Moo Reviews Classic Writer Robert Newton Peck

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myrna minkoff
i used to manage a bookstore, and you cannot believe the PC bullshit parents spout regarding children's books; every book is too scary, violent, racist, etc for the snowflakes.

Well, I think the question is, do they object to their kids reading said books even when they're over 10? Or 13? If not, maybe they're just trying to find quality books for kids under 10 that aren't too harsh, especially if the kids haven't ASKED for anything scary or adult. Beverly Cleary's books would be a good example.....

About "Little House on the Prairie".....the misgivings about it are understandable, especially among Native American critics and families, but unless a parent is prepared to skip the book entirely and only read aloud the other books in the series (or skip the whole series!), it can be a good way to start a discussion about racial issues and old ways of looking at them. (For example, the fact that Mrs. Scott's belief about farmers' "entitlement" to the land as being common sense and justice never really gets challenged - and the fact that the Osages were angry in part because the settlers were eating up all the local game doesn't even get mentioned.) Besides, Laura Ingalls Wilder pushed for sympathy for Native Americans in the book far more than many realize. That is, in real life, she LEFT that home in Kansas when she was only 3, so of course she had very few memories, if any, and one scene that certainly didn't even happen was when she questions her father about why the Osages should have to leave their own territory because of the government. (I had to say, as a kid, I didn't understand Laura's pushy questions, because we all "knew" that loveable Pa would never do anything wrong, so if he agreed with the government's decision, it MUST be right.....right?)

James and The Giant Peach is exactly the kind of book a kid age 8 to 11 should read.

James is strong. He is resourceful. He is smart and stand up to his -abusive- aunts. He travels alone. Yes, there are a bit of dark theme, but seriously, a lot of kids LIKE dark things. I did.
Have you never read the Grimm's Tales? They are SCARY.

I have the sneaky feeling a lot of breeders don't want their kyds to read about such children because *gasp* they might get the idea they may do well without mooh and duh micromanaging their lifes.
Think about it. The orhpans in those stories are often smart and do well for themselves without their parunts around. And mooh and duh don't want their precious crotchdumplings start having idea like indipendence or self-reliance.



PS: It is unclear in the James and the Giant Peach whenever his parents are killed by a rhino or by something else. I got the feeling that the "Rhino" was the way James immage it, but it could be something else, like a storm.

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― Patrick O'Brian, The Truelove


lib'-er-ty: the freedom given to you to make the wrong decision, based on the reasoned belief that you will normally make the right one.

Ooh, are we playing stupid mooviews? Guess what product this review came from, entitled "Frightening - the stuff of nightmares"

"My nearly four year old was really upset by this film. I understand that the attention to detail etc is really well done but the imagery is horrible. We have made an effort to avoid films that feed into nightmares so perhaps he is more sensitive than alot of his peers. This is not a U in my opinion and should be a PG. Not all will agree with me but I really really regret having exposed him to this stuff his imagination didn't need."


Okay, could be anything, anything at all except a lego movie right, because that would be just silly....

Lego: The Adventures Of Clutch Powers [DVD]

Oh.



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