24 July 2013

Runaway Bunny starring Liam Neeson (@BookRiot)

[This post originally appeared on Book Riot.]

Credit for this mashup goes to reader Kyle Behymer who left this comment on a previous post:
Whenever I read The Runaway Bunny to my kids I hear Liam Neeson’s voice in my head: “I don’t know why you’re running away. I don’t know what you want. If you are looking for junk food I can tell you I don’t have any. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career as a Mama Bunny. Skills that make me a nightmare for runaway bunnies like you. If you come home now, that’ll be the end of it and I will give you a carrot. But if you don’t, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will hug you.”
Well done Kyle, well done indeed. Anyone who has seen Taken knows that there are no lengths to which Liam Neeson won’t go for his children. Kyle recognized that the intensity of that parental devotion–which admittedly can be a bit dark at times–is matched only by that of the legendarily persistent Mama Bunny. (Make sure to check outKyle’s blog for a more in-depth look at the Neeson/Mama Bunny comparison.)
With Kyle’s permission, we took his idea and ran with it (pun unfortunately intended). So, without any further ado, here is Runaway Bunny starring Liam Neeson (screenplay by Margaret Wise Brown).

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Guest collaborator Kyle is a human factors psychologist by day, and as the father of a two year old and an eight month old, a children’s book reading machine at night.  He has been chronicling the crazy thoughts that pop into his head while reading Goodnight Moon for the 5507th time at writingboutreading.blogspot.com.  When not reading, he enjoys traveling the world with his wife on a quest to find the best bite of food and offsetting this hobby by training for both adventure and endurance races.

23 July 2013

20 Books You Pretend to Have Read

Book Riot recently ran another reader poll about what books people pretend to have read and asked me to help with some of the accompanying graphics, knowing that I can't resist the chance to make a venn diagram.

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BR Venn - 3 Polls final


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18 July 2013

Love You Forever: 5 of Hollywood's Sexiest Men Read to You from Children's Classics (@BookRiot)

This post originally appeared on Book Riot.

You know what they say: There is nothing sexier than a man reading a children’s book.
Okay, so I don’t know if anyone actually says that.
But as a man who is often spotted reading children’s books in public, I really want this to be a thing. Completely self-serving, I know. To help make this happen, I’ve recruited some of Hollywood’s most dashing leading men to read to you from beloved children’s classics.
Everyone together now: THERE IS NOTHING SEXIER THAN A MAN READING A CHILDREN’S BOOK.

Javier Bardem reading from RUNAWAY BUNNY
Javier Bardem reading from RUNAWAY BUNNY

Idris Elba reading from LOVE YOU FOREVER
Idris Elba reading from LOVE YOU FOREVER

Benedict Cumberbatch reading from MY LOVE WILL FIND YOU WHEREVER YOU ARE
Benedict Cumberbatch reading from MY LOVE WILL FIND YOU WHEREVER YOU ARE

Ryan Gosling reading from WINNIE THE POOH
Ryan Gosling reading from WINNIE THE POOH

Channing Tatum reading from CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM
Channing Tatum reading from CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM

10 July 2013

Pride and Prejudice meets Parks and Recreation (@BookRiot)

CLICK HERE for the full post at Book Riot.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a singular novel in possession of a devoted following must be in want of a mashup.
Pride and Recreation or Parks and Prejudice, whatever you want to call it, please join us on a tour of Jane Austen’s world–infused with the irrepressible spirit of Pawnee, Indiana.
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starring Elizabeth Bennet
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and Fitzwilliam “Mr.” Darcy
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02 July 2013

Favorite Book of the Year So Far: The Frank Show

Book Riot asked us to pick our favorite books of the year so far.  My choice was The Frank Show.  CLICK HERE to check out the full list.


The Frank Show by David Mackintosh 

My favorite picture book so far this year is about a young boy who worries about having to bring his curmudgeon of a grandfather into class for show-and-tell. While there is nothing surprising about the plot itself, the execution is so good that it doesn’t matter. Mackintosh’s illustrations are hilarious and intricately haphazard, if that makes any sense–think of a collaboration between Wes Anderson and Ralph Steadman.

And while the overall message is endearing, it never tips over into the sickeningly sweet. In the hands of another author you might get hit over the head with an overly sentimental life lesson that culminates with a group hug and a Cat Stevens song. Mackintosh, on the other hand, deftly handles the boy’s newfound appreciation for his grandfather who, despite his worn pajamas and creaky limbs, turns out to be quite the badass.