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  • Just Because (Matthew McConaughey/Renée Kurilla)-the real one
    2024/12/12

    Ooohkay. After uploading the B-roll, here's the edit. Sorry about that!!!


    Celebrity vanity project or existentialist musings of a child whisperer? (Hint: it's the first one) Anna and Lea-Anne have fun picking apart this plotless series of musings about the contradictions in life. They don't apologize for the critique, but they do apologize for the fact that Anna should be recording in her office instead of a room where the sound echoes off the walls)

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    16 分
  • Probuditi (Chris Van Allsburg)
    2024/11/16

    Manipulative siblings, creepy ass cover art, and mic drop endings reign supreme in this hard to pronounce tale from the writer of Jumanji and Polar Express.

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    13 分
  • Carl and the Meaning of Life (Deborah Freedman)
    2024/10/23

    Another book with an existentialist crisis? We're in! Anna and Lea-Anne investigate work ethic, consumer culture, synonyms for worm poop in this gem.

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    13 分
  • The Duck Never Blinks (Alex Latimer)
    2024/07/01

    Wildlife harassment, psilocybin, and underfunded sociopath librarians take center stage this week in a truly odd selection with literally no plot (which drives Anna to the brink of her sanity)

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    13 分
  • Amos & Boris (Steig)
    2024/04/12

    What should be on the packing list for an existentialist journey through a Russian tragedy? That's the question for this book allegedly suitable for kindergartners. Lea-Anne reflects on the merits of flowery language while Anna gets a bug up her ass about Chekhov's gun.

    Buy here

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    16 分
  • The Grudge Keeper (Rockliff/Wheeler)
    2024/03/08

    Lea-Anne and Anna unpack a few mixed messages in this beautifully told and illustrated tale about friendship and forgiveness. The balancing act required to raise kids with self esteem who are also empathetic is explored among a few other topics.


    Find it here or check your local bookstore!

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    19 分
  • Queen Victoria's Bathing Machine (Gloria Whelan/Nancy Carpenter)
    2024/02/27

    Lea-Anne and Anna have a little fun at the Brits' expense this week with this odd but delightful tale of Victorian modesty gone amuck.

    Check your local library or independent bookstore. You can also order online here.

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    13 分
  • The Giving Tree/Tree Who Set Healthy Boundaries (Silverstein/Payne)
    2024/02/08

    Yes, it's a two-fer! Shel Silverstein's beloved classic gets the Topher Payne treatment. Proving once and for all that you don't have to ban books to discuss your values with your kids!

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    12 分