Dirty Library: Twisted Children's Classics and Folked-Up Fairy Tales

by Mary Dauterman, Peter Antosh

ARE YOU MY BABY DADDY?

Based on the popular blog of the same name, Dirty Library reimagines 45 classic children's books and gives them a delightfully raunchy and hilarious new spin.

Genres: Humor, Books About Books, Nonfiction

128 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 2014

Reviews

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Imagine if Adults had titled popular children's books, poems, and fairy tales exclusively for an adult audience (about booze, sex, gay content, etc). Hilarity ensues.
It includes either reviews, questionnaires, or book group discussion questions.

[Rachel-Morgan Lanouette · Rating 1 out of 5]

I really wanted to like this. I was hoping it was at least funny, but it wasn't; it was just stupid.

[Darren · Rating 1 out of 5]

I went into this expecting some actual, I don't know, writing. I was thinking this would be like fractured fairytales but for adults.

Instead this was a bunch of cartoons with almost witty lines and/or reviews. Humorous in snippets, but it gets old very quickly.

Oh, and the format for e-book was basically just two page screens.

[Chuck Knudsen · Rating 1 out of 5]

Eh. Tumblr book.

Take children's books, give them pornographic story lines and titles. If substituting jokes about dicks into Dr. Seuss is your cup of tea, have at it. I found it juvenile and lacking effort.

[Charlee Hoffman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Playfully and systematically destroys your childhood, one sexual image at a time.

[Halley Parke · Rating 2 out of 5]

I feel I could have lived without this book. It wasn’t nearly as funny as I’d hoped. There was so much potential too.

[Tracy · Rating 3 out of 5]

It kind of reminded me of “The Book of Mormon.” And it has pictures.

[Dave · Rating 1 out of 5]

The concept was the best part. Felt like a project that a couple of middle schoolers could have knocked out in a few lunch periods.

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting enough way to pass an hour, but nothing more.

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Too funny. And I'll never be able to look at some of these books again. Strippy Long Stockings for sure.

[Tamia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think everyone either took this book too seriously or expected too much of it. For what it was, it was hilarious! And the fact that teachers wrote these makes it even better.

[Shelley · Rating 2 out of 5]

Quick read. Just read it in the store. Humorous/entertaining but not really. Liked some of the twists on classic fairytales.

[Sabrina Smith · Rating 2 out of 5]

few laughs.....not what I expected though

[Desiree · Rating 3 out of 5]

These aren't actual stories, but pun-ny titles and descriptions like on the back of a book, plus some funny "reviews." Very juvenile humor, but made me laugh. If you like Family Guy-style "adult" humor, you'll probably be amused.