books: a cautionary tale

books: a cautionary tale

books:

A cautionary tale

Pierre: A Cautionary Tale in Five Chapters and a Prologue

Maurice Sendak

HarperCollins, 1991

Fun, fun, fun!
I have the casette tape of this story (a MUST, because the entire story is sung and it's so very wonderful) and every year I put on the casette and sing the story to my class. I have yet to find a group that does not enjoy this story and beg repeatedly for me to play ...

Cautionary Tales for Children

Edward Gorey, Hilaire Belloc

Harcourt, 2002

Completing the Edward Gorey library
JIM, who ran away from his nurse and was eaten by a lion. It's small wonder that Edward Gorey chose to illustrate Belloc's verses, written nearly a century ago - in fact, they were such a clear and strong influence on his work, it's hard to believe he didn't write ...

Cautionary Tales: Critical Curating

Jean-Hubert Martin, Sara Arrhenius, ...

apexart, 2007

Curation on the move
I bought this collection for the essay by Geeta Kapur, in conjunction with my work as curator of the forthcoming exhibition 'New Art from South Asia' scheduled to open at the Herbert, Coventry, in January 2009, to coincide with the opening of the new galleries. [...] ...

Conned Again, Watson! Cautionary Tales of Logic, Math, and Probability

Colin Bruce

Basic Books, 2002

probability and statistics taught through the eyes of a detective
The author does a marvelous job of presenting Sherlock Holmes stories through the thought of Dr. Watson, very much in the style of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. However instead of simple detective mysteries each story has a probabilistic theme. After reading the first ...

Cautionary Tales & Bad Child's Book of Beasts
Hilaire Belloc

Dover Publications, 2008

Adored by generations of readers of all ages, these classics feature witty stories, rhyming couplets, and hilarious drawings. Cautionary Tales relates the miserable ? but funny! ? fates that befall naughty children. Bad Child's Book of Beasts presents an illustrated A-to-Z bestiary with droll observations on wildlife.

Give That Back, Jack! (Cautionary Tales)

Phil Roxbee Cox

Usborne Books, 2004

Great book for Kids
This is a hilarious book, that I initially bought because my son is named Jack. Both my kids (3 and 1) love this book. It has great pictures, rhyming words, and a message about what happens to kids who are not very nice. We loved this book so much that we bought the ...

How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale

Jenna Jameson, Neil Strauss

HarperEntertainment, 2004

A real page turner
Although I do not agree with or support Jenna's lifestyle, I have to admit, her book was fascinating, intriguing and educational. Well written, this book keeps the reader rivited to every page (including the pictures! haha). I found Jenna to be a highly intelligent, ...

Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale (Bccb Blue Ribbon Picture Book Awards (Awards))

Mo Willems

Hyperion Book CH, 2004

This book has been loved to pieces by my three daughters.
There is more tape than paper holding this book together now because my three girls have read it hundreds of times. They all giggle uncontrollably at the part where Trixie goes boneless. The expression on the dad's face when the mom asks the seemingly obvious question ...

My Love Affair with America: The Cautionary Tale of a Cheerful Conservative

Norman Padhoretz

Encounter Books, 2001

more wisdom from NAMBLA
Norman Podhoretz, the wise, puckish sage of NAMBLA, has come out with a new collection of homespun wisdom. I don't necessarily agree with his suggestion that America put its defense department "in a blind trust" under the direction of Israel, although it is refreshing ...

Beauty and the Beaks: A Turkey's Cautionary Tale

Holiday House, 2008

Beautifully Clucky!
The humor and artistry in this book are wonderfully memorable and so good that you'll want to share them with others. This is an excellent choice for read-alouds and story times. We've already shared this book three times with other little friends (and big ones) ...

Last Breath: Cautionary Tales from the Limits of Human Endurance

Peter Stark

Ballantine Books, 2001

Compelling in the Extreme!
I read this book in nearly its entirety on a flight home from NY. What a compelling can't-put-down read! I HIGHLY recommend it! This book contains fictionalized tales of real life experiences that humans have gotten themselves into when pushing themselves to the limits ...

Greedy Apostrophe: A Cautionary Tale

Jan Carr

Holiday House, 2007

My son loves it!
My son, who is five, picked this book out at the library one day and loved it. I thought it was a little too advanced for him, but he said he wanted to have one we could keep at home. So I got it for him for Christmas. This book is a very good learning tool, and my son ...

When the Machine Stopped: A Cautionary Tale from Industrial America

Max Holland

Harvard Business School Press, 1990

The Story of Burgmaster
This is a sad but common story of an old and respected member of the American machine tool builders association that produced a quality machine. but eventually had to close its doors. Another victim of the ills that plagued that sector of American manufacturing. The ...

Look Both Ways: A Cautionary Tale

Diane Z. Shore, Jessica Alexander

Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, 2005

Rollicking rhymes and fun drawings liven up and lighten up this "cautionary tale"
Filbert the squirrel loves to play soccer with his friends, and he likes to run around the neighborhood on errands, too. In fact, he's having so much fun he forgets to look both ways when dashing across the street. Rollicking rhymes and fun drawings liven up and ...

Death by Leisure: A Cautionary Tale
Chris Ayres

Grove Press, 2009

The hilariously intrepid young author of War Reporting for Cowards returns from Iraq only to dive head-first into another absurd, terrifying world: the American leisure class. Like Hunter Thompson crossed with one of David Brooks?s bobos in paradise, Ayres embeds himself in LA?s ?liesuretocracy?: an over-the-top world of caviar facials, ...