tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759813497004409554.post2610472679791492623..comments2023-03-28T12:41:45.894-04:00Comments on The Little Grape: Words I never thought I would sayMari Passanantihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899493114555183048noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759813497004409554.post-2954028213571345582012-06-04T15:14:15.744-04:002012-06-04T15:14:15.744-04:00Banishing drivel isn't censorship. Some books ...Banishing drivel isn't censorship. Some books we pick up are so boring that they are never read again or end up in the recycle bin. It's Darwinism for books.Hannah Holthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12965609589495360444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759813497004409554.post-8355119645577208532012-06-04T09:34:08.165-04:002012-06-04T09:34:08.165-04:00My nieces left a Dora book at our house, which was...My nieces left a Dora book at our house, which was basically a written version of a Dora episode -- in 32 pages. It really didn't make much sense, and the writing was terrible. Rather than banish it (because it was from the cousins), I hid it. It reappears occasionally.Kirsten Larsonhttp://creatingcuriouskids.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759813497004409554.post-60509257708299358252012-06-03T06:05:29.888-04:002012-06-03T06:05:29.888-04:00My kids are, thankfully, past that stage... I woul...My kids are, thankfully, past that stage... I would also have been quietly removing that title from our shelves. I don't want someone else telling my kids to hate brussel sprouts - especially when they love them!Melissahttp://www.melissagijsbers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759813497004409554.post-39191411846477692012012-06-03T02:07:42.941-04:002012-06-03T02:07:42.941-04:00I haven't read that one, but I have seen the e...I haven't read that one, but I have seen the episode of Olivia it was based on. There is a good message in there in regards to Olivia discovering that she should appreciate what she has at home rather than envying other people's lifestyles (from memory at the beginning she thinks it must be great to live in such a refined house and eat gourmet food, but in the end she appreciates the homeliness and relaxed atmosphere of dinner at her own house). In terms of food pickiness, it's not a great topic for preschoolers. In watching the Olivia TV series it seems to be more appropriate for children who are a little bit older (the 7-9 age group). I don't blame you for making that particular book disappear. Preschoolers are notoriously picky eaters already without being given further reason to shun unfamiliar foods.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com