misosouper, a shopping blog

Oprah, in all her outsized beneficence, wheels out a carriage full of books as her baby shower gift; here’s my version*, inclusive of the 12 books that have been in constant rotation since my daughter was born.  When shopping for my daughter’s library, these were purchased as much for their illustrations as for their narrative.  Interactivity–see Gallop, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Happy Baby Words, and Where Is Baby’s Belly Button?–is also a huge plus.

*Well, except for the fact that you actually have to buy these books yourselves.  And if you do, please purchase them through these links, which help misosouper play the cheap-ass version of Oprah.

1. I Am a Little Monkey (Barron’s Little Animal Series); 2. The Important Book; 3. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?; 4. Dr. Seuss’s ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book!; 5. Busy, Busy Town (Giant Little Golden Book); 6. The Runaway Bunny; 7. Happy Baby Words; 8. Where Is Baby’s Belly Button?; 9. Little Golden Book Collection: Sleepytime Tales (Little Golden Book Treasury); 10. Gallop!: A Scanimation Picture Book (Scanimation Books); 11. The Little Island; 12. The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

Have any favorites that I left off the list?  Please tell us in the comments!

Yesterday I finished reading the Fall ‘08 issue of “O at Home” (I’m a bit behind), and saw this useful creature shoved up in one of Oprah’s bookcases–for tomes that are prettier inside than out.

Yeah, you want to be one; but with papers fluttering all over your office, you don’t even have room to crack your whip.  That’s sad.  I’m here to help you get your shit together in the new year.

This week, misosouper and Knock Knock are gifting one lucky winner with an entire set of their task clips–48 in all.  These bright, shiny Utility, Timing, Importance, and Poopy butterfly doohickeys will, in Knock Knock’s words, let you “appear more productive than you actually are” and “look good without getting much done.”  (I swear, it’s as if Knock Knock’s creative department burrowed deep into my brain, sucked out the marrow, and plagiarized the mantras of my life.  Oprah I’m not. {Even though I love you Oprah, and if you called me, I’d be on the next plane to your show.  We could give away Knock Knock clips like you gave away cars:  one for you, and for you…})

To win, leave a comment on this post, explaining which Knock Knock gift you’d most like to give, to whom you’d give it, and why.  (No space/word/character limits this time.  It’s a free for all!)  And these better be funny, people, considering you’re writing about a company that sells products like the “Things You Do That Piss Me Off” notepad, the “Sex Report Card” magnet, the “How To Traumatize Your Children” manual, and the Choose Your Religion Wheel O’ Wisdom.

And you better not Paper Voodoo doll me to win this thing, either.  Chances are I’m cursing my disheveled desk, staring longingly at my patent whip, and weeping over the fact that I’ll never be on Oprah, paper voodooing you right back.

the fine print:

Comments will be closed and entries will not be accepted after 11:59 pm EST on Saturday, January 24, 2009.  The winner will be selected on Sunday, January 25, 2009, and notified by e-mail.  Results of the giveaway will be announced on Monday, January 26, 2009.  Multiple entries will not be accepted, and previous giveaway winners are not eligible.  Misosouper, a shopping blog reserves the right to disqualify entries that are incomplete, inaccurate, or considered spam.