Disturbing book
Recycled from my days as a bookstore worker. . . .
It's time for DISTURBING BOOKS WITH SWANKIVY!
Looks harmless, ne? It's the book Piggy's Belly Button. And it is just waiting to freak your child out . . . for life. See, in this "charming" story, Piggy is about to push his belly button. His mom stops him and tells him NOOOOOOO, don't push your belly button! He wants to know WHY, and she won't tell him . . . only says that something BAD will happen. Well, of course Piggy, rebel that he is, wants to push it still, so he wanders around asking other barnyard creatures what will happen and why he shouldn't. Of course everyone is in agreement that he should NEVER push it but won't give him ANY information as to WHY. Of course, at the end, he pushes it. And the child is supposed to do so as well. You push the button on Piggy's belly, and. . . .
A whole circle of the pig's body falls out through the back of the book. His whole ass falls off, tied onto the book by a little ribbon. Inside the chunk that fell out, it says, "Don't worry, children. This only happens to NAUGHTY LITTLE PIGGIES." On the back of the butt that fell out, it says something about "UH-OH!" and how Piggy should have listened to his mother, naughty naughty.
There is something really fucked up about a book where disobeying your mother causes your ASS to fall off. Especially since everyone was being jerks not telling him what would happen, and on top of that what if my child now thinks that poking yourself in the belly button will kill you? It's a self-destruct switch! Let's just hope Little Billy isn't suicidal.
--From my work log at http://swankivy.com/writing/journals/worklog
It's time for DISTURBING BOOKS WITH SWANKIVY!
Looks harmless, ne? It's the book Piggy's Belly Button. And it is just waiting to freak your child out . . . for life. See, in this "charming" story, Piggy is about to push his belly button. His mom stops him and tells him NOOOOOOO, don't push your belly button! He wants to know WHY, and she won't tell him . . . only says that something BAD will happen. Well, of course Piggy, rebel that he is, wants to push it still, so he wanders around asking other barnyard creatures what will happen and why he shouldn't. Of course everyone is in agreement that he should NEVER push it but won't give him ANY information as to WHY. Of course, at the end, he pushes it. And the child is supposed to do so as well. You push the button on Piggy's belly, and. . . .
A whole circle of the pig's body falls out through the back of the book. His whole ass falls off, tied onto the book by a little ribbon. Inside the chunk that fell out, it says, "Don't worry, children. This only happens to NAUGHTY LITTLE PIGGIES." On the back of the butt that fell out, it says something about "UH-OH!" and how Piggy should have listened to his mother, naughty naughty.
There is something really fucked up about a book where disobeying your mother causes your ASS to fall off. Especially since everyone was being jerks not telling him what would happen, and on top of that what if my child now thinks that poking yourself in the belly button will kill you? It's a self-destruct switch! Let's just hope Little Billy isn't suicidal.
--From my work log at http://swankivy.com/writing/journals/worklog