As is our custom, we were on the lookout for books that for one reason or another caught our attention—and made us chuckle. In the spirit of fun, we announce the following awards.
Book Most Likely to Make Kids LivingSouth of Alaska Grateful for the Climate:Recess at 20 Below by Cindi Lou Aillaud (Graphic Arts Center/Alaska Northwest Books).
Picture Book Most Likely to Encourage Youngsters to Gobble Down Lunch—Fast:Glitter Girl and the Crazy Cheese by Frank Hollon, illus. by Elizabeth Dulemba, in which the cheese in a sandwich springs to life and dashes out the door. (MacAdam/Cage)
Book Cover of Highest Appeal to Potty Humor-Loving Kids:Farting Fred and the Dog Show by Sam Lloyd (the tale of a gaseous pooch), which features a furry, farting whoopie cushion. (Running Press).
Title with the Spiciest Wordplay:Chicks and Salsa by Aaron Reynolds, illus. by Paulette Bogan (Bloomsbury).
How-To Book That Makes the Most Dubious Promise:How to Be an Ancient Greek Athlete by Jacqueline Morley (National Geographic).
Board Book That Provides the BestRole Models for Tony Tots:UrbanBabiesWear Black by Michelle Sinclair Colman, illus. by Nathalie Dion, which introduces opera-loving, latte-sipping toddlers (Tricycle).
Book Young TV Addicts Will Most Relate To:He Came with the Couch by David Slonim, in which a bizarre blue creature has "upholsterosis, a chronic state of couch-potatoness" (Chronicle).
Tome Teachers Are Least Likely to Want on their Classroom Shelves:Every Kid Needs a Marshmallow Launcher by Richard and Candice Elton (Gibbs Smith).
Title That Takes the Most Liberty with Biblical Directives:Thou Shalt Not Dump the Skater Dude (And Other Commandments I Have Broken) by Rosemary Graham (Viking).
Title Making the Most Alluring Promise to Bedtime-Weary, Patience-Strained Parents:Once Upon a Time, the End (Asleep in 60 Seconds) by Geoffrey Kloske, illus. by Barry Blitt (Atheneum/Schwartz).
