Daddy Typesthe weblog for new dadsMrs Mortimer's Bigoted, Victorian English Neighborhood- August 12, 2008 So great. Favell Lee Mortimer was one of the best-selling children's book authors in 19th century England. Her first book, a sadistic-sounding Bible primer for toddlers titled, The Peep of Day; or, a Series of the Earliest Religious Instruction the Infant Mind is Capable of Receiving, sold over a million copies. She's credited with publishing the first flash cards. And even though she only left England like twice, she wrote travel and geography books covering the whole world that are awesome in.http://daddytypes.com/2008/08/12/mrs_mortimers_bigoted_victorian_english_neighborhood.php DIY Sun Canopy Mashup: Phil & Teds & Jeep- August 12, 2008 Once the euphoria of stacking two kids into one strollerspace wears off, many Phil & Teds users start thinking about improvements: like figuring out a sun canopy for the rear seat so their other kid doesn't fry. Some track down exotic aftermarket canopies from the Land of Water Going Down The Drain The Other Way. Others, like DT reader Courtney, wait patiently for the P&T accessory that never comes. But what about The Burqa "I know they have that sun protection thing, but I've never seen...http://daddytypes.com/2008/08/12/diy_sun_canopy_mashup_phil_teds_jeep.php Forgive Me, Fathers: The Jack Spade Dad Bag Is Too Big And Too Loud- August 12, 2008 I've been meaning to write this post almost every Sunday morning since K2 was born. When we're sitting in a relatively quiet church service, and K2 starts calling out to the heavens for her bottle, and I reach down to the new Jack Spade dad field bag, and the ripping sound of the giant velcro patches echoes across the chapel. Not dissimilar, I imagine, from the sound of the earth splitting open and swallowing up my sinfully disruptive soul. So yeah, the bag is too loud to open without...http://daddytypes.com/2008/08/11/forgive_me_fathers_the_jack_spade_dad_bag_is_too_big_and_... Let's Go Outdoors, And When That Sells, Let's Go Other Places- August 11, 2008 More finds from the history of children's books that used photography instead of illustrations or paintings: I discovered Let's Go Outdoors in a used bookstore in St. George, Utah a couple of weeks ago. It was Harriet Huntington's first children's book, published in 1939, and it grew out of the questions her own kids asked her about the creatures in their backyard. The straight-up facts about bugs, worms, frogs, turtles, and snails are accompanied by rich black & white photographs by Preston.http://daddytypes.com/2008/08/11/lets_go_outdoors_and_when_that_sells_lets_go_other_places... Global Warming I'll Take Two, Please- August 11, 2008 Seriously, if it means from now on, DC in August will feel like Monterey in September, I'll leave the Yukon idling next to the marina parking lot while I fill the ski boat up again. Posting will resume after we get back from the zoo; we're going to watch polar bears drown. and no, i don't think the "older posts" link at the bottom works yet; maybe tonight. But the DT WTF Licensed Product Contest link works fine. Enter now!http://daddytypes.com/2008/08/11/global_warming_ill_take_two_please.php |