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Title: So, You're a Primary Teacher: Laugh-Filled Primary Cartoons
Author: Ryan Stoker
Publisher: Cedar Fort
Genre: Fiction
Binding: Paperback
Number of Pages: 86
ISBN-10: n/a
ISBN-13: 978-1-59955-170-8
Price: $8.99

Reviewed by Jaymie Reynolds

For those not familiar with the term Primary, it is the collection of children's classes for kids age 3-12 in the LDS church. This book is funny because most people who are members of this church have served in the primary at one point or another over the course of time. The feelings expressed in most of these cartoons are those that current and former primary workers alike can relate to. While the comics in this book greatly exaggerate the situations that they capture, most of the people who will be interested in this book have been there at some point or another.

Some of the humor in this book is fairly irreverent, to the point that some may find it mildly offensive and equally inappropriate. At the same time, there will be those that feel that the descriptions are too mild. As with anything in life, Primary inspires a gamut of emotions in people. There are those that can think of nothing better than to be around the kids and teach them. There are others who view it as a black hole where people disappear, never to return. This book is more likely to appeal to the latter set.

The author has chosen to write to a fairly small target audience. It is mainly limited to those who've held positions in their local primary. However, this book is a quick read that might very well appeal to others who enjoy the quirks of Mormon culture. It is geared mainly toward adults who will understand the grown-up ironies that these cartoons focus around.

This book is very short. It is a perfect fit for those who are looking for a quick read to fill small snippets of free time. Overall, even if the reader thinks that the humor in this book is irreverent, they are likely giggle anyway, at least a little bit. For what it is, this book fills its purpose and makes the reader laugh.