(Peanuts is having a slightly weird influence at this point, I think!)
LOL, that happened at our house too. Also Calvin and Hobbes. Like the time DS10 (then maybe 7) started quoting Calvin's screeds about child labor laws when having to do chores.
Ultra, have you tried the Bad Kitty books, by Nick Bruel? DS6 finds them hysterically funny; they have big pictures but also some sophisticated prose. Sometimes a little rude, but nowhere near as rude as Junie B. Jones, IMO.
The Littles (series) are also short and pretty readable, though the typeface is smaller and therefore maybe more intimidating.
DeeDee
