“Sexting is so weird, I did it once and the guy was getting really into it and I was eating a pack of Doritos and playing Final Fantasy.”
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Here are the poetry collections — from newcomers and veterans alike — that we absolutely loved in 2015. (Ranked in no particular order.)
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Dunya Alwan
You’ll love them just as much as the kids will.
The emotional (truly!) and humorous (also truly!) tale of a bug who has the misfortune of being sucked into the belly of a vacuum cleaner.
What kind of reader is it for? An empathetic boy or girl who'll want a happy ending for the unlucky insect (don't worry: it gets one—and so does the lovable dog who watches the drama go down).
Tundra Books
Orion has many fears, but the one that makes him more anxious than all the others is the dark. Thankfully, he's able to get over his fear in a rather unexpected way: he goes on an adventure with it.
What kind of reader is it for? Someone who knows how it feels to get scared when the light switch gets flicked at bedtime.
Templar
The story of a small girl with an ENORMOUS imagination.
What kind of reader is it for? A child who transforms boxes into ships and cushions into castles with the power of their trusty imagination (just like Sadie).
Tundra Books
We literally get paid to do this for a living…and yet…
And even though, for the most part, we do practice what we preach...sometimes we do not live up to these ideals.
We really wanted to infuse fruit Gushers with vodka, like you would a gummy bear. Seems legit, right? Imagine biting into a Gusher and getting both sugary syrup AND vodka. Well, not so much. After soaking for a few hours, they were just a sloppy, weirdly waxy mess. And the vodka in the bowl had turned brown and tasted (yes, I tasted it) DISGUSTING. —Natalie Brown, associate lifestyle editor
Natalie Brown
Like all good Instagrammers, the BuzzFeed DIY team is obsessed with these giant balloons that spell things out. Especially when they spell out dirty and/or curse words. There's just something about a giant metallic FUCK YOU that feels so festive yet unserious. So when our DIY Instagram got 100K followers, we decided to get some celebratory balloons to photograph. But no one told us what a pain in the ass these things are to stage!! For one, they don't stay together for shit, and even if you can magically get them to stay on the same level for one minute, there's no way they will be in the right order. And a giant "010" just doesn't really do it. Cut to an hour and several popped balloons later (which, for the record, are also not cheap), and there's me crouching on the floor trying to stay out of the frame while keeping these horrible monstrosities in line.
We EVENTUALLY figured it out using the magic of Photoshop and cropping and our top-notch photo team. But if I never see those bullshit word balloons again it will be much too soon. —Jess Probus, DIY editor
Jess Probus
The holidays are over, but that doesn’t mean we have to stop spreading a little Slytherin cheer.
You can get it here.
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Morsmordre! You can buy it here.
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Get it here.
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To practice your potioneering, get this kit here.
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DIY FTW.
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So many tiers of joy.
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