Librarian Humor: Regional Picture Books You Never See in the Library, but Maybe Should

by Karen Jensen, TLT | Blogs
Sep 11, 2017 | Filed in Blogs
In the spirit of books like B is for Buckeye: an Ohio Alphabet book, I present to you a little bit of librarian humor. This was inspired by my child who stood in an ant hill while watching the homecoming parade on Saturday. For those of you not from Texas, ants are a real problem […]

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In the spirit of books like B is for Buckeye: an Ohio Alphabet book, I present to you a little bit of librarian humor. This was inspired by my child who stood in an ant hill while watching the homecoming parade on Saturday. For those of you not from Texas, ants are a real problem here in Texas. You can be standing where it appears there are no ants in sight and suddenly find yourself under attack. They swarm, they bite, and it is awful. Later you get a little white head full of puss on your bite and it itches. A lot. So I tweeted this after it happened:

I then invited everyone on Twitter to join in on the fun, and they did not disappoint. Here’s a look at some of our fun Regional Picture Books that you never see in the library, but maybe should.
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Mon, Sep 11 2017 14:00:22

Regional Picture Books



  1. TLT16
    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16

    Regional picture books you never see

    I accidentally stood in an ant hill: A Texas Childhood

    What would your region's be?

    Sat, Sep 09 2017 21:27:56



  2. Pamelibrariland
    just pamela@Pamelibrariland
    @TLT16 Jenny Is a Bears Fan, So We Can't Be Friends Anymore #RegionalPictureBooks

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 04:09:58



  3. Pamelibrariland
    just pamela@Pamelibrariland
    @TLT16 My Nostril Hairs Are Frozen and Other January Tales #RegionalPictureBooks

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 04:14:06



  4. aquafortis
    Sarah J. Stevenson@aquafortis
    @TLT16 OK, one more.
    This Isn't From Whole Foods So I Won't Eat It: Autobiography of a Picky Northern California Child.
    #RegionalPictureBooks

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 05:03:39



  5. TLT16
    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    #regionalpicturebooks  https://twitter.com/kathglasgow/status/906731633826447365 …

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 08:25:28



  6. TLT16
    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    #regionalpicturebooks  https://twitter.com/debrabaseden/status/906748218008113154 …

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 08:25:54



  7. TLT16
    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    #regionalpicturebooks  https://twitter.com/debrabaseden/status/906747408557789185 …

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 08:26:06



  8. TLT16
    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    #regionalpicturebooks  https://twitter.com/_ash/status/906739508741206016 …

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 08:26:25



  9. TLT16
    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    #regionalpicturebooks  https://twitter.com/theogany/status/906736507859329024 …

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 08:26:47



  10. TLT16
    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    #regionalpicturebooks  https://twitter.com/tannertheteach/status/906724507313995776 …

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 08:28:03



  11. TLT16
    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    #regionalpicturebooks  https://twitter.com/jennygadget/status/906797916471177216 …

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 08:38:25



  12. BethanyRobison
    Bethany Robison@BethanyRobison
    @TLT16 a picture book for young Chicagoans featuring a parking ticket ala "I'm just a bill" #regionalpicturebooks

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 08:42:14



  13. RuralElastigrrl
    Sarita@RuralElastigrrl
    @txlibrarianbabs @TLT16 Some People Wear Not-Boots, a book for 10 year old West Texans #RegionalPictureBooks

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 11:58:08



  14. RuralElastigrrl
    Sarita@RuralElastigrrl
    @leslie_kuo @TLT16 Wait, I Was Eating What? An Adult Learns Things About Her Military Childhood From Twitter #RegionalPictureBooks

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 12:01:05



  15. RuralElastigrrl
    Sarita@RuralElastigrrl
    @TLT16 I Miss HEB: a post- college story @HEB #RegionalPictureBooks

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 12:04:49



  16. ddb_tl
    Diane D Brown@ddb_tl
    @TLT16 Snakes eat breakfast too! (Your toes would do, so wear your shoe) S. Fla #regionalpicturebooks

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 12:38:39



  17. TLT16
    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    #regionalpicturebooks  https://twitter.com/stephandrea_/status/906886848487628801 …

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 14:34:39



  18. TLT16
    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    #regionalpicturebooks  https://twitter.com/whtabtpineapple/status/906886780917612545 …

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 14:34:49



  19. TLT16
    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    #regionalpicturebooks  https://twitter.com/bethrevis/status/906884995670839296 …

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 14:35:01



  20. TLT16
    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    #regionalpicturebooks  https://twitter.com/farre/status/906883043171770370 …

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 14:35:10



  21. TLT16
    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    #regionalpicturebooks  https://twitter.com/mwdooley/status/906867029491171330 …

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 14:35:26



  22. TLT16
    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    #regionalpicturebooks  https://twitter.com/kgs/status/906864152974565376 …

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 14:35:34



  23. TLT16
    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    #regionalpicturebooks  https://twitter.com/booksrule54/status/906889287458856960 …

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 14:37:47



  24. SOSICapSid
    Emily Ann Imes@SOSICapSid
    @TLT16 Go To The Middle Of The Bridge And Turn Right: A #Zanesville Ohio Story #RegionalPictureBooks

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 14:40:45



  25. TLT16
    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    #regionalpicturebooks  https://twitter.com/alicejanell_/status/906889948917149698 …

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 14:41:49



  26. TLT16
    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    #regionalpicturebooks  https://twitter.com/autisticwitchy/status/906892765606432768 …

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 14:55:09



  27. TLT16
    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    #regionalpicturebooks  https://twitter.com/kris_morahan/status/906893040085880832 …

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 14:55:22



  28. TLT16
    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    #regionalpicturebooks  https://twitter.com/kaylarayne_/status/906894417352683520 …

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 14:58:27



  29. TLT16
    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    #regionalpicturebooks  https://twitter.com/rashworthwrites/status/906895628445216768 …

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 15:04:20



  30. TLT16
    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    #regionalpicturebooks  https://twitter.com/suzannelazear/status/906902686338912257 …

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 15:36:21



  31. RobinReads
    robinreads@RobinReads
    Playing in the Storm Sewers: an Oho Childhood. #RegionalPictureBooks

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 15:39:10



  32. TLT16
    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    #regionalpicturebooks  https://twitter.com/writer_carrie/status/906907575953661952 …

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 15:51:52



  33. TLT16
    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    #regionalpicturebooks  https://twitter.com/redjill55/status/906907075954876416 …

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 15:52:27



  34. TLT16
    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    #regionalpicturebooks  https://twitter.com/melissalaurene/status/906908628279599104 …

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 15:55:06



  35. BooksRule54
    N Novak@BooksRule54
    #RegionalPictureBooks Hold My Beer : A Texas Orphan's Tale

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 16:17:59



  36. Lunanshee
    Rebecca@Lunanshee

    @TLT16 Things that Melt on Sidewalks: A Texas Tradition

    #RegionalPictureBooks

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 20:47:49



  37. Lunanshee
    Rebecca@Lunanshee

    @TLT16 Texas Wildlife: Bites & Stings featuring: Fire ants, mosquitos, cotton mouths, scorpions and alligators

    #RegionalPictureBooks

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 20:51:07



  38. TLT16
    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    #regionalpicturebooks  https://twitter.com/msval313/status/907001459295662081 …

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 22:06:22



  39. TLT16
    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    #regionalpicturebooks  https://twitter.com/shaulaevans/status/906999627458633729 …

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 22:06:33



  40. TLT16
    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    #regionalpicturebooks  https://twitter.com/biensoul/status/906998550344728576 …

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 22:06:42



  41. TLT16
    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    #regionalpicturebooks  https://twitter.com/biensoul/status/906997731490754562 …

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 22:06:49



  42. TLT16
    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    #regionalpicturebooks  https://twitter.com/thisiscdwivedi/status/906949489348562945 …

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 22:07:14



  43. TLT16
    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    #regionalpicturebooks  https://twitter.com/parkerhaas/status/906945291936350208 …

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 22:07:27



  44. TLT16
    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    #regionalpicturebooks  https://twitter.com/book_tasty/status/906945150353539073 …

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 22:07:35



  45. TLT16
    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    #regionalpicturebooks  https://twitter.com/lesliedrush/status/906943080938446848 …

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 22:07:42



  46. TLT16
    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    #regionalpicturebooks  https://twitter.com/finestmuffins/status/906941852514967552 …

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 22:07:55



  47. KBaileyBooks
    Kristin Bailey@KBaileyBooks
    What is in the fog? A pileup! San Joaquin Valley CA #RegionalPictureBooks

    Sun, Sep 10 2017 22:41:16



  48. LynnAAR
    Lynn Spencer@LynnAAR
    Why is everyone buying toilet paper, milk and bread? A Virginia snow story #RegionalPictureBooks

    Mon, Sep 11 2017 00:35:22



  49. LynnAAR
    Lynn Spencer@LynnAAR
    The Place Where No One Knew How to Drive in the Rain: A DC Metro Area Travel Tale #RegionalPictureBooks

    Mon, Sep 11 2017 00:39:22



  50. AmySaurusRex
    Amy M. Laughlin@AmySaurusRex
    @TLT16 Listening to strangers ask "isn't Delaware part of Pennsylvania?": A First State childhood #RegionalPictureBooks

    Mon, Sep 11 2017 02:37:59



  51. TLT16
    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    #regionalpicturebooks  https://twitter.com/ekmreader/status/907206025756917760 …

    Mon, Sep 11 2017 11:52:03


 

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