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Corduroy
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Corduroy, the world's sweetest felon, is the star of two books about breaking and entering. In his debut here, he rambles Mixed-Up Filesianly through a department store at night, breaking shit.
dude let's trash this place
In the sequel, Cor2roy, he hides out in a laundromat after a confusing encounter with a beret-wearing artist who talks like a hillbilly. Once again he leaves the place trashed.
something something watch the world burn
He's caught both times - the first time by a cop, the second time because he traps himself in a laundry basket and falls asleep, nice work Cheech. And why doesn't he end up in jail? Because look at him, all innocent-looking with one strap undone:
Who Wore It Better?
He gets away with all of it.
Anyway this was my kid's favorite book when he was two, and we read it many times. He's over it now; he's moved on to Paddington, so we might be sensing a theme here.
The theme is bears who can't get their shit together, do you realize that the entire plot of every Paddington story is he loses a sandwich? But who am I to judge. I once tried that thing from Breakfast Club where they climb through the space above a drop ceiling. It's much harder than it looks and I got in more trouble than Corduroy did. Maybe I should have tried the one-strap overalls look.
dude let's trash this place
In the sequel, Cor2roy, he hides out in a laundromat after a confusing encounter with a beret-wearing artist who talks like a hillbilly. Once again he leaves the place trashed.
something something watch the world burn
He's caught both times - the first time by a cop, the second time because he traps himself in a laundry basket and falls asleep, nice work Cheech. And why doesn't he end up in jail? Because look at him, all innocent-looking with one strap undone:
Who Wore It Better?
He gets away with all of it.
Anyway this was my kid's favorite book when he was two, and we read it many times. He's over it now; he's moved on to Paddington, so we might be sensing a theme here.
The theme is bears who can't get their shit together, do you realize that the entire plot of every Paddington story is he loses a sandwich? But who am I to judge. I once tried that thing from Breakfast Club where they climb through the space above a drop ceiling. It's much harder than it looks and I got in more trouble than Corduroy did. Maybe I should have tried the one-strap overalls look.
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I literally just “ha�-ed out loud in Starbucks. It’s early-ish and I haven’t had my proper amount of coffee. But both review and above (below?) comment deserves their own 5 stars.
Oh yay! Another Alex' Take on a Children's Book! I smiled as soon as I saw it. You are right, Corduroy was a bit of a troublemaker. The trouble is, he's cute and fluffy, which will enable you to get away with a lot. Winnie the Pooh uses it too. Maybe he's the next step after Paddington? And maybe these Cute Bear books account for the stupid bear-lovers
Have you ever treated the kid to The Teddy Bears' Picnic? It was originally a song, and you can find a million versions of it on YouTube, but it's also a book.
Review is hilarious! I’m with Meghan about the reviews and comments
Aww, cute - especially your little fella!
I hope you are willing to donate your brain to science, when you're done with it. Like, who thinks up Jordan from New Kids in a review about Corduroy?Please tell me that you allow room in the family budget for your wife to have a personal translator for you, at her disposal. I love the woman already.
Thanks for sharing this hilarious review! You made me see Corduroy in a whole new light, he really is a trouble maker!!
I love your reviews and I love the Corduroy books, although you've added a new layer of amusement. Here's why - representation of people of color along with 2 things we experienced - apartment living and laundrymats. We didn't live in big buildings, but it was so totally relatable.
We need more books with main characters of color and if they have rascally bears in them, so much the better! Bears are people, too.
Yeah, I completely agree, Joanne! I love books like Corduroy that show non-white people living in...well, any situation other than "white people in big houses in the suburbs who own dogs."
Jason wrote: "I had no idea there was a sequel to this."More than one!
Also, the author wrote several other things, none of which seem to be famous.
My library has several, so I'll give them a try.
Great review, certainly true. This is a very sweet book just like the whole corduroy series, 👍🏻
Nor did I know that Corduroy Bear was the inspiration for the New Kids on the Block's wardrobe. Thanks for connecting the two.
As for who wore it better... If I were straight I'd say Corduroy, but... Well, I'll still say Corduroy in spite of my old semi-crush on Jordan Knight. Anybody can let the strap fall behind him, but it takes mad skills to keep it over your shoulder. It screams flair. Panache. Elan. Or some other fashion word I don't really know the meaning of.