# Help me ID this kids' book

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-this-kids-book/429369>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 9, 2007, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-this-kids-book/429369 "2007-12-09T09:19:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2007, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-this-kids-book/429369/1 "2007-12-09T09:19:02Z")

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Was browsing Borders a few weeks back and saw a really cool book, but I don’t remember enough about it to find it again on Amazon.

I think it has a black cover. It’s basically a book meant to be destroyed – each page includes a particular instruction, like “Crumple this page into a ball and throw it at the dog” or “Draw on this page with your mom’s lipstick” or something like that. Anyone remember seeing anything like that? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2007, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-this-kids-book/429369/2 "2007-12-09T10:15:58Z")

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It’s not the MMA’s [Artrageous](http://www.amazon.ca/Book-Artrageous-Projects-Klutz-Press/dp/157054185X) is it?

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2007, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-this-kids-book/429369/3 "2007-12-09T10:26:36Z")

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No, it wasn’t a Klutz. The overall look was very plain; I think the interior was just one color.

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-this-kids-book/429369/4 "2007-12-17T14:16:11Z")

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Solved my own mystery: it’s [Wreck This Journal](http://www.amazon.com/Wreck-This-Journal-Keri-Smith/dp/039953346X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197900774&sr=8-1), by Keri Smith. So fun and cool – I immediately bought two.