KidDictionary Tells It Like It Is
The KidDictionary: A Book of Words Parents Need But Don’t Have by Eric Ruhalter
As the title clearly states, this is a book about words that don’t necessarily exist in the Dictionary. But these are words that every parent has encountered and which describe the situation just perfectly. The entire time I was reading this 178 pages book, I had a smile on my face and was nodding almost constantly. After a couple of pages, I even started sharing them out loud with my hubby who did the same!
I don’t have words to describe these words. Let me just try and use them instead.
There are times when I’m driving and my kid gets Whyahrhea where the chain of ‘whys’ just don’t stop even as I come close to making myself bald. Or when my kid keeps yapping on and on about something and in response, I start ‘yupping,’ even though I haven’t consciously listened to a word he’s said. And don’t get me started on cleaning his car seat which is almost always chock-full of ‘kiddles,’ those pesky little crumbs that magically appear even if the car’s been vaccumed just seconds earlier! And finding the ‘curdler,’ that sippy cup full of milk that’s rolled way down in that unreachable little corner, just about puts the crowning glory in an already stinky day.
These and many, many other creative words perfectly capture and describe with wry humor every kind of situation that hapless parents are often subjected to. All in all, this is a Dictionary that entertains as well as it educates!
Buy it from Amazon, or pick it up directly from Eric and give him a bigger percentage of the sale – for the same price of just $11.95! - by Rashmi
Win it! Eric is going to send a copy of The KidDictionary to one randomly selected T.O.P. reader! To enter, leave a comment on this post before noon mst on February 27, 2009. If you’re feeling creative, leave your best made-up kid word for an extra entry!
CONTEST CLOSED & WINNER EMAILED
February 22nd, 2009 at 1:52 pm
I totally need this to decipher all those kid words! Neat idea. Thanks.
February 22nd, 2009 at 1:53 pm
I’d love to read this book. It looks fun. Thanks for the chance.
February 22nd, 2009 at 1:54 pm
I am a subscriber.
February 22nd, 2009 at 1:57 pm
Sounds like a fun read!
February 22nd, 2009 at 8:31 pm
Oh this sounds like it would make a fun baby shower gift… more for the other moms there with older kids!
February 23rd, 2009 at 6:39 am
Read it? I think we all need to help write the next one. It sounds like a fun read.
February 23rd, 2009 at 7:03 am
I’d love to win!
February 23rd, 2009 at 7:45 am
It sounds like a good way to teach kid speak English to my students.
February 23rd, 2009 at 8:56 am
very helpful thank you
February 23rd, 2009 at 9:39 am
Ahhh no more smiling and nodding! I’ll finally understand what my little man is saying! This book should come along with their instruction manual!
February 23rd, 2009 at 10:15 am
This would be so awesome for my VERY curious daughter !
February 23rd, 2009 at 10:36 am
this would be great for my grandson mimi thats what my grandson calls me
February 23rd, 2009 at 11:00 am
Sounds interesting
February 23rd, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Sounds like it would be interesting.
February 23rd, 2009 at 12:37 pm
This book sounds hilarious! With 5 kids I’m sure I would enjoy it.
February 23rd, 2009 at 2:11 pm
I’d love to read this book, thanks!
February 23rd, 2009 at 2:14 pm
enter me please, thank you for the contest
February 23rd, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Sounds like an interesting book
February 23rd, 2009 at 2:51 pm
great giveaway
February 23rd, 2009 at 3:14 pm
would love to be entered.
February 23rd, 2009 at 3:14 pm
please enter me!
February 23rd, 2009 at 3:44 pm
Awesome book for parents.I am a subscriber.
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:06 pm
I always wondered what those kids were jabbering about in the back seat!
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:47 pm
Please, enter me, great prize!!! I would love to win this.
February 23rd, 2009 at 7:59 pm
This sounds like such a fun book!
February 23rd, 2009 at 8:19 pm
Looks like a great book. Good for a laugh. Thanks for the giveaway.
February 23rd, 2009 at 8:19 pm
I am a subscriber.
February 23rd, 2009 at 8:35 pm
Whyahrea!!! How funny (and true!)
February 23rd, 2009 at 9:01 pm
I could use this for sure
gkstratos@yahoo.com
February 23rd, 2009 at 9:24 pm
Great prize!
February 23rd, 2009 at 11:55 pm
Count me in. Thanks.
sweet_soul_sistermi@yahoo.com
February 24th, 2009 at 1:02 am
sounds quite fun
February 24th, 2009 at 1:45 am
This looks like a great book.
February 24th, 2009 at 8:43 am
this would be a great prize ..I have two toddlers and I can most certainly use this.thanks
February 24th, 2009 at 8:56 am
What a creative idea for a book. I would love to read this… it is a unique concept.
February 24th, 2009 at 9:50 am
THis looks so cute. My son makes up words all the time.
February 24th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
enter me
February 24th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
What a fun giveaway! I would love to win. My daughter told me the other day I was an oofie? She is 3 so I am guessing I was goofy lol. Thank you ofr a great giveaway!
tatertot374@sbcglobal.net
February 24th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
how cute! we still like chechimals (chemicals)
February 24th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
My three year old comes up with new words ALWAYS, or uses normal words with completely different explanations.
Saucey – it means different things on different days, or even minutes.
Michelle S.
February 24th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
What a fun idea!
February 24th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
SOunds like a fun book!
February 24th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
Cool prize……sounds like fun reading… would like to win.
February 25th, 2009 at 1:45 am
Thanks for the giveaway!
February 25th, 2009 at 8:59 am
jeansandts@hotmail.com
I need all the lingo I can get! This sounds like a fun read.
February 25th, 2009 at 10:01 am
What a wonderful contest! Thanks for having it!
February 25th, 2009 at 10:06 am
This book sounds awesome!
Okay here’s my (somewhat boring) contribution – when my kids are really tired, but they still need to clean up their playroom before bed, they get the “can’t's”, they just can’t for one reason or another…
February 25th, 2009 at 10:17 am
I have 8 grandkids….need I say more?
February 25th, 2009 at 10:46 am
This would be a fun read–I have a list of “kidisms” that we hear around here.
February 25th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
If I won this, maybe I’d be able to decipher my kids words!! Maybe not, but it’d still be a fun read.
February 25th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
LOL! This looks hilarious. Oh my gosh we are great for kid words – the “mote” for remotecontrol “ards” for menards, ghetti for spahetti.. we have lots. My personal favorite is peas and tank ooouu.
February 25th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
It sound like a fun book. I would love a chance to win.
February 25th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
What a great book to have. Sounds great for this mom of 3. Thanks for the chance to win.
February 26th, 2009 at 4:46 am
Sounds like a lot of fun. Have a fortuitous day!
February 26th, 2009 at 9:21 am
I am going to be a fist time grandparent in May and it has been a long time since ther was a little one in our house and I know I will need this book to understand my new grandchild.
February 26th, 2009 at 10:28 am
I could really use this!
February 26th, 2009 at 10:41 am
My kids never make up words, but thier mispronouncing of regular words always makes me laugh–like when they told everybody that their dad and I were “leopards” for halloween, when we were really nerds.
February 26th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
Oh, my gosh, this looks so funny. I have had an experience with a curdler in our van. Whoa! Not too fun.
February 26th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
Sounds like a fun book to read!
February 26th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
Babonkey ( snotty nose )
February 26th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
Sounds cute! Thanks for the giveaway!
February 27th, 2009 at 12:58 am
I don’t have any made up words that I can use, but I was nodding my head and agreeing when I heard about the Whyarhea. I think I need this book. Thank you for having this giveaway.
February 27th, 2009 at 2:17 am
Our beloved ds loves to surprise us with the most wildly creative words in the universe! : ))) Of course, he truly means what he says, and it is so cute! : ))) Definitely would love to read this dictionary!
Thanks so much for this fabulous give~away! : )))
leahita[at]gmail[dot]com
February 27th, 2009 at 2:19 am
Iwoooofufufu means “I love you!”
leahita[at]gmail[dot]com
February 27th, 2009 at 8:11 am
something great for parents and grandparents
February 27th, 2009 at 8:32 am
It sounds like a fun book. I would love to win.
February 27th, 2009 at 9:03 am
Vizsha Shiswah is how you feel when you’re feeling fancy. I’d love to check this out.
February 27th, 2009 at 9:22 am
PLEASE COUNT ME IN ON THIS AWESOME GIVEAWAY
February 27th, 2009 at 9:39 am
sounds like a interesting book
February 27th, 2009 at 9:53 am
Shoot, we’ll have a language all our own if I win this. ha! Hilarious!
February 27th, 2009 at 10:18 am
Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!
February 27th, 2009 at 10:41 am
Please, count me in.
February 27th, 2009 at 10:49 am
What fun. I’d love to get this.
February 27th, 2009 at 11:57 am
I like this book!
“minifier” – humidifier
“guggle bum” Bubble gum
“uh-nuh” = underwear
February 27th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
this looks fabulous!
February 27th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
Im a subscriber!!