Being fans of all things retro, you’d think we’d turn our nose up at modern technology fads. You’d be wrong! Because with out time-wasters like Facebook and Twitter, we would miss out on a whole slew of ways to ruin our childhood memories! Our latest favorite has to be Failed Children’s Book Titles or, in Twitter terms, #failedchildrensbooktitles. Everyone seems to submitting their own take on the theme. All you have to do is take a classic tale, and twist it in the title. There have been loads of them going around the internet, and everyone’s picking their favorites. So we thought we’d up the antie, collect some of our faves, and give them their own cover! Here are the 10 FAVORITE FAILED CHILDREN’S BOOK TITLES- ILLUSTRATED!
10. Bat The Bunny
kleer001 brought us this delightful adaptation of Pat The Bunny. We think he may have anger issues.
9. Where The Girls Gone Wild Things Are
Oh, dear. This late night informercial induced dream come true comes to us from GregBardsley.
8. A DIrty Hipster Tree Grows In Williamsburg
American Apparel meets American Literature. Here’s a modern update of a classic New York tale from PopupMelrose.
7. Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice
phauxxy is responsible for this groovy, swingin’ fairy tale title. Once we created the cover we were a little horrified, but in a good way.
6. Where’s Geraldo
Seriously. Where is he? Title by WhatHappenedWas.
5. Wikipedia Brown and the Case of the Bad Hyperlink
A book about Encyclopedia Brown’s younger, lamer brother. He’ll never be as good as Encyclopedia Brown, but he can solve cases quickly, if not accurately. From DBookfestival.
4. Are You There, Xenu? It’s Me, Katie.
We really wish this was an actual book. We’d read it cover to cover in a heartbeat. It’s as if Joey Potter and Katie Holmes are one! Thanks, Popupmelrose!
3. One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Poo Fish
Tee hee hee hee hee. We know it is stupid. But “poo” totally rhymes with “blue”! Tee hee hee! We love it, RadRobyn!
2. The F*** You Tree
The absurdist geniuses at goSuperego always know how to keep it simple and hilarious.
1. The Bipolar Express
Choochoo! Here comes some severe mood swings! Title by mrizek.
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