This Is the Gripe That Lisa Griped

Can we stop writing/publishing picture book take-offs of "The House That Jack Built"? Now? Please? Two were reviewed in the August 15 Kirkus alone. I don't care if we're talking about pies, schools, penguins, deserts, or Thanksgiving feasts. The idea is not getting any fresher with age, folks.

ETA, 9/6/08: Peter at Collecting Children's Books has written a good long post about the history of "The House That Jack Built"—not to mention the sad and moralistic tale of a three-legged rat!