The Kid's Book on Plastic Surgery

Wed, 04/16/2008 - 13:55 — Great Western Dragon

Children's books are notorious for being challenged by outraged parents because of their content. Harry Potter is anti-Christian, Heather Has Two Mommies is pro-gay, Huckleberry Finn is racist... and so on.

Ah, but here's something new you'll probably see on a list of challenged books someplace. My Beautiful Mommy is a kids guide to what happens when a mother decides that her tummy bulges, her breasts are too small, and her face isn't perfect. Written by a doctor specializing in plastic surgery and featuring a plastic surgeon sporting a Superman style build, it's not hard to see just a tad bit of bias here.

Comments

Wed, 04/16/2008 - 14:23 — birdie

I am appalled

Apparently, Mommy is no damn good the way she is.

If mommy wants to have plastic surgery, that's her prerogative, but I suspect there's got to be a better way of explaining it to the kiddies.

I wish there were more practical books for children on serious medical issues that family members face.

Wed, 04/16/2008 - 14:32 — Blake

245$b

M.I.L.F.

Wed, 04/16/2008 - 15:22 — birdie

a most unfortunate acronym

Blake

Wed, 04/16/2008 - 21:01 — mdoneil

Its about...

Ah, but here's something new you'll probably see on a list of challenged books someplace. My Beautiful Mommy is a kids guide to what happens when a mother decides that her tummy bulges, her breasts are too small, and her face isn't perfect.

It is about benzodiazepines?

(the spam filter blocked the trade names I tired)

Wed, 04/16/2008 - 23:01 — John Mark Ockerbloom (not verified)

It's also a vanity press book...

...as Teresa Nielsen Hayden helpfully points out at

http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010154.html

So I wouldn't expect to see it in many libraries anyway, except perhaps if the author's successful trolling of Newsweek prompts some to pick it up. (But I suspect most librarians are smarter than that.)

Thu, 04/17/2008 - 08:44 — effinglibrarian

yes, read "my beautiful mommy" at storytime...

"Yes, children, you're all fat and short and flat-chested. You'll never be happy with those lips. Go ahead, pick that nose while you still got it. And suck in those tummies."

(bloggered somewhere on my page -with pictures- at effinglibrarian.blogspot.com)

Fri, 04/18/2008 - 17:03 — birdie