Tuesday, March 2, 2010

O Canada: Kids Publishing Edition

You know what made me proud to be Canadian recently? Not Sidney Crosby's gold-medal goal or Joannie Rochette's short program skate, but the fact that we, as a nation, are comfortable enough with our history to let books like these be published:
Actually, this book is still going easy on John A. It could have just as easily be called The Boozehound Who (Sort of) Built Canada . This one's getting a little better:
Why, it's even calling him a bully! Although he still looks awfully heroic. No, for a true warty portrait, nothing can top the bathos of this book title:
C'mon, kids! Let's read about a wuss who couldn't even manage to stay alive, much less enact meaningful legislation! Shockingly, it seems as if the publisher, JackFruit Press, might have gone out of business before they could publish Stephen Harper: The Bloated Douchebag Who Hated Democracy. At least, their website now sends you to a spammy domain expired page.

However, I think their idea is perfect for transferring to the American marketplace, seeing how as it's overs saturated with glowing books about the marquee presidents. So, Protagitron Press is pleased to announce the publication of the first three books in the American Presidents- Yuck! Series:
-Zachary Taylor: The Soldier Done In By Milk
-Grover Cleveland: The Mustache Who Couldn't Keep It In His Pants
-Andrew Jackson: The Crazy-Eyed One Who Would Probably Gut You

4 comments:

Freshwater Mermaid said...

Now I want a copy of the Boozehound who (sort of) Made Canada! Have you seen Templesmith's Presidents of the United States? love it!

mirah said...

William Howard Taft: The Whale Who Got Stuck in the Presidential Bathtub

John F. Kennedy: The Lothario Who Lusted After Luscious Ladies

I will try to make it to the movie tomorrow, providing I don't give it out from lack of sleep.

Protagitron said...

FM: If the book ever gets made, you will have the first copy. Also, I don't believe I have seen this magical possibility.

Mirah: I LOVE THEM ALL. Consider yourself hired for TPP.

Ivy McDougalhopper said...

Very funny. I would have thought those books were a joke, except we pulled them off the shelf in the children's section. From my experience, elementary schoolers don't appreciate saracsm and making fun of people as much as they could.