[.ca] Lima Beans Would Be Illegal (ISBN 0803725329)

From Amazon.com:
"Lima beans would be illegal." When asked how to go about making a perfect world, that's what Amanda Fox, age 11, told writer and artist Robert Bender--and that was just for starters. Shamelessly exploiting the intelligence, honesty, and guileless wit of the nation's youth (and apparently having a heck of a time doing it), Bender asked over 100 kids, mostly between the ages of 7 and 12, the same question: "What do you think would make our world a more perfect place to be?" From the silly to the touching to the inarguably wise, the children's responses are all here, accompanied by Bender's own youthful, exuberant illustrations. Some of these kids' ideas may need some fine-tuning ("In a perfect world I wish I was Dracula and I would suck blood.... I would give it to the hospitals and some people might feel better"), while others probably hope for too much ("No little brothers that run around in circles screaming, shooting you in the head with Nerf guns"). Still others seem entirely reasonable ("I would like peas and quiet"), and a few are heartbreaking ("A perfect world to live in is if I could have my father to be here with me. He died of a heart attack. It would be a better world because there is no one here to call me Stinker"). Not a new idea, to be sure, but one that never fails to delight when done well. (Ages 7 and older) --Paul Hughes

Lima Beans Would Be Illegal:
A wonderful mix of view points from children on what would make for a perfect world. Both funny and touching, I was amused and amazed.

I like it cuz i'm in it!:
I love Mr. Bendars book of what children, like i was when I wrote my entry, think would make the world better. My entry, which i made 2 yaers ago when I was 12, was something like: The world would be a better place if photosynthesis could work for people to prevend hunger. Some of the entries are serious like mine, and sone are funny. Three other people in my school have their thoughts in this book. I would recomend that everyone has a copy of this book!

Hilarious!:
The first time I read this book, I wound up laughing so hard I cried! It is an endearing book of how children see the world. It includes several humourous answers and a few, tender thought-provokers. I recommend this book for all "kids at heart!"