- [first lines]
- Aaron Aaronson: We've here today with local Venice Beach children's author, Joe Peterson, who has exploded onto the scene with what is going to be a series of nine tough-love kids books. Hello Joe...
- Joe Peterson: Hey, how are you.
- Aaron Aaronson: Look at these kids. This is incredible. So what can you tell us about this tough-love aspect. It reminds me of the books that I read when I was a kid. No Coddling. This is not a warm and fuzzy book. It's not every day that you have a warm cuddly kitten devoured by a vicious piranha.
- Joe Peterson: That's true, um, I think that the parents respond to the moral lesson. You know, if you don't listen to your parents, something bad will happen. And I think the kids really respond to the violence, ya know. I think that kids really like violence. Who likes violence, here?
- Gathered Children: [all cheer]
- Joe Peterson: What's the plan?
- JP: The plan is to focus. My father focused, my grandfather did. His father before him. Focus!
- Sheriff Andersen: What happened?
- Joe Peterson: I don't know, I wasn't with him. I went for a walk, I heard him screaming.
- Sheriff Andersen: Might have been a squirrel.
- Joe Peterson: A squirrel? You think a squirrel could do that kind of damage?
- Sheriff Andersen: Gathering nuts for the winter.
- [last lines]
- Joe Peterson: You know what I'm thinking?
- Sif Andersen: What?
- Joe Peterson: ...I think we should go in!
- Sif Andersen: No. No. No!
- Joe Peterson: Ha ha ha ha!
- Sif Andersen: No! No! No!
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