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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Sarah Crown

What not to call a children's book

This morning's story on the Bookseller/Diagram Prize for the year's oddest book title put me in mind of a wonderful link someone sent me years ago to a list of Children's Book Titles You'll Never See.

I've just been to revisit it and spent the last five minutes crying with laughter ... it's well worth a look if you haven't come across it before. Highlights include Daddy Drinks Because You Cry (for cruelty); Some Kittens Can Fly! (for probable consequences and inspired use of the exclamation mark) ... and for all-round undermining of the entire spirit and enterprise of every children's book ever written, You're Different, And That's Bad. Sublime.

Any further suggestions greatly appreciated. Happy Friday!

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