Help! Mom! Hollywood’s In My Hamper.

Help! Mom! Hollywood’s In My Hamper failed to meet my expectations. The other two books in the 3 part series left me excited to read this one, but it lacked the minimal ability to retain my attention span. Granted, I’m not known for an incredible ability to stay focused for long periods of time, but a childrens’ book based on political satire shouldn’t have a problem.

Overall, the message rang true. In fact, had I not read Help! Mom! There are Liberals Under My Bed, and Help! Mom! The 9th Circuit Court Nabbed the Nativity, beforehand I would probably place more value on the message than the lack of creativity I perceived in the writing. The plot felt contrived. As the follow-up to Help! Mom There are Liberals Under My Bed, perhaps they rushed to create the same level of story?

The moral of the story centered on the danger of the spend-when-you-have-it view of money prevalent in our culture. Two young girls, excited to save money from babysitting to buy new bikes, find themselves wasting money every time they earn it. Their desire to follow outlandish Hollywood trends and look cool cause their spending goals to remain unachieved. While this message should be taught to our children, this book just didn’t hit it home to me in the fun way I wanted it to. The satire actually annoyed me rather than making me laugh. It seemed over-the-top in contrast to the effortless humor in the other two books.

Comments

4 Responses to “Help! Mom! Hollywood’s In My Hamper.”

matt on July 31st, 2007 7:43 am

this is quite a clever theme that the author has. a great way to teach moral fabric and life lessons. do you think they will eventually get comic books for adolescents? that would be quite the market.
Mark A on July 31st, 2007 10:13 am

Personal finance is a hard lesson to learn at any age, I give props to the author for making the attempt.
nicole fortunato on July 31st, 2007 1:18 pm

you’ll love this– steve went to pepperdine for college and the campus (in malibu) has a large tower with a lit cross on the top. well barbra streisand didn’t like it and made enough fuss that the city of malibu made them turn it off. it is no longer lit. steve has serious issues with her. i only say it because it seems to fit in with the last ‘HELP! MOM!’ book as well as i see barbra is caricatured on this new book. (post script: i do have to say i think the issue there was not so much that our country is not respecting our right to religion, but that people are inherently motivated to please those with money, power, and fame.)
M2 on July 31st, 2007 3:17 pm

Pepperdine is Church of Christ.. It’s a private school. They should appeal the courts decision.
The Cross Tower must have impeded the locals (very very very wealthy locals) vision of a dark starry sky at night? & I guess if you’re a Jew, that bothers you?
They did light it up during the 9/11 drama.
I always love when I see a cross lit up in the night sky…