Brenda's Beaver Needs a Barber: Reach Around Books--Season One, Book Five

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Hilarious! So inappropriate and so innocent at the same time, the writer has a cunning sense of wit! I bought this as a baby shower gift, It was a hit and provided many laughs, my sister in law loved it... The innocence of the illustrations coupled with the double entendre text had me doubled up with laughter.

Will for sure get those smiles and laughs unless you've completely misjudged your friend’s sense of humor.

Much better than a parody of a children's book….Completely original! Everyone I have read it to has teared up from laughing so hard. Brenda’s Beaver Book is a series of books that has been written by author Brenda. The first book in the series is called Brenda’s Beaver Needs a Barber, which was published in 2003. The second book in the series, Brenda’s Beaver Doesn’t Like Shaving, was published in 2005. The third book in the series, Brenda’s Beaver Needs to Wash His Hair, was published in 2007. These three books make up what is known as Brenda’s Beaver Trilogy. I had this book recommended to me by a friend, who hoped I would read and review Bimisi Tayanita’s handful of “children’s stories meant for adults”. This was the first I found and devoured it, pardon the pun, in a few short minutes. Brenda has a beaver that appears to be out of control. Wherever she goes, it seems to be the centre of attention, more for its bushy coat than for any other reason. While Brenda cannot understand why, her friends intervene and help her discover that a trimmed and tended beaver, while much smaller, can be just as great and much more manageable. Full of double entendre, it forces the adult reader to recount this story to a child, who will likely not get the innuendo, with a straight face. Well paced and full of pitfalls that will surely create laughter or the odd eyebrow raise! Sorry, Neo... we will not be adding this to our joint reading venture.

Must have gift for a bridal shower! We read this kid’s book at my sister’s shower and it was the highlight of the day! So many things for us girls to giggle about! The double entendre runs deep with this one. (Apparently, there's a whole series of similar humor books.) It's one of those children's books that isn't a children's book but looks like a children's book... and is really only funny to adults who enjoy this brand of humor. I'd recommend it as a gag gift for a bachelorette party or something along those lines. As I am reading Put Tony’s Nuts in Your Mouth, my son is pointing out, “hey there’s Spank the Monkey” and “look, Kate and Tim are having a swingers party!”...The storylines demand your attention. The illustrations are outstanding. What a wonderful 5 book series. The rhyming and flow of this children’s book is perfect... along with the outlandish content of course! I bought it for some neighbors who are new parents, upon receipt, they called me and could not even talk...took me a while to figure out if they were mad about it...turns out they were having a fit of laughter! Brenda’s Beaver Book, by Brenda Zobald, is a comprehensive book on beaver control. This eBook contains many pictures and illustrations which are helpful in understanding the different methods of controlling beavers.

It's a kind of cute story for those who don't get the jokes. It's a clean-read if you don't get the jokes. I've only read two other books of this type (by other authors). This one is better than those. A friend shared this book with me. The book is somewhat controversial, entertaining, and is a comedy. The drawings are good. Most of the time they are teaching moments that make great points. Sometimes it's just the situation that is funny. As long as it makes somebody laugh and no insult is implied, I see no harm.Even if insult or hatred are implied or even overt elements of the joke, I don't care. I want to know who those kind of people are. Self identifying through such humor just makes it easier The character development is hilarious, if you pay attention, the main characters from each book make cameo appearances in the other books...too funny. If you are going to get butthurt over every joke you consider inappropriate, o think you will be wasting a lot of time and energy.