Viking It and Liking It (Time Warp Trio)

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Summary: it is funny
Review: I would recommend this book to others because it is interesting. The boys have a magic book and they go back to different time periods. Bullshik, the poet made me laugh when I read the book.

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Summary: Inappropriate Language for a Children's Book
Review: The author of this book seems to have thought it was funny to include a character named "Bullshik" in the story (no, that's not a typo, it is really B-U-L-L-S-H-I-K). In case you think this was inadvertent, Bullshik's co-star is named Fulluvit, which makes it clear that a pun was intended - a pun with coarse language completely inappropriate for any child.

This is a book targeted at 9-12 year old CHILDREN (as noted on Amazon's site) and read by younger ones as well. I was pretty unhappy when I heard my 8-year-old talking about Bullshik. She had no idea that this word resembled something no child should be saying. Unfortunately, most kids do know such language, and this book makes them think it is funny. Essentially, it is encouraging children to use coarse language.

I'm no prude. Away from my children I use the word they mimic - and plenty more. But in front of my children, I set an example. I expect children's books to stick to certain standards. This work has failed completely.