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anastasiav) wrote2012-03-03 08:05 pm
anastasiav) wrote2012-03-03 08:05 pm
A Punch in the Nose
Work just went through a big purge of books (we get many donated books) and I snagged a couple that looked particularly terrific. I was very excited about this one, published in 1966:
It's a story about a band of musicians who refuse to play for a Troll in the middle of the night, so he enchants their instruments, making them play only animal sounds. Terrific illustrations, and an engaging story all about working together and not judging people by their appearance, until I got to this page:
See, isn't it beautiful? Too bad the problem of the Troll is solved through the judicious application of a little casual domestic violence:
I'm sure we'll still read it (and talk about it), but there was definitely the sound of a needle scratching across the record when I got to that page.
It's a story about a band of musicians who refuse to play for a Troll in the middle of the night, so he enchants their instruments, making them play only animal sounds. Terrific illustrations, and an engaging story all about working together and not judging people by their appearance, until I got to this page:
See, isn't it beautiful? Too bad the problem of the Troll is solved through the judicious application of a little casual domestic violence:
I'm sure we'll still read it (and talk about it), but there was definitely the sound of a needle scratching across the record when I got to that page.