A boy's mother has very strict rules about acceptable books for her son.
1. No princes or princesses.
2. No knights.
3. No dragons or other fantasy animals.
4. No talking animals.
5. No men that have to save women.
PNQ: How many books can you think of that meet these criteria?
One thing that springs to mind immediately about these criteria is the assumption of fantasy only. There are children's book genres other than fantasy, lady!
Let's get real, the big sticking point here is Point 5.
And since it's the Christmas season, I have to be reminded of Miracle on 34th Street here. Poor Doris...
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