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• What Makes a Yuppie Parent?

  I never thought of myself as a "yuppie" parent. I've never met a hand-me-down I wouldn't take, and my food processor's seen far more ice and margarita mix than baby food. But according to a commentor on last week's Babble List of Money Saving Tips, I'm not using my noggin to cut costs. I'm a yuppie.  Their exact words? Read More... Posted Nov 24 2008, 02:01 PM by JeanneSager with | with 22 comment(s) Filed under: saving money, babble talk, library, economy, name calling, Jeanne Sager, Babble list, cheap, inexpensive, yuppie

• Brooklyn School Librarian Almost Loses Job For Being Too Proud of His Kid

  Robert Grandt made one really big mistake. He was just too darn proud of his kid. The librarian at a Brooklyn, NY, high school not only donated his daughter's version of Shakespeare's MacBeth to the school's library, but (wait for it), he told kids it was one of the best books of the year. And the problem is? Read More... Posted Oct 23 2008, 09:32 AM by JeanneSager with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: books, Brooklyn, library, Jeanne Sager, pride, proud of our kids, librarian

• Most Objectionable Book for Kids?

  The American Library Association says the book the public objects to the most was one written for children. (Objections were measured by written complaints filed with a library or school.) Was it the one explaining mommy's plastic surgery--"My Beautiful Mommy"? Nope. The one where Curious George gets high on ether? Nah-ah. So what book was so offensive to folks? The number one challenged book--for the second year in a row, no less...   Read More... Posted May 08 2008, 06:31 PM by Kelly Mills with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: education, homosexuality, books, reading, families, literature, homophobia, schools, gay, plastic surgery, library, penguins, hetero, queer, kid lit

• Babble Talk: Quinn in the City

  In the latest installment, wee Quinn goes to the library and barely avoids being accosted by anti-war protesters and mad couples dashing out for their date nights.  Kidding kidding.  Truly, has there ever been such a darling kid with such a cute nickname? Q.  Who but Quincy Jones can carry that off? In this episode, Quinn goes to a movie, eats junk food with gusto, and walks around Times Square like she owns the place.  The library it turns out?  Only a cover.    Posted Apr 29 2007, 01:44 PM by Rachael Brownell (Redsy) with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: quinn in the city, Babble Video, library