...that I totally want these little cigarette-box books, even though I've never smoked and I don't like these particular titles?


Proof, once again, that weirdly-sized things placed out of context are approximately 1000% more interesting than their normal-sized counterparts.

Labels: Gift books, Shopping, Strange News

Two Wordcandy staff members were at a Seattle-area mall over the weekend, and ran across this wonderful device. In case you can't tell from the picture, this is a book-and-candy vending machine stocked with Charlaine Harris, Susan Juby, and some other stuff we haven't read. Pretty awesome, huh?

Labels: Strange News

A jury convicted Vincent Puglisi on Tuesday of killing Alan Shalleck, the writer and director of dozens of short episodes of the Disney TV show Curious George and co-writer (with original creator Margret Rey) of several Curious George books. Shalleck was killed in a murder/robbery in February 2006. Puglisi was convicted of first-degree murder and robbery with a deadly weapon, while his co-defendant, Rex Ditto, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and robbery with a weapon in 2007 and was sentenced to life in prison.

Hopefully this news brings some closure to members of Mr. Shalleck's family....

Labels: Children’s Books, Strange News