The Ladybird Book of the Shed
Registered by 
GoryDetails
of Nashua, New Hampshire USA on 8/25/2020
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
GoryDetails of Nashua, New Hampshire USA on 8/25/2020 This Book is Currently in the Wild!
1 journaler for this copy...
I got this slim UK-edition hardcover from an online seller. It's from a series of humorous takes on books-of-advice, in the form of books for children. They pair snarky commentary with public-domain illustrations, often to hilarious effect. I even enjoyed the description in the front:
"As in the other books in this series, the large clear script, the careful choice of words, the frequent repetition and the thoughtful matching of text with pictures all enable grown-ups to think they have taught themselves to cope."
Sadly, some of the other titles referenced on the title page and back cover do not actually exist - I'd definitely pick up The Cupboard Under the Stairs!
The gist of this book is "the shed", as in the UK variety, "the man's natural hiding-place. It is just like the pub, except nearer to home." [Yes, some US folks have sheds with equivalent uses, though in my experience most of ours become repositories for junk and stray animals, with little room for actually settling in and pottering.]
One of my favorite entries used an illustration from an Antarctic-explorers book, showing Scott's famed hut - and the text acknowledges the Antarctic location, pointing out the advantages: "If anyone wants the men to come back in and run the Hoover round the front room, they have to give six months' notice."
There's also a high-tech shed, showing banks of computers in its underground location: "This is where the government will potter in the event of a nuclear attack."
OK, I'm seeing more dark humor here than when I began the book - perhaps not to all tastes. But I found it droll. (And it makes me want to tidy up my own long-neglected shed, so there's that!)
"As in the other books in this series, the large clear script, the careful choice of words, the frequent repetition and the thoughtful matching of text with pictures all enable grown-ups to think they have taught themselves to cope."
Sadly, some of the other titles referenced on the title page and back cover do not actually exist - I'd definitely pick up The Cupboard Under the Stairs!
The gist of this book is "the shed", as in the UK variety, "the man's natural hiding-place. It is just like the pub, except nearer to home." [Yes, some US folks have sheds with equivalent uses, though in my experience most of ours become repositories for junk and stray animals, with little room for actually settling in and pottering.]
One of my favorite entries used an illustration from an Antarctic-explorers book, showing Scott's famed hut - and the text acknowledges the Antarctic location, pointing out the advantages: "If anyone wants the men to come back in and run the Hoover round the front room, they have to give six months' notice."
There's also a high-tech shed, showing banks of computers in its underground location: "This is where the government will potter in the event of a nuclear attack."
OK, I'm seeing more dark humor here than when I began the book - perhaps not to all tastes. But I found it droll. (And it makes me want to tidy up my own long-neglected shed, so there's that!)
Journal Entry 2 by GoryDetails at Home Depot - DW Highway Near Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Monday, September 14, 2020
GoryDetails at Home Depot - DW Highway Near Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Monday, September 14, 2020
Released 4 yrs ago (9/14/2020 UTC) at Home Depot - DW Highway Near Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua, New Hampshire USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Guidelines for safely visiting and stocking Little Free Libraries during the COVID-19 pandemic, from the LFL site here.I left this little book propped up on a window ledge inside one of the demo sheds at the edge of the Home Depot parking lot; hope someone enjoys it!
[See other recent releases in NH here.]
*** Released for the 2020 You're Such an Animal challenge. ***
