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Staff Recommendations
This month's picks from the DSCL library staff.
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For laugh out loud reading, try these selections from the Library staff!
Beware: Humor is a funny thing; some choices may be unappealing -- too dry or too ribald for you or just plain too… Others may lead to raucous laughter!
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From Amanda
Poor Puppy
by Nick Bruel
E BRU
When Bad Kitty won't play with him, Poor Puppy has to amuse himself with an alphabetical list of toys and dreams of playing in an alphabetical list of countries. Told from the playful puppy’s point-of-view, it is a really funny ABC book! Poor Puppy really, really wants the cat’s attention. Take a look at the very funny original, Bad Kitty, too! For the pre-school set and their caring adults.
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From Pat
I Feel Bad About My Neck: And other thoughts on being a woman
By Nora Ephron
814.54 EPH
Reading it was a delight! It felt like we were having a cup of coffee together and having a good time! The creative force behind When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, and You’ve Got Mail discusses everything from her non-glamorous days as a White House intern during the Kennedy years to purse-hating to the time-consuming task of attempting to stop the clock. But, mostly she speaks frankly and uproariously about life as a woman of a certain age. Wickedly funny, utterly courageous, and unexpectedly moving, it is a book of wisdom, advice, and laugh-out-loud moments. For adults.
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From Patsy
Views From Our Shoes: Growing Up With a Brother or Sister With Special Needs
edited by Donald J. Meyer; illustrated by Cary Pillo
814.54 FRA
Maybe not funny but so sweet and honest! The book is a collection of 45 brief essays by young people who have a sibling with special needs. The writers range in age from 4 to 18 and they talk openly and simply about their sibs and their feelings. They admit to embarrassment, anger, and jealousy. But at the same time, they show how protective and loving and surprisingly wise they are when it comes to getting along in a family that is different. This little book should be required reading for anyone trying to understand what families with special needs face and how it can enrich their lives at the same time. For families.
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From SuzAnne
I'll Mature When I'm Dead - Dave Barry's amazing tales of adulthood
by Dave Barry
CDB 814.54 BAR
This was great for a short car trip! Dave Barry is at his best when explaining male behavior. Parents will find truth delivered with gentle humor. Although still leavened with Barry’s light-hearted touch, his essays The Heart of Dadness and Father of the Groom, were very moving. All in all, despite the title, Dave Barry delivers intelligent understanding and wisdom with every chuckle.
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From Gay
Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book
text by Terry Jones; illustrations, Brian Froud
OVERSIZED 741.6 JON
Terry Jones of Monty Python comedy group fame created this outrageously funny book. Presented in the form of a diary, it is a witty and clever parody of the Victorian obsessions with fairies and pressed flowers. I LOVED the illustrations which should be thoroughly studied to be fully appreciated.
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From Mrs. Marie
Snot Stew
by Bill Wallace; drawings by Lisa McCue
J F WAL
No cat ever told a better tale! The title of the book might not appeal to adults, but it's an attention-grabber for children. Told from a cat's-eye view, the story begins just before Toby and Kikki are deserted by their barnyard mother and adopted by a human family. It is extremely funny & a great read-aloud. For ages 8-12 or grades 3- 5 and their families.
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From Morgan
Hark!: A Vagrant
by Kate Beaton
GN BEA
Hark! A Vagrant is an uproarious romp through history and literature seen through the sharp, contemporary lens of New Yorker cartoonist and comics sensation Kate Beaton. No era or tome emerges unscathed! Beaton skewers the Western world's revolutionaries, leaders, sycophants, and suffragists and the hapless heroes, heroines, and villains of the best-loved fiction.
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From Craig
Coyote v. Acme
by Ian Frazier
814.54 FRA
It’s droll, literate, and tongue in cheek. The title essay of Coyote v. Acme, Ian Frazier's second collection of humorous essays, imagines the opening statement of an attorney representing cartoon character Wile E. Coyote in a product liability suit against the Acme Company, supplier of unpredictable rocket sleds and faulty spring-powered shoes. Other essays are about Bob Hope's golfing career, a commencement address given by a Satanist college president, a suburban short story attacked by the Germans, the problem of issues versus non-issues, and the theories of revolutionary stand-up comedy from Comrade Stalin. From first to last, this is Frazier at his hilarious best.
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From DSCL Patrons
Buck Fever
by Ben Rehder
CDB F REH, LP F REH
Over and over, patrons have told us that Ben Rehder’s murder mysteries featuring Game Warden John Marlin, deer season, and the denizens of Blanco County. All of the mysteries can be read independently. But, if you want to start at the beginning with the very first book, it’s Buck Fever for you.
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From DSCL Patrons
One for the Money
by Janet Evanovich
F EVA
Watch out, world! Here comes Stephanie Plum, a bounty hunter with attitude. In She's a product of the "burg," a blue-collar pocket of Trenton where houses are attached and narrow, cars are American, windows are clean, and (God forbid you should be late) dinner is served at six.
Now Stephanie's all grown up and out on her own, living five miles from Mom and Dad's place. Things are not going so well. She’s out of work and out of money; her Miata been repossessed and her refrigerator is empty. Stephanie blackmails her bail bondsman cousin, Vinnie, into giving her a try as an apprehension agent. Stephanie knows zilch about the job, but she figures her new pal, fearless bounty hunter Ranger, can teach her what it takes to catch a crook. The series latest book is Explosive Eighteen but this is the one that started it all and had book-lovers calling their neighbors saying: “Listen to this part!”
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