to read Harry Potter books, the Hunger Game Books, and other books originally geared towards young adult readers?
Unfortunately there is still a bit of a taboo against adults buying and reading children picture books. I know this because a few years back, a former Barnes & Noble employee near the bookstore where I work, took it upon herself to write down my license plate number and report me to the police for buying "Dinosaur Bob" - a picture book. When I was checking out the book, along with several other non-fiction and fiction books that I had bought at the time, she said something along the lines that my child should like the book. I replied that I didn't have any children and that I thought the book looked like a great read.
Apparently, I was a danger to the community and she took it upon herself to report me to the police. I took it upon myself to get her fired from her job at Barnes & Noble.
After that incident, I rarely go to that Barnes & Noble, but when I do and I see a book I want, I take a photo of it, and then order it online from Amazon when I get back home. It's safer and much less of a hassle that way, and cheaper too. Trust me. As my dear sweet baby sister says, I am a weirdness magnet and for some reason people get triggered by my presence. Perhaps its my yamicah.
Higgins' "We Don't Eat Our Classmates" appeals to my sense of whimsy and the macabre. He deftly explores the fears a young child has about starting school and trying to make friends while learning that some restraint while being true to themselves is always good, and yes, while you may find your classmates tasty, there's always something else that will find you just as tasty.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
TEN STARS!
https://www.amazon.com/We-Dont-Eat-Ou...
One of the things Mom and Dad always hated about attending parent-teacher conferences back when I was in elementary, junior high school, and yes, even high school back in the 1960s and 1970s is that my teachers in the Camp Lejeune School System would always try using the gentle bigotry of societal expectations to censor what I was reading. It was deemed inappropriate for me to be reading science fiction novels, mystery novels, adventure novels, western novels, non-fiction books, ect....I think you can see where this is going. Mom and Dad always pushed back and told my teachers that they would not curtail my reading habits, much to the dismay of my teachers.
So why bring this up now in present times when it's perfectly acceptable for adults to read Harry Potter books, the Hunger Game Books, and other books originally geared towards young adult readers?
Unfortunately there is still a bit of a taboo against adults buying and reading children picture books. I know this because a few years back, a former Barnes & Noble employee near the bookstore where I work, took it upon herself to write down my license plate number and report me to the police for buying "Dinosaur Bob" - a picture book. When I was checking out the book, along with several other non-fiction and fiction books that I had bought at the time, she said something along the lines that my child should like the book. I replied that I didn't have any children and that I thought the book looked like a great read.
Apparently, I was a danger to the community and she took it upon herself to report me to the police. I took it upon myself to get her fired from her job at Barnes & Noble.
After that incident, I rarely go to that Barnes & Noble, but when I do and I see a book I want, I take a photo of it, and then order it online from Amazon when I get back home. It's safer and much less of a hassle that way, and cheaper too. Trust me. As my dear sweet baby sister says, I am a weirdness magnet and for some reason people get triggered by my presence. Perhaps its my yamicah.
Higgins' "We Don't Eat Our Classmates" appeals to my sense of whimsy and the macabre. He deftly explores the fears a young child has about starting school and trying to make friends while learning that some restraint while being true to themselves is always good, and yes, while you may find your classmates tasty, there's always something else that will find you just as tasty.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
TEN STARS!
https://www.amazon.com/We-Dont-Eat-Ou...
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