Your response was spot-on in my book. It's the sort of thing I generally like to do when I hear others besmirch children's literature. I'm very glad you had this response, particularly since it drew out an area of my post that I had neglected to fully outline. So thank you.

It removes the bottleneck, smashes the bottle, and uses the pieces to make beachglass jewelry.

One of the best descriptions of why the internet makes a perfect venue for so many art forms.