Heather C

• Rated 1 stars

“Same old crap. Slick packaging and a gorgeous photo of the authors doesn't make this any more useful than Dr. Spock. Dr. Spock is actually way more respectable than this make-a-buck-off-moms-that-still-wanna-be-hip collection of articles from Parade magazine and Parenting. Don't come near it, and if someone gives it to, beat them to death with it.”

Heather C wrote this review Tuesday, July 28 2009. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 5 stars

“Wonderful book follows a little girl throughout her day and everything she does with her toes and feet. Denser than most children's book of its kind in content making it a book capable of being read and reread and reread... Adorable and fun.”

Heather C wrote this review Sunday, April 5 2009. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 4 stars

“Thoroughly beautiful and almost eerie in an ethereal sort of way. The story of the stone lion guardian of a village and how he is loved and protective and may be occasionally forgotten, but still remembers everything. So beautiful. ”

Heather C wrote this review Sunday, April 5 2009. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 1 stars

“Even if you're a fan of Cho's I'd skip this book. It's been previously noted that this book is very "ranty" and random. That didn't bother me so much. I just couldn't believe the terrible writing. Just god awful! I couldn't even finish the thing.
I don't know if this book just needed a better editor or what, but it reads like it was written by a pissed off drunk that just watched a Margaret Cho standup. Forget it and rent a tape.”

Heather C wrote this review Sunday, April 5 2009. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 4 stars

“Incredibly beautiful book. Seriously one of the best illustrated children's books I have seen in ages. Every page is a different New York attraction, usually in Manhattan. A must for anyone who's wild about New York. I am not a Billy Joel fan, so if you're not either, don't let that dissuade you from checking this out. It's too beautiful to pass up. ”

Heather C wrote this review Sunday, April 5 2009. ( reply | permalink )

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• Rated 4 stars

“This is 4 stars with an explanation: if you're looking for answers, then keep looking. But if you are just finally happy that someone brought to light the psycho mommy's that (god bless them) have lost themselves or are simply so clueless that they are irrationally obsessed with their children, their children's universe and everything in it, then this is a 4 star book.

We probably all know at least one: the mom that spends 4 hours looking for free trade balsa toys or stares blankly at the aisle at Whole Foods looking for non-aluminum deodorant or that single handedly intends to, with enough bitching, abolish non-petroleum soaps from her kids private school. By themselves these are not odious tasks necessarily, but when this is all you do and all you think about, it's time for help.

Look, take it from someone who's a big ol' "crunchy", was raised "crunchy" (I was crunchy when crunchy wasn't cool, ha ha) and is now is a relatively recent parent and bearing witness to this "mess" as the author puts it: Calm down, eat a big ass cheeseburger (or equivalent), dance barefoot, enjoy your child, get laid often and well (when applicable), and trust in nature. When you manage to complete these tasks, raising a child will become a lot less stressful.

There- I saved you $19.95.”

Heather C wrote this review Saturday, November 7 2009. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 2 stars

“Being a perennial underachiever, I've been tempted my whole life long to read one of these type of books, but I'm always afraid there will be no practical advice and just lots of unamusing anecdotes about boring people who are either nothing at all like me or just got lucky. Guess what? I was right!”

Heather C wrote this review Sunday, April 5 2009. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 2 stars

“I suppose I thought this was going to be more inspirational and full of girl power, but instead just seem to revel in the lasciviousness of young girl's misguided sexuality. Ever watch one of those Dateline's, and the host is reading back to the child molester what he wrote in an email to the kid? Ever wonder why the hell they do that? (Besides ratings.) Feel kinda gross afterwards? Bingo.

Also the author is incredibly self-aggrandizing.”

Heather C wrote this review Sunday, April 5 2009. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 4 stars

“Super cute and sweet-natured. Big black words and black outlines are perfect for little ones. The sentiments are sweet without being annoyingly sappy. Just right. I've yet to meet a Todd Parr book I didn't like.”

Heather C wrote this review Sunday, April 5 2009. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 3 stars

“Kinda cool. Didn't knock my socks off. Shows the way many sea daddy's take care of their younglings. If you are a huge Eric Carle fan, then you'll love it. Otherwise, shop around. Remember this book in a pinch when you're looking for books with nurturing fathers, but shop around.”

Heather C wrote this review Sunday, April 5 2009. ( reply | permalink )