I.LOVE.BOOKS. Especially children's books! This is why I love my job so much. I get to read children's books to children, I get to select children's books for our school, and I get to work with the kids in the media center.
Awhile back I selected this book:
"Its A Book" by Lane Smith! I absoutley love this book, comparing reading a book to the digital age we live in of texting, facebooking, and blogging. It is hilarious! So what is my delemia? Well there are 3 characters in the book, Mouse, Monkey, & Jackass. I have no problem with the names or with saying Jackass as a name. However, in the last page of the book Mouse says,"It's a book, Jackass!" It reads like Mouse is calling Jackass a Jackass, instead of by his name. Hence my delemia......to read it outloud without sarcasam!
I tried with a 6th grade class........did not work.....they were laughing throughout the whole book! I gave up and just put it on the shelf for kids to check out. Now the book is always checked out (which is great) but, I am just waiting for a parent to come in and talk to me about the book! Did I mention that one of the greatest things about my job is that I get to work with the kids, but I don't have to deal with the parents......those days could be history!
