The thing about this book that truly gets me is that it doesn’t seem angry enough. With a completely pathetic excuse for a president (as well as a human being), the conversation surrounding his thoroughly inappropriate comments always seems to get ignored for one reason or another. The right wing conservatives always give him a pass for whoever abhorrent behavior he presents and we’re forced to live with it as a result of the GOP controlling government. A book like this is a good commentary, one that is exceedingly depressing to have a purpose for.

The cutesy lyrical rhymes were entertaining, but did not always flow together, however I deeply appreciated the creative ways of repeatedly trying to drive the point home to our disgusting president. Unfortunately, I think he’s to narcissistic and dumb to ever see the importance or respect women in general. At the end of the day, I appreciate the fact that the president is being called out yet again, but I would have liked to see this book be angrier at him for his inhumane words and actions. I feel like we’re all thinking it at this point, so you might as well go ahead and express it.

The end, perhaps, was my favorite part.

<i>I was provided a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.</i>

Well.

That was incredibly disappointing.

With a title like that, with an author like this, with a subject so rife with fodder.

How do you come up with this?

A series of rhyming couplets, paired with perfectly lovely watercolor art, all about the things that guy should grab other than that to which no woman has ever voluntarily offered up to him without some form of monetary compensation.

And while this book certainly introduced me to myriad euphemisms for female genitalia, some of which actually make sense, the humor here is painfully lacking. Painfully.

The last couplet, and the last piece of art, are the best. The rest?

Meh. Very disappointing.

Very funny and witty piece of writing. It’s short but doesn’t need to be long to get its point across. I quite enjoyed it and think anyone else who enjoys witty satire would as well.

I love it. Fantastic. The art is actually very beautiful, the jokes are great, and I love. Someone make Trump read it, or I guess make someone read it to him?

The idea behind this picture book is much better than the finished product.
Don't get me wrong, the artwork is well done, that's not the issue. The problem is in the poetry part of the book. I found the poetry a little disappointing, I didn't think it was funny, it felt as if it was filler, the rhymes were disorganized, things repeated itself, and the randomness of the things listed as substitutions just lost the point. Most of the synonyms for p#$$y were just really weird phrases whose use instead of the word at question is on the uncommon to nonexistent spectrum, and their main purpose was to serve as a rhyme.
I got really excited for this picture book and let my expectations skyrocket, and maybe that was my mistake. Then again, comedy is subjective, and maybe someone else will think this was the best thing ever. But that art though...

I had such hopes for this book and they have all been dashed. It’s a parody picture book with instructions on what Donald Trump can grab, ending each section with “please don’t grab my” euphemism for vagina. The first stanzas on page one are great, but after that it is just a mess. The author tries to rhyme, but with no cadence. Her main effort is to rhyme the euphemisms with other words such as tush and bush, cushy - pussy, Carolina - vagina, computer -cooter, and so on. Those rhyme at lines 2 and 4 of each stanza, and many are a strained rhyme. But then lines 1 and 3 are utter nonsense. They kind of go with what is being talked about in a free association type of way, but not in a meaningful or purposeful way. Plus, why does the author feel the need to tell the reader to help her get instagram followers. Or for particular people to unfollow her. Just ugh. What a waste. If I had to compare this book to Trump himself, this would be his hair; Overly stylized with no real purpose or meaning.

A series of poems listing other things Donald Trump can grab other than a woman's lady parts accompanied with watercolor art. The art while pretty is more serious than humorous. The concept of the book turned out to be funnier than the actual book. The part that kept me reading was seeing what other euphemisms the author came up for her vagina, even if some were very crass.

Wasn't exactly my cup of tea, but I like the theme of the book (things Trump shouldn't grab LOL) and the illustrations were really good.

"You can grab your adult coloring book
Your favorite crayon shade is "Caucasian"
Try to color inside the lines this time
But please don't grab my crusty crustacean"

I am... not loving this one. The pictures were entertaining and very colorful, so that's a plus. But the rhymes seemed very forced, and man, I have never heard such a variety of mostly disgusting names for lady parts. The opportunities to mock Trump are rich and varied, but this failed to make me laugh even once. Disappointed.

Funny, but fell a little short for me. It had potential to hit some other areas of the presidency and campaign a little more but did not. At least my vocabulary concerning my vagina has increased. Full review on Goodreads.

While this book is topical is terms of politics, it is forever relevant on sexual harassment and sexual assault. I was not aware of the number of other names and slang for "vagina." THIS BOOK IS HILARIOUS!!!

Julia Young and Matt Harkins turns the "Grab Them By the Pussy" statement into a running gag about what else perverts (i.e. Donald Trump) should focus on instead of a female's sex organ. The illustrations by Laura Collins highlights the topical in order to give these perverts a "visual" of what those "focuses" look like; and, the pop art of the celebrities adds more to this book! The both the prose and the pop culture references make this book an entertaining read.

Sexual harassment and sexual assault are NOT funny, but "Please Don't Grab My P#$&y" is a book that points out the satire found within this issue. It serves that there is no reason to fondle or to grope a female. That being said, I hope the authors and the illustrator collaborate again in the future to make more books like this one. Maybe one about the priests from the Catholic Church?!

We all remember the tape of candidate Trump bragging about grabbing women's private parts. It nearly brought down his candidacy. Lucky for the United States, it didn't. Lucky for the left, it inspired a rallying cry against the president. Julia Young and Matt Harkins try to keep the joke in Please Don't Grab My P#$$y: A Rhyming Presidential Guide. Each page has a little rhyme, accompanied by crude illustrations by Laura Collins.



These rhymes are mildly amusing. If you're into this sort of thing, they do cleverly come up with a new synonym for female genitals. Haha, hooray for potty mouths. Trump haters will love this. Trump lovers might get a kick out of it. My opinion: it's a dumb response to an overblown event, designed to perpetuate a misleading narrative about Trump and his presidency. Don't bother.





Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the complimentary electronic review copy!

This was hilarious and a great read. Combining poetry, humor and art isn't an easy thing but it has been achieved in Please Don't Grab My P#$$y. There are a lot of books poking fun at Trump but this felt like more. There's laughter but there is also anger within this and rightly so. I truly enjoyed this book and I look forward to giving it to my friends so they can appreciate it too.

How many ways can you say “vagina”? Well, thanks to this book, I can now add a few more to my vocabulary!

I enjoyed this. This is not the kind of book that you sit there and take seriously, although there is a very serious lesson to be learned here. Take it for what it is…an entertaining and adorable little picture book about not grabbing things you aren’t supposed to. Plain and simple. The fact that this book even needs to be written is a little sad but that’s just the world we live in now, I guess. Don’t get your panties in a twist just because someone managed to find the humor in a bad situation.

In these few pages we get a cute little poem and a corresponding picture. The artwork in this book is absolutely amazing and I want to hang the artist’s work on my wall. There are a couple of pictures that are similar or duplicated through the book and that threw me off a little. I would have liked every picture to be unique but I’m not going to worry over that. I think the short poems were great and to the point. The lesson on each page was very simple; “You can grab this, but not that” and I loved the dysphemisms used, even if some were a little out there (Carly Simon’s cassette, anyone?). Sure, some of the poetic verses didn’t flow as much as I would have expected but, overall, I thought this was an entertaining way to get a much needed point across. Plus…I learned things and you can’t really talk bad about a book if you learned a valuable lesson or two from it. Even if that lesson was something I personally knew as a toddler. Some people are a little slow on the draw and that is why we have adult picture books. Don’t judge.

If you offend easily, don’t read this. If you think President Grabby Hands is just the image of perfection, don’t bother. If you have zero sense of humor, keep looking. This isn’t the book for everyone but I would absolutely buy this for my friends, even if it was just for a laugh or to learn some uniquely vulgar new phrases that I will most definitely use at least once in my lifetime.

Also, please tell me this will go to audio at some point. Even a video of someone reading this because I think I need that in my life.

Thank you to NetGalley and Animal Media Group for providing an advanced copy of this book to enjoy.

I love this book. We live in a time where the President can say anything and get away with it. This book brings humor and the cold truth to the surface.

Ahh yes, another humorous book based on the Trump presidency. I WILL TAKE IT! I am very glad the publisher approved my request for this book. The artwork is phenomenal. However, some of the rhymes did not flow as nicely as I would have hoped. But the point of this book is clear, creative, and comical. I thoroughly enjoyed the many different nicknames for women's genitalia! Definitely learned some new ones today. But I would say the strongest point of this book is the artwork. Thank you for your time and your ARC.

This was fun! What a great way to promote feminist and anti-Trump ideas, which I fully support. I only gave this 3 stars however for its constant repetitiveness and that some of the lines were a stretch.

Exactly what it says on the tin. Humorous and profane (albeit only to the extent you find synonyms for p#$$y to be profane). I enjoyed the paintings more when they were original subjects than when they were a painted replica of a photo (I'm looking at you, Michael Phelps).

Okay... so this book definitely has a title that grabs your attention.

For the most part, we all understand who will be reading this book, and it's not entirely based on politics. It's for those who want to approach this guy's record of sexism and harassment in an amusing way. And for the most part this book deliver a bit of humor at the expense of the current administration. What it doesn't deliver is a laugh-out-loud experience. It's repetitive (like a children's book would be) and seems to struggle by the middle. The last few pages seem to just be ideas they threw at the wall to see if they stick (they didn't). However, the artwork is pretty good, even though you're looking at faces you probably don't want to.

The one takeaway from this title? I learned quite a few new euphemisms, including a Carly Simon cassette. What?!

An incredibly awkward read, for a volume that claims to be a grown-up picture book. We get a selection of four-line verses across from a painted illustration, all with the intent of teaching President Trump to grab things other than the, er, lady-parts, of the author. However the said author seems to have been out the room when poetic beat and metering was taught, and that added to the rhymes being forced, and the euphemisms being generally crap, real or otherwise, made it not enjoyable at all. Not successful in entertaining, whatsoever.