Dirty Wow Wow and Other Love Stories: A Tribute to the Threadbare Companions of Childhood (Hardcover)

~ (Author), Jeffrey Katz (Author), Hornick (Photographer)
Key Phrases: Bun Bun, Dup Dup, Fuzzy Wuzzy (more...)

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Product Description

DIRTY WOW WOW AND OTHER LOVE STORIES is a celebration of the lovey, binky, or blankie--known as the "transitional object" in psychoanalytic terms--that eased us through the uncertainties and loneliness of childhood. Bundles of comfort and security fashioned from fluff and fur, these treasured friends have a lifetime of stories sewn up in their tattered bodies: a trip to Paris smushed up in a suitcase, a new home behind the family liquor cabinet, an interminable wait in the lost-and-found bin. With stunning photographs that reveal the personalities within, DIRTY WOW WOW is at once humorous, wistful, and oddly comforting--like a shabby childhood favorite who's tucked away but never forgotten.

From the Publisher

* An artful and nostalgic collection of photographs and stories honoring our treasured and threadbare stuffed toys and blankies from childhood.
* Includes 50 full-color photographs, each accompanied by a brief essay describing the plaything's origins.
* Features familiar toys as well as one-of-a-kind handmade stuffies, including the book's canine namesake, Dirty Wow Wow.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: Ten Speed Press; First Edition edition (April 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580088325
• ISBN-13: 978-1580088329
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #326,442 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Oh the memories, April 9, 2007

By	DomesticLaura (Boston, MA, United States) - See all my reviews

I found this book at a bookstore and it caught my eye because of the stuffed animal on the cover...I have the same one, and he's in almost the same shape. This is a great little book to give to a friend or grown child who was known for carrying around some sort of blanket, stuffed animal, etc. Really cute little "stories" about the objects we loved to death as children.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars So-so, August 31, 2007

By	Carrie White "Carrie White" (New York City) - See all my reviews

I agree with the reviewer that said this book was just so-so - I really thought this a great book concept and was looking forward to heartwarming stories of people who remember their toys fondly, and funny pictures of wretched, worn, well-loved toys. However, the authors seem to fall short of the promised delivery on the cover - one of the "toys" was simply a photo of torn up cloth and the entry was called "Rags"...and the "story" was about how children may take to rags instead of stuffed toys. I felt a bit cheated. I would much have preferred real people and real stories about their stuff - maybe a photo of an interviewee and toy today and his/her childhood photo clutching the toy when new. I always loved those photos. But this book doesn't have such things - it seems superficial, more an artsy pretty photo book than a book where real legwork was taken to uncover the stories.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars adorable, May 1, 2007

By	J. Lee "jubilena" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book was alot of fun to read. It's interesting to hear about the trials and tribulations of other people's stuffed animals, blankies, etc. It also made you think about your own memories.