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Title: would you like me to shoot a hole in your head?
Review: What do you say, dear? No, thank you!I was looking for another of Sendak's books at the library when I saw that he illustrated this one and placed it in my pile of kid's books for my son. Last night, as we snuggled up to read, I chuckled at the book's first scenario of a kid always wanting a baby elephant, but then turned the page and was definitely not chuckling at the knight cutting off the dragon's head complete with illustration.When I got to the line "would you like me to shoot a hole in your head" matched with a drawing of a little boy with a large revolver pointed to his temple I had to close the book. What a nasty sentiment to put in a book for anyone ~ let alone children.There are shelves full of books for kids that are humorous and/or silly ~ without violence. Definitely skip this one!
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