My First Dictionary: Corrupting Young Minds One Word at a Time - Brossura

Horsley, Ross

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0062000012 ISBN 13: 9780062000019

Casa editrice: It Books, 2011

Riassunto

A British librarian and blogger presents a darkly satirical parody of a children’s dictionary that combines retro illustrations from a real 1950s children’s book with irreverent definitions, including "A puppy is a young dog. Connie gets a puppy every time she agrees not to tell. Daddy calls them hush puppies." Original.

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L'autore:

Ross Horsley is a mild-mannered librarian at the Leeds Local and Family History Library in England by day...and a watcher of gruesome slasher movies by night.

Dalla quarta di copertina:

Hello, boys and girls, and welcome to the wonderful world of words! You've learned the basics—from apple to zebra—but what about all those mysterious new terms you've heard the grown-ups whispering when you were supposed to be tucked up snugly in bed?

What makes Mommy so bitter? Where does Daddy conceal the door to his secret S&M dungeon? And why is everyone laughing about Grandma's latest delusion?

My First Dictionary answers these questions, and includes many other useful definitions, such as:

A burden is a source of worry or stress. Old people are usually burdens.

Father is nostalgic. He is remembering the happier times before you were born.

A puppy is a young dog. Connie gets a puppy every time she agrees not to tell. Daddy calls them hush puppies.

A zigzag is a jagged line. We can tell that Mother has been drinking when she drives in a zigzag pattern.

Carry a copy of My First Dictionary in your schoolbag and you'll never be at a loss for words again!

Su questa edizione

• Editore: It Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0062000012
• ISBN 13: 9780062000019
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 175