I'm posting this today after reading the announcement about the NYTimes/Amazon best-seller by author Adam Mansbach -- "a picture book for adults" -- lauded as an anthem for all road-weary parents. Depending on your own sense of humor, you may find this book funny as all get-out or a travesty in publishing.
Although written in PB style (I'm an aspiring PB author), this book is aimed at grownups, with the provocative title "Go The F*** To Sleep" (Mansbach got the idea after being worn down by his then 2 year-old daughter who would not easily go to bed; he ultimately posted his grownup thoughts/frustration to his facebook profile and the rest, now, is history in the making as the PB format has reached an entirely new level, blending cute illustrations with foul language.
If you're curious to take a look at this book -- a book launch is planned at the NY Public Library -- maybe you'll weigh in on whether this blended approach makes for (1) "a great idea I didn't have" or (2) social networking run amok.
The direct link to the book on the publisher's website contains the entire expletive in its URL, so I won't post it here (you'll easily find it with a google search -- the publisher is Akashic Books); there is also a link to one of the page spreads.
...I must ask your apologies, as I goofed on a bit of info in my original post. T'was not the NYPL that had banned the Eloise in Paris book, but public school libraries -- brought to light by The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Texas. Twenty-seven books were banned, including Kay Thompson's 'Eloise in Paris' -- here's a link to the entire article about "Books That Offend": http:/ / cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/ 2009/ 08/ 19/ a-librarys-approach-to-books-that-offend/