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'"Once upon a time there was...' Hold it. What's the matter? Has this book been a best seller? Has the author won a Pulitzer? Did the New York Times like it? I only want stories that come highly recommended. Are there any laudatory quotes on the dust jacked? Ahem... 'Once upon a time there was a noisy kid who started going to go to bed without a story.' Has this book been made into a movie? Could we be watching this on video?
Dad starts reading a bedtime story to Calvin, who stops him. Calvin asks if the book was a best-seller, if the author won a Pulitzer, and if the New York Times liked it. Calvin wants stories that come highly recommended. He asks if there are laudatory comments on the book's dust jacket. Dad starts again. 'Once upon a time, there was a noisy kid who started going to bed without a story'. Calvin asks if that book has been made into a movie and whether they could be watching it on video."